December 22, 2008

The Oxford Dictionary's latest definition

Atom Bomb: An invention to end all inventions.

Boss: Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early

Cigarette: A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end and a fool on the other.

Classic: A book which people praise, but do not read.

Committee: Individuals who can do nothing individually; and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.

Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.

Conference: The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.

Conference Room: A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on.

Criminal: A guy no different from the rest....except that he got caught.

Dictionary : A place where success comes before work.

Diplomat: A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

Divorce : Future tense of marriage.

Doctor: A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you with his bills.

Etc: A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.

Experience: The name men give to their mistakes.

Father : A banker provided by nature.

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.

Miser : A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.

Office: A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.

Opportunist : A person who starts taking bath if he accidentally falls into a river.

Optimist: A person who while falling from Eiffel Tower says in midway "See I am not injured yet."

Philosopher: A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead.

Politician: One who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after.

Smile: A curve that can set a lot of things straight.

Tears : The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power is defeated by feminine water power ........

Yawn: The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth.

Nama - Nama Pria Jawa

Dibalik nama-nama pria Jawa sesungguhnya ada harapan tertentu dari
orangtuanya, agar anaknya kelak bisa sesuai yg diharapkan:

Agar pandai menanam bunga, diberi nama Rosman.
Agar pandai membaiki mobil, diberi nama Kariman.
Agar pandai main golf, Parman.
Agar pandai dalam korespondensi, Suratman.
Semoga menjadi lelaki gagah perkasa, Suparman.
Semoga kuat dlm berjalan, Wakiman.
Agar berani bertanya, Asman.
Agar rajin belajar, Rajiman.
Agar potongan rambutnya keren, Poniman.
Semoga ahli membuat kue, Paiman.
Semoga pandai berdagang, Saliman.
Semoga pandai melukis, Saniman.
Semoga jadi orang kaya, Sugiman.
Agar besar nanti pandai cari muka, Yasman [Yes man kalee..]
Biar kalau ujian ndak usah mengulang .... Herman
Biar jadi orang yang berwibawa .... Jaiman
Biar awet muda ...... Boiman
Biar jadi tentara .... Warman
Biar jadi orang Bali . Nyoman
Biar jadi orang Sunda ... Maman
Biar lincah seperti monyet....Hanoman
Biar tetep tinggal di Jogja .... Sleman
Biar jadi tukang sepatu handal .... Soleman
Biar tetep bisa jalan walau ndak pake mesin .... Delman
Biar anaknya bisa menjadi Presiden sekaligus Kyai...ABDULRAHMAN.
Tapi, kadang-kadang juga cerminan dari "hobi" atau "core competence"
ortunya:
Suka makan toge goreng, Tugiman
Selalu ketagihan, Tuman
Suka telanjang, Nudiman
Selalu sibuk terus, Bisiman
Pinter main game .... Giman
Kalau ngomong ketinggalan jaman...Basiman
Juara cuti .... Sutiman
Juragan sate .... Satiman
Juragan terasi .... Tarsiman
Pinter memecahkan problem ... Sukarman
Pinter bikin jus .... Yusman
Pemain musik . Basman
Suka ke bar ....Barman
Suka asinan....Asiman