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Joseph Heller

(1923---1999), US novelist

When I grow up, I want to be a little boy.

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catch-22

[catch-22] {n.}, {informal} From Joseph Heller's novel "Catch-22", set in World War II. 1. A regulation or situation that is self-contradictory or that conflicts with another regulation. In Heller's book […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Joseph Barth

Marriage is our last, best chance to grow up. www.english-slang.com

Joseph Conrad

(1857-1924) English novelist Being a woman is a terribly difficult trade, since it consists principally of dealing with men. www.english-slang.com

grow

[grow] See: [GREAT OAKS PROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW], [LET GRASS GROW UNDER ONE'S FEET]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Alice Kahn

(1943--) U.S. writer For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three.

George Carlin - "Cats and Dogs"

Funny things about our lovely cats and dogs :)

all right

[all right] (2) {adj. phr.} 1. Good enough; correct; suitable. * /His work is always all right./ 2. In good health or […]

in case of

[in case of] also [in the event of] {prep.} In order to meet the possibility of; lest there is; if there is; if there should […]

Duncan Spaeth, Princeton professor

I know why the sun never sets on the British Empire: God wouldn't trust an Englishman in the dark.

come to the point

[come to the point] or [get to the point] {v. phr.} To talk about the important thing; reach the important facts of the […]

strike one funny

[strike one funny] {v. phr.} To appear or seem laughable, curious, ironic, or entertaining. * /"It strikes me funny," he […]