MADAME TUSSAUDS (n.) Curious collection of waxen heads displayed for publik entertainment, once featuring guillotined aristocrats.

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SHAFTESBURY AVENUE (n.) Sinuous bridleway twixt Piccadilly Circus and St. Giles that doth have upon it six theatrical emporiums populated by bewildered tourists.

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CIRCLE LINE (n.) Subterranean stagecoach that doth not fulfil its name having neither a continuous circular shape nor yellow carriages.

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HAMLEYS (n.) Costermonger that doth purvey accoutrements designed to silence excitable children.

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PARK LANE (n.) Bridleway that doth in places exceed four carriages wide with a wide central island, which for procurement of monies hath 20mph limit for one’s horses.

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