destruction of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.--
Boston. The benevolent assimilation of previously oppressed
peoples.--Washington, D.C. A doubtful commercial experiment.--Wall
Street. The white man's burden.--Kipling.

EXPLOSION A good chance to begin at the bottom and work up.

EXPOSITION An overgrown Department Store, usually opened a year or
two behind time.


It's never too late to spend.

F

A bird on the plate is worth two on the bonnet.


FACE A fertile, open expanse, lying midway between collar button
and scalp, and full of cheek, chin and chatter. The crop of the
male face is hair, harvested daily by a lather, or allowed to run
to mutton-chops, spinach or full lace curtains. The female face
product is powder, whence the expression, "Shoot off your face."
Each is supplied with lamps, snufflers and bread boxes.

FAILURE The quickest method known for making money.

FEINT A pugilist's bluff.

FAINT A woman's bluff.