A man and a woman got married, and he told her: "Since you are my wife you should respect my traditions and habits... and I have 3 traditions.
So, first tradition: on Wednesdays I play football with my friends... no matter what.. whether it snows or it rains... I dont care.. I play football!! Is it clear for you?" - husband asks his wife.
"Yes, sure," - she answers.
"So, the second tradition... On Fridays I play poker with my friends, no matter what, I play poker!!
Is it clear for you?" - he asks.
"Yes, sure," - she answers.
"The third tradition... On Sundays I go fishing, no matter what, I go fishing...whether it snows or it rains... I go fishing!!!
Is it clear for you?" - he asks.
"Yes, sure," - she answers.
"Any objections?" - he asks.
"No, I understand," - his wife answers.
"Maybe you have your own traditions?" - he asks.
She thought for a while and said: "Well, I have, but only one... every night at 10p.m. I have sex... whether I have my husband beside me, or I dont have ... I don’t care.. I have sex!!!"
- principles of justice used to correct or supplement the law.
- a value of the shares issued by a company. B (in pl.) Stocks and shares not bearing fixed interest. [latin aequitas: related to *equal]
ERASER
n. Thing that erases, esp. A piece of rubber etc. For removing pencil etc. Marks.
ERBIUM
n. Metallic element of the lanthanide series. [ytterby in sweden]
ERMINE
n. (pl. Same or -s) 1 stoat, esp. When white in winter.
- its white fur, used to trim robes etc. [french]
EROTIC
adj. Of or causing sexual love, esp. Tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement. erotically adv. [greek eros sexual love]
ERRAND
n. - short journey, esp. On another's behalf, to take a message, collect goods, etc.
- object of such a journey. [old english]
- of mercy n. Journey to relieve suffering etc.
ERRANT
adj. - erring.
- literary or archaic travelling in search of adventure (knight errant). errantry n. (in sense 2). [from *err: sense 2 ultimately from latin iter journey]
ERSATZ
adj. & n. Substitute, imitation. [german]
ESCAPE
clause n. Law clause specifying conditions under which a contracting party is free from an obligation.
- velocity n. Minimum velocity needed to escape from the gravitational field of a body.
- —v. (-ping) 1 (often foll. By from) get free of restriction or control.
- (of gas etc.) Leak.
- succeed in avoiding punishment etc.
- get free of (a person, grasp, etc.).
- avoid (a commitment, danger, etc.).
- elude the notice or memory of (nothing escapes you; name escaped me).
- (of words etc.) Issue unawares from (a person etc.). —n. - act or instance of escaping.
- means of escaping (often attrib.: escape hatch).
- leakage of gas etc.
- temporary relief from unpleasant reality. [latin cappa cloak]
ESCHEW
v. Formal avoid; abstain from. eschewal n. [germanic: related to *shy1]
