The burnt child, urged by rankling ire, Can hardly wait to get back at the fire..

There is something about a martini, Ere the dining and dancing begin, And to tell you the truth, It is not the vermouth- I think that perhaps it's th….

A dressing is not a compote A dressing is not a custard It consists of pepper and salt, Vinegar, oil and mustard..

The dog is man's best friend. He has a tail on one end. Up in front he has teeth. And four legs underneath..

A cough is something that you yourself cant help, but everybody else does on purpose just to torment you..

The reason for much matrimony is patrimony..

The noblest lord is ushered in By the practicing physician, And the humblest lout is ushered out By a certified mortician. And in between, they find ….

Whether elected or appointed he considers himself the Lord's anointed, and indeed the ointment lingers on him so thick you can't get your fingers on ….

Passivity can be a provoking modus operandi; Consider the Empire and Gandhi..

If you are really Master of your Fate, it shouldn't make any difference to you whether Cleopatra or the Bearded Lady is your mate..

The sky is now indelible ink, The branches reft asunder; But you and I we do not shrink; We love the lovely thunder..

The camel has a single hump, The dromedary, two; Or else the other way around; I'm never sure. Are you?.

Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave, when they think that their children are naive..

Only the gamefish swims upstream, But the sensible fish swims down..

People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up..

Home is heaven and orgies are vile, But I like an orgy, once in a while..

Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore..

No matter how deep and dark your pit, how dank your shroud, their heads are heroically unbloody and unbowed..

One rule which woe betides the banker who fails to heed it/Never lend any money to anybody unless they don't need it..

Indeed, everybody wants to be a wow, But not everybody knows exactly how..

Love is a word that is constantly heard, Hate is a word that is not. Love, I am told, is more precious than gold. Love, I have read, is hot. But ….