MISCREANT, n. A person of the highest degree of unworth. Etymologically, the word means unbeliever, and its present signification may be regarded as theology's noblest contribution to the development of our language.

There are two instruments worse than a clarinet - two clarinets.

Potable, n. Suitable for drinking. Water is said to be potable; indeed, some declare it our natural beverage, although even they find it palatable only when suffering from the recurrent disorder known as thirst, for which it is a medicine.

Women of genius commonly have masculine faces, figures and manners. In transplanting brains to an alien soil God leaves a little of the original earth clinging to the roots.

An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.

A nutritious substance supplied by a bountiful Providence for the fattening of the poor.

RECONCILIATION, n. A suspension of hostilities. An armed truce for the purpose of digging up the dead.