Cigarette :
A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at
one end & a fool on the other.
Lecture :
An art of transferring information from the notes
of the Lecturer to the notes of the students without
passing through the minds of either
Conference :
The confusion of one man multiplied by the
number present.
Compromise :
The art of dividing a cake in such a way that
everybody believes he got the biggest piece.
Tears :
The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power
is defeated by feminine water power
Dictionary :
A place where success comes before work.
Conference Room :
A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and
everybody disagrees later on.
Classic :
A book which people praise, but do not read.
Smile :
A curve that can set a lot of things straight.
Office :
A place where you can relax after your strenuous
home life.
Yawn :
The only time some married men ever get to open
their mouth.
Etc. :
A sign to make others believe that you know more
than you actually do.
Committee :
Individuals who can do nothing individually and
sit to decide that nothing can be done together.
Experience :
The name men give to their mistakes.
Atom Bomb :
An invention to end all inventions.
Philosopher :
A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of
when dead.
Diplomat :
A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way that
you actually look forward to the trip.
Opportunist :
A person who starts taking bath if he accident all falls
into a river.
Optimist :
A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in
midway "See I am not injured yet."
Miser :
A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.
Father :
A banker provided by nature.
Criminal :
A guy no different from the rest . . . . except that he
got caught.
Boss :
Someone who is early when you are late and late when you
are early.
Politician :
One who shakes your hand before elections and your
confidence after.
A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you with
his bill
1 comment:
ternyata oxford dictionary up to date juga ya... semua yang dia terjemahkan sesuai dengan keadaan lingkungan saat ini dan memang rata-rata semua terjemahan menunjukkan fakta.. tp tidak semua dr kata2 yang telah saya baca itu benar seperti misalnya :
Optimist :
A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in
midway "See I am not injured yet."
jika ada seorang yg optimist seperti melakukan hal seperti itu, maka tidak ada lagi orang optimis di dunia... huehue...
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