Redefining Words ......

Abdicate - v. To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
Carcinoma - n. A valley in California, notable for its heavy smog.
Esplanade - v., to attempt an explanation while drunk.
Negligent - adj., describes a condition in which you absent-mindedly answer the door in your nightie.
Lymph - v To walk with a lisp.
Gargoyle - n., an olive-flavored mouthwash.
Coffee - n., a person who is coughed upon.
Balderdash - n., a rapidly receding hairline.
Semantics - n., pranks conducted by young men studying for the priesthood, including such things as gluing the pages of the priest's prayer book together just before vespers.
Marionettes - n., residents of Washington D.C. who have been jerked around by the mayor.
Oyster - n., a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddish expressions.
Originally published November 14, 2002.