B.A. Degree
Thunder against.
Letter B
Basilica
Grandiose synonym for church. Always: "an impressive basilica."
More from Letter B
Bachelors
All self-centered, all rakes. Should be taxed. Headed for a lonely old age.
Back
A slap on the back can start tuberculosis.
Bagnolet
Town that is famous for its blind people.
Baldness
Always "premature," caused by youthful excesses—or by the hatching of great thoughts.
Balloons
Thanks to them, man will one day reach the moon. "But it will be many a day before you can steer them."