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This section covers various things that make me laugh, which I've collected over the years from books, websites, TV programs and radio. I hope you enjoy them too...

Insurance Claim Quotes Kids Quotes CV Gaffes
Words To Live By Losing Something in Translation? I Wonder...
Definitions The Parents Dictionary Men's Thoughts About Women
Air Force Maintenance Silly Signs "Colemanballs"
Employee Performance Social Security Requests Don't You Just Hate it When...
Useful Put-Downs Alternative Dictionary Writing Tips



The Parents Dictionary

Words that may be in common usage, but which only a parent knows the true definition of...

  • DUMBWAITER: one who asks if the kids would care to order dessert
  • FEEDBACK: the inevitable result when the baby doesn't appreciate the strained carrots
  • FULL NAME: what you call your child when you're angry with him
  • GRANDPARENTS: the people who think your children are wonderful even though they're sure you're not raising them right
  • HEARSAY: what toddlers do when anyone mutters a rude word
  • INDEPENDENT: how we want our children to be as long as they do everything we say
  • OW: the first word spoken by children with older siblings
  • PUDDLE: a small body of water that draws other small bodies wearing dry shoes into it
  • SHOW OFF: a child who is more talented than yours
  • STERILIZE: what you do to your first baby's dummy by boiling it, and to your last baby's dummy by blowing on it
  • TOP BUNK: a place you should never put a child wearing Superman pyjamas