The Silly Syclopedia by Noah [pseud.] Lott
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[Illustration: N ] No matter how many good things our friends say about us, we are never surprised. Nothing is so astonishing to us as another man's success. Needless to say, a friend in need is a friend in the soup. Nothing ventured nothing wonderful. * * * * * ### N: The fourteenth letter of the alphabet, sometimes called a nasal by those who ought to know better. ### * * * * * NABOB. A man who can put on a new suit of clothes every fifteen minutes. NATION. A large principality ready to go to war at a moment's notice. For example: Carrie Nation. NATURE. Something which makes no mistakes, with the exception of a crowded street car. |
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