From "A Dictionary For Our Times"

Sovereignty (n): the right to make your own stupid decisions, instead of collective stupid decisions.

From "A Dictionary For Our Times"

Addendum to the definition for slute :

"The Chieftains are easier to finger as the bottom hole is designed at a comfortable stretch. Many leading players use the Chieftains on stage." - "Hobgoblin Music" catalogue

In fairness to Hobgoblin, this was from the section on tin whistles. The tin whistle used, of course, to be known as a flageolet. That can't be explained by coincidence alone.

From "A Dictionary For Our Times"...

Dichotomy (n): a lesbian divorce

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Palin-drome (n) : a politician who sounds the same whether talking out of her face or her arse

Rum work over the eggs and b.

My hotel breakfast this morning was the scene of a very strange dialogue, when the Waiter of South-East Asian Appearance shot across bearing two thermos jugs. It went like this:

WOSEAA: "Goomoning. Teacoffee?"

Cuirthe: "Thank you - tea, please"

WOSEAA (after brief pouring attempt): "Aah. Is penis."

Cuirthe: "?"

WOSEAA: "Penis. Is empty. I get full one."

And away he buzzed, leaving me understandably nervous as to what might confront me on his return. Fortunately, in the intervening moments, I guessed that his native language was most probably Pilipino, applied the necessary accent filter, and worked out that he had simply been telling me that the tea was... finished.

From "A Dictionary For Our Times"

slute (n): like a flute, except that instead of you blowing it, it blows you.

tromboner (n): a male slute

vulvuzela (n): a female wind instrument

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I am grateful to one of my more youthful contributors for alerting me to the following internet phenomenon, or "meme", as I believe it is called by those whose attention span does not extend to four syllables...

Edvard Khil's "Vocalise"

Incidentally, if you were also unaware of the phenomenon of "Rickrolling", now might be a good time to look it up.