Ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity.

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

SATIETY, n. The feeling that one has for the plate after he has eaten its contents, madam.

SERIAL, n. A literary work, usually a story that is not true, creeping through several issues of a newspaper or magazine.

BEG, v. To ask for something with an earnestness proportioned to the belief that it will not be given.

Insurance - an ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that he is beating the man who keeps the table.

Conversation, n.: A vocal competition in which the one who is catching his breath is called the listener.