The Silly Syclopedia by Noah [pseud.] Lott
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* * * * * ### G: The seventh letter of the alphabet. Used by the ancients as an expression of surprise, thus: Hully Gee! ### * * * * * GAB. The product of a ball-bearing chin. GAG. A joke rendered insensible by a third-rail comedian. GAS. A substance we make light of until the bill comes in. _"You may hide your light under a bushel, but you'll get a bill from the gas company just the same_." (Shakespeare, page 9.) GAS BILL. Something that comes in to put us out. GAS METER. A bit of machinery invented by Ananias in order to please Saphira and keep the household supplied with lies while the old man was down in the grocery store. GET-RICH-QUICK. An aquarium for suckers. A place where poor people go to get poorer. GEE-GEE. A horse by any other name will run as fast. GENIAL. A guy that never was known to buy. |
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