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. Either of two short watches on a ship (4–6 or 6–8 p.m.).
DOLDRUMS
n.pl. (usu. Prec. By the) 1 low spirits.
- period of inactivity.
- equatorial ocean region with little or no wind. [perhaps after dull, tantrum]
DOLOMITE
n. Mineral or rock of calcium magnesium carbonate. [de dolomieu, name of a french geologist]
DOMESTIC
science n. = *home economics.
- —adj. - of the home, household, or family affairs.
- of one's own country.
- (of an animal) tamed, not wild.
- fond of home life. —n. Household servant. domestically adv. [latin domus home]
DOMICILE
—n. - dwelling-place.
- law a place of permanent residence. B residing. —v. (-ling) (usu. As domiciled adj.) (usu. Foll. By at, in) settle in a place. [latin domus home]
DOMINANT
—adj. - dominating, prevailing.
- (of an inherited characteristic) appearing in offspring even when the opposite characteristic is also inherited. —n. Mus. Fifth note of the diatonic scale of any key. dominance n. Dominantly adv.
DOMINATE
v. (-ting) 1 command, control.
- be the most influential or obvious.
- (of a high place) overlook. domination n. [latin dominor from dominus lord]
