Loquacity, n. A disorder which renders the sufferer unable to curb his tongue when you wish to talk.

There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know.

MULTITUDE, n. A crowd; the source of political wisdom and virtue. In a republic, the object of the statesman's adoration.

Mausoleum, n: the final and funniest folly of the rich.

Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.

J, n. A consonant in English, but some nations use it as a vowel . . . from a Latin verb, "jacere", "to throw," because when a stone is thrown at a dog the dog's tail assumes that shape.

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