Talleyrand (Prince).
Thunder indignantly against.
T24 entries
Taste.
"What is simple is always in good taste." Always say this to a woman who apologizes for the inadequacy of her dress.
Teeth.
Are spoiled by cider, tobacco, sweets, ices, drinking immediately after hot soup and sleeping with the mouth open. Eyeteeth: it is harmful to pull these out owing to their connection with the eye. "Having teeth pulled is no fun."
Ten (Council of).
Nobody knows what it was but it was tremendous. Its deliberations were carried on by masked men; shudder at the thought.
Testimonial.
A safeguard for parents and relatives. Always favorable.
Thicket.
Always "dark and impenetrable."
Think (to).
Painful. Things that compel us to think are generally neglected.
Thirteen.
Avoid being thirteen at table; it brings bad luck. The strong-minded should not fail to crack jokes: "What is the difference? I'll eat enough for two!" Or again, if there are ladies, ask if any is pregnant.
Thrift.
Always preceded by "honest." Leads to great wealth. Tell the story of Laffitte picking up a pin in the courtyard of the banker Perregaux.
Thunderbolts (from the Vatican).
Laugh at them.
Tights.
Sexually exciting.
Time (our).
Thunder against. Lament the fact that it is not poetical. Call it a time of transition, of decadence.
Tipping (on New Year's Day).
Wax indignant at the practice.
Toad.
Male of the frog. Its venom is very dangerous. Lives inside a stone.
Tobacco.
The government brand is not so good as that which is smuggled in. Snuff suits studious men. Cause of all the diseases of the brain and spinal cord.
Tolerated (house).
Not one in which tolerant opinions are held.
Tolls.
One ought to try getting by without paying. (See Customs.)
Tonic for the blood.
Is taken in secret.
Toys.
Should always be scientific.
Trade.
Argue which is nobler, Trade or Industry.
Transfer.
The only verb known to Army men.
Traveller.
Always "dauntless."
Travelling.
Should be by the fastest means.
Troubadour.
Fine subject for ornamental clock.