The Foolish Dictionary Words starting with T
TAILOR : One who takes your measure on first sight, gives you a fit, sews you up and follows suit until paid.
TALK : A continuous performance playing daily and nightly engagements, with Woman as the star and Man confined in the Family Circle.
TELEGRAM : A form of correspondence sent by a man in a hurry and carried by a boy in sleep.
TELEPHONE : From Eng. tell, to talk, and Grk. phonos, murder. A machine in which talk is murdered.
TEMPER : A quality, the loss of which is likely to make a knife blade dull and a woman's tongue sharp.
TENNIS : A game in which the participants enjoy a racket on the side and raise the deuce over a net, while the volleys drive them from set to set and love scores as often as it's mentioned.
THERMOMETER : A short, glass tube that regulates the weather--and usually does a poor job.
THIRST : A sensation immediately following a short session at the free lunch stand.
TIDE : An old friend who comes and goes daily but is all in whenever he gets over the bay.
TIPS : Wages we pay other people's hired help.
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