The local sheriff was looking for a deputy, so Homer – who was not exactly the sharpest nail in the bucket – went in to try out for the job.
"Okay," the sheriff drawled, "Homer, what is 1 and 1?"
"11," he replied.
The sheriff thought to himself, "That"s not what I meant, but he"s right."
"What two days of the week start with the letter "T"?"
"Today and tomorrow."
He was again surprised that Homer supplied a correct answer that he had never thought of himself.
"Now Homer, listen carefully: Who killed Abraham Lincoln?"
Homer looked a little surprised himself, then thought really hard for a minute and finally admitted, "I don"t know."
"Well, why don"t you go home and work on that one for a while?"
So, Homer wandered over to the pool hall where his pals were waiting to hear the results of the interview. Homer was exultant.
"It went great! First day on the job and I"m already working on a murder case!"
- dreary, dismal. dolefully adv. Dolefulness n. [latin doleo grieve]
DOLPHIN
n. Large porpoise-like sea mammal with a slender pointed snout. [greek delphis -in-]
DONKEYS
years n.pl. Colloq. Very long time.
DONNISH
adj. Like a college don; pedantic.
DOORMAN
n. Person on duty at the door to a large building.
DOORMAT
n. - mat at an entrance, for wiping shoes.
- colloq. Submissive person.
DOORWAY
n. Opening filled by a door.
DOPPLER
effect n. Increase (or decrease) in the frequency of sound, light, etc. Waves caused by moving nearer to (or further from) the source. [doppler, name of a physicist]
DORMANT
adj. - lying inactive; sleeping.
- temporarily inactive.
- (of plants) alive but not growing. dormancy n. [latin dormio sleep]
DOSSIER
n. File containing information about a person, event, etc. [french]
A cat will clean itself with paw and tongue after a dangerous experience or when it has fought with another cat. This is an attempt by the animal to soothe its nerves by doing something natural and instinctive.
