Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a State Police Officer see"s a car puttering along at 22 MPH.
He thinks to himself, "This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!" So he turns on his lights and pulls the driver over. Approaching the car, he notices that there are five old ladies, two in the front seat and three in the back, wide eyed and white as ghosts. The driver, obviously confused, says to him, "Officer, I don"t understand, I was doing exactly the speed limit! What seems to be the problem?"
"Ma"am," the officer replies, "You weren"t speeding, but you should know that driving slower than the speed limit can also be a danger to other drivers."
"Slower than the speed limit? No sir, I was doing the speed limit exactly twenty-two miles an hour!" the old woman says a bit proudly.
The State Police officer, trying to contain a chuckle, explains to her that "22" was the route number, not the speed limit.
A bit embarrassed, the woman grinned and thanked the officer for pointing out her error.
"But before I let you go, Ma"am, I have to ask... Is everyone in this car OK? These women seem awfully shaken and they haven"t muttered a single peep this whole time," the officer asks.
"Oh, they"ll be all right in a minute officer. We just got off Route 142."
abbr. Chlorofluorocarbon, a usu. Gaseous compound of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine, used in refrigerants, aerosol propellants, etc., and thought to harm the ozone layer.
CFE
abbr. College of further education.
CHI
n. Twenty-second letter of the greek alphabet (c, c). [greek]
CIA
abbr. (in the us) central intelligence agency.
CID
abbr. Criminal investigation department.
CMG
abbr. Companion (of the order) of st michael and st george.
CND
abbr. Campaign for nuclear disarmament.
COB
n. - roundish lump.
- domed loaf.
- = *corn-cob.
- large hazelnut.
- sturdy riding-horse with short legs.
- male swan. [origin unknown]
COD
abbr. Cash (us collect) on delivery.
- n. (pl. Same) large sea fish. [origin unknown]
- slang —n. - parody.
- hoax. —v. (-dd-) 1 perform a hoax.
- parody. [origin unknown]
- n. Slang nonsense. [abbreviation of *codswallop]
COG
n. - each of a series of projections on the edge of a wheel or bar transferring motion by engaging with another series.
- unimportant member of an organization etc. [probably scandinavian]
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