Children who have proven themselves to be incorrigible by the age of twelve should be quickly and quietly beheaded, lest they grow to maturity, marry, and perpetuate the likeness of their being.

Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.

Disobey n:To celebrate with an appropriate ceremony the maturity of a command

CEMETERY, n. An isolated suburban spot where mourners match lies, poets write at a target and stone-cutters spell for a wager.

CAVILER, n. A critic of our own work.

diplomacy, n.: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.

Rhubarb: essence of stomach ache.