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Silly definitions A-M

I don't quite know where the last seven weeks disappeared to, seem to have lost my blogging mojo for a bit there. Anyway ... I thought it would be fun to share with you some of the very silly definitions from my friend Troy Simpson's book, The Funny Dictionary . These definitions have come from student essays, which Troy heroically trawled through. I did these few illustrations for the book. A la carte : When you can have all the desserts that's on the trolley Ampersand : A special kind of sand used in electricity Ave Domine : 'Lord, I am a bird.' [my favourite] Barber : The opposite of heiress Botulism : A close study of plants Caterer : Someone who minds your cat Circular Argument : Presiding at a board meeting Coup de Grâce : A lawn mower Cynic : Someone who refuses to believe in fairy tales Decimal : A fraction with a point Democracy : Government by demons Diabolic : Having diabetes Banter:  a small rooster Dogma : The mother of...