A Little Laughter For The Soul And The Word "Expert"

Someone has said that “Laughter is good for the soul” (some other laughter quotes here and here), and that proverbial saying still holds true today. A few days ago, while looking for a good definition for the word “expert” (there are about as many definitions as there are people), I came across the following humorous definition:

"The word “expert” is formed from the conjunction of two roots which phonetically can be represented as “x” and “spurt.” Everyone knows that “X” is an unknown quantity. A “spurt” is what one gets from squeezing a drop of water. Therefore, an expert is an unknown drip under pressure" (see source).

After laughing for a few moments, I thought this definition was about as good as I’d ever seen. So, the next time we hear from the news media about a so-called “expert,” we’ll know exactly what kind of knowledgeable guy he really is!

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets