Inexpedient: Not calculated to advance one's interests.

HAND, n. A singular instrument worn at the end of the human arm and commonly thrust into somebody's pocket.

OLD, adj. In that stage of usefulness which is not inconsistent with general inefficiency, as an "old man". Discredited by lapse of time and offensive to the popular taste, as an "old" book.

TAKE, v.t. To acquire, frequently by force but preferably by stealth.

Good-bye -- if you hear of my being stood up against a stone wall and shot to rags please know that I think that a pretty good way to depart this life. It beats old age, disease or falling down the cellar stairs.

WEATHER, n. The climate of an hour. A permanent topic of conversation among persons whom it does not interest, but who have inherited the tendency to chatter about it from naked arboreal ancestors whom it keenly concerned. The setting up of official weather bureaus and their maintenance in mendacity prove that even governments are accessible to suasion by the rude forefathers of the jungle.

PASTIME, n. A device for promoting dejection. Gentle exercise for intellectual debility.