I wish I could lay claim to these. I was searching for a special file that I had promised a friend and came up with many other gems. This is one of my favourites as I love a play on words. If anyone should know the originator please let me know - I would love to acknowledge her ... or him!
THESE FIT SO WELL, THEY SHOULD
BE IN A DICTIONARY.
ADULT
A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle.
BEAUTY PARLOR
A place where women curl up and dye.
CANNIBAL
Someone who is fed up with people.
CHICKENS
The only animals you eat before they are born and after they die.
COMMITTEE
A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours.
DUST
Mud with the juice squeezed out.
EGOTIST
Someone who is me-deep in conversation.
HANDKERCHIEF
Cold storage.
INFLATION
Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.
MOSQUITO
An insect that makes you like flies better.
RAISIN
Grape with a sunburn.
SECRET
Something you tell to one person at a time.
SKELETON
A bunch of bones with the person scraped off.
TOOTHACHE
The pain that drives you to extraction.
TOMORROW
One of the greatest labor-saving devices of today.
YAWN
An honest opinion openly expressed.
and MY personal favorite:
WRINKLES
Something other people have, similar to my character lines.
