Once there was the baseball coach who was so dumb, he thought he needed a boa constrictor to pull off a squeeze play.
seasickness
seasickness – n. the reason to travel by rail
quartet
quartet – n. where each of the four guys thinks the other three can’t carry a tune
political pie
political pie – n. sort of a plum pudding topped with applesauce
pedestrian
pedestrian – n. a person who should be seen and not hurt
optimist
optimist – n. a person who buys a car and hopes he’ll find a parking space before the car is paid for
;} a person who lights a match before asking to borrow a cigarette
;} a person who starts a diet on Thanksgiving
;} a person who swears off liquor on New Year’s Eve
mustache
mustache – n. a misplaced eyebrow
mother-in-law
mother-in-law – n. a woman who is never outspoken
map
map – n. something that will tell you everything except how to fold it up again
magician
magician – n. anyone nowadays who can make the weekly paycheck last a week
lawsuit
lawsuit – n. a garment worn by a policeman
land
land – n. something that proves dirt isn’t cheap
jump
jump – n. the last word used in an airplane
joke
joke – n. what some people tell and others marry
jail
jail – n. a place where they will never raise the rent