PROVIDENTIAL, adj. Unexpectedly and conspicuously beneficial to the person so describing it.

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

TABLE D'HOTE, n. A caterer's thrifty concession to the universal passion for irresponsibility.

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

Alien - an American sovereign in his probationary state.

REPRESENTATIVE, n. In national politics, a member of the Lower House in this world, and without discernible hope of promotion in the next.

PREFERENCE, n. A sentiment, or frame of mind, induced by the erroneous belief that one thing is better than another.