Famous, Adj.: Conspicuously Miserable.

Crayfish, N. A Small Crustacean Very Much Resembling The Lobster, But Less Indigestible.

Diaphragm, N. A Muscular Partition Separating Disorders Of The Chest From Disorders Of The Bowels.

Weather, N. The Climate Of An Hour. A Permanent Topic Of Conversation Among Persons Whom It Does Not Interest, But Who Have Inherited The Tendency To Chatter About It From Naked Arboreal Ancestors Whom It Keenly Concerned. The Setting Up Of Official Weather Bureaus And Their Maintenance In Mendacity Prove That Even Governments Are Accessible To Suasion By The Rude Forefathers Of The Jungle.

Convictions Are Variable; To Be Always Consistent Is To Be Sometimes Dishonest.

Scribbler, N. A Professional Writer Whose Views Are Antagonistic To One's Own.