A police officer pulls over this guy who had been weaving in and out of the lanes. He goes up to the guy"s window and says, "Sir, I need you to blow into this breathalyzer tube."
The man says, "Sorry officer, I can"t do that. I am an asthmatic. If I do that I"ll have a really bad asthma attack."
"Okay, fine. I need you to come down to the station to give a blood sample."
"I can"t do that either. I am a hemophiliac. If I do that, I"ll bleed to death."
"Well, then we need an urine sample."
"I"m sorry, officer, I can"t do that either. I am also a diabetic. If I do that I"ll get really low blood sugar."
"All right then I need you to come out here and walk this white line."
"I can"t do that, officer."
"Why not?"
"Because I"m too drunk to do that!"
n.pl. Winds blowing in the opposite direction to (and usu. Above) trade winds.
- n.pl. Winds blowing in the opposite direction to (and usu. Above) trade winds.
APICULTURE
n. Bee-keeping. apiculturist n. [latin apis bee, *culture]
APOCALYPSE
n. - violent or destructive event.
- (the apocalypse) revelation, the last book of the new testament.
- revelation, esp. About the end of the world. apocalyptic adj. [greek apokalupto reveal]
APOCRYPHAL
adj. Of doubtful authenticity.
APOLITICAL
adj. Not interested in or concerned with politics.
APOLOGETIC
—adj. - showing or expressing regret.
- of apologetics. —n. (usu. In pl.) Reasoned defence, esp. Of christianity. apologetically adv.
APOPHTHEGM
n. = *aphorism. [latin from greek]
APOPLECTIC
adj. - of or causing apoplexy.
- colloq. Enraged.
APOSTOLATE
n. - position or authority of an apostle.
- leadership in reform.
APOSTROPHE
n. - punctuation mark (') indicating: a omission of letters or numbers (e.g. Can't; may '92). B possessive case (e.g. Harry's book; boys' coats).
- exclamatory passage addressed to (an often absent) person or thing. apostrophize v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing) (in sense 2). [greek, = turning away]
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