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. Long ditch or trench, esp. In a fortification. [latin fossa]
FOUND
past and past part. Of *find.
- v. - establish (an institution etc.); initiate, originate.
- be the original builder of (a town etc.).
- lay the base of (a building).
- (foll. By on, upon) construct or base (a story, theory, rule, etc.) On. founder n. [latin fundus bottom]
- v. - a melt and mould (metal). B fuse (materials for glass).
- make by founding. founder n. [latin fundo fus- pour]
FOUNT
n. Poet. Spring or fountain; source. [back-formation from *fountain]
- n. (also font) set of printing-type of same face and size. [french: related to *found3]
FOYER
n. Entrance-hall in a hotel, theatre, etc. [french, = hearth, home, from latin *focus]
FRAIL
adj. - fragile, delicate.
- morally weak. frailly adv. Frailness n. [latin: related to *fragile]
FRAME
of reference n. - set of standards or principles governing behaviour, thought, etc.
- system of geometrical axes for defining position.
- —n. - case or border enclosing a picture, window, door, etc.
- basic rigid supporting structure of a building, vehicle, etc.
- (in pl.) Structure of spectacles holding the lenses.
- human or animal body, esp. As large or small.
- a established order or system (the frame of society). B construction, build, structure.
- temporary state (esp. In frame of mind).
- single complete image on a cinema film or transmitted in a series of lines by television.
- a triangular structure for positioning balls in snooker etc. B round of play in snooker etc.
- boxlike structure of glass etc. For protecting plants. 10 us slang = *frame-up. —v. (-ming) 1 a set in a frame. B serve as a frame for.
- construct, put together, devise.
- (foll. By to, into) adapt or fit.
- slang concoct a false charge or evidence against; devise a plot against.
- articulate (words). [old english, = be helpful]
FRANC
n. Unit of currency of france, belgium, switzerland, etc. [french: related to *frank]
FRANK
n. Member of the germanic people that conquered gaul in the 6th c. frankish adj. [old english]
- —adj. - candid, outspoken.
- undisguised.
- open. —v. Mark (a letter) to record the payment of postage. —n. Franking signature or mark. frankly adv. Frankness n. [latin francus free: related to *frank]
FRAUD
n. - criminal deception.
- dishonest artifice or trick.
- person or thing that is not what it claims to be. [latin fraus fraud-]
FREAK
—n. - (often attrib.) Monstrosity; abnormal person or thing (freak storm).
- colloq. A unconventional person. B fanatic of a specified kind (health freak). C drug addict. —v. (often foll. By out) colloq. - become or make very angry.
- (cause to) undergo hallucinations etc., esp. As a result of drug abuse.
- adopt an unconventional lifestyle. freakish adj. Freaky adj. (-ier, -iest). [probably from dial.]
