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!"
n. Trumpet-shaped device formerly used as a hearing-aid.
ECHINODERM
n. (usu. Spiny) sea animal of the group including the starfish and sea urchin. [greek ekhinos sea-urchin, derma skin]
ECONOMICAL
adj. Sparing; avoiding waste. economically adv.
ECUMENICAL
adj. - of or representing the whole christian world.
- seeking worldwide christian unity. ecumenically adv. Ecumenism n. [greek oikoumenikos of the inhabited earth]
EFFEMINATE
adj. (of a man) womanish in appearance or manner. effeminacy n. Effeminately adv. [latin femina woman]
EFFERVESCE
v. (-cing) 1 give off bubbles of gas.
- be lively. effervescence n. Effervescent adj. [latin: related to *fervent]
EFFLORESCE
v. (-cing) 1 burst into flower.
- a (of a substance) turn to a fine powder on exposure to air. B (of salts) come to the surface and crystallize. C (of a surface) become covered with salt particles. efflorescence n. Efflorescent adj. [latin flos flor- *flower]
EFFORTLESS
adj. Easily done, requiring no effort. effortlessly adv. Effortlessness n.
EFFRONTERY
n. (pl. -ies) impudent audacity. [latin frons front- forehead]
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