A musical director was having a lot of trouble with one drummer. He talked and talked and talked with the drummer, but his performance simply didn"t improve.
Finally, before the whole orchestra, he said, "When a musician just can"t handle his instrument and doesn"t improve when given help, they take away the instrument, and give him two sticks, and make him a drummer."
A stage whisper was heard from the percussion section: "And if he can"t handle even that, they take away one of his sticks and make him a conductor."
adj. (of a coat etc.) Overlapping across the body.
DRIVINGLICENCE
n. Licence permitting one to drive a vehicle.
DESERTIFICATION
n. Making or becoming a desert.
DIRECTORGENERAL
n. Chief executive of a large organization.
DOUBLEBARRELLED
adj. - (of a gun) having two barrels.
- (of a surname) hyphenated.
DENDROCHRONOLOGY
n. - dating of trees by their annual growth rings.
- the study of these. [greek dendron tree]
DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC
acid see *dna. [from *de-, *oxygen, *ribonucleic acid]
DISPROPORTIONATE
adj. - out of proportion.
- relatively too large or small etc. disproportionately adv.
DEVILSONHORSEBACK
n.pl. Savoury of prunes or plums wrapped in bacon.
DEINSTITUTIONALIZE
v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing) (usu. As deinstitutionalized adj.) Remove from an institution or help recover from the effects of institutional life. deinstitutionalization n.
