RECREATION, n. A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general fatigue.

Christian - One who follows the teachings of Christ insofar as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.

MONUMENT, n. A structure intended to commemorate something which either needs no commemoration or cannot be commemorated.

Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.

NOUMENON, n. That which exists, as distinguished from that which merely seems to exist, the latter being a phenomenon. The noumenon is a bit difficult to locate; it can be apprehended only by a process of reasoning - which is a phenomenon.

The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.

ADMINISTRATION, n. An ingenious abstraction in politics, designed to receive the kicks and cuffs due to the premier or president. A man of straw, proof against bad-egging and dead-catting.