The two-legged species is found everywhere. All kinds are green,
but when roasted turn a bright red. Soubrettes are very dependent
on both varieties for a living; together they furnish her with
food, raiment, flats, diamonds, and occasionally indigestion.
LOBSTER-NEWBURG A dish ordered at hotels by those who usually get
beans at home.
LOVE A man's insane desire to become a woman's meal-ticket.
LOVER An ardent admirer who says, "Yes, dearest, I will shovel the
snow of the lake so that we can go skating!" and, after marriage
remarks, "What! Shovel the snow off the walk for you? Well, I
should say not! I'm no chore boy."
Hell is paved with good intentions--also asbestos.
M
A fool and his wife are soon parted. See Alimony.
MAGAZINE A receptacle for explosives, literary or mechanical.
MAGNATE One who can float capital in a considerable body of water.
From Lat. magnus, great, and nator, to swim; a great swimmer.
MAIDEN LADY A term applied to an old maid by those who wish to
avoid hurting her feelings.
MALT A humble grain which often gets into a ferment, cools off and
becomes Stout in its old age.
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