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. (also attrib.) Oxford and cambridge universities regarded together, esp. In contrast to newer ones. [portmanteau word]
OXYMORON
n. Figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. Faith unfaithful kept him falsely true). [greek, = pointedly foolish, from oxus sharp, moros dull]
OASTHOUSE
n. Building containing an oast.
OBBLIGATO
n. (pl. -s) mus. Accompaniment forming an integral part of a composition. [italian, = obligatory]
OBEISANCE
n. - bow, curtsy, or other respectful gesture.
- homage. obeisant adj. [french: related to *obey]
OBFUSCATE
v. (-ting) 1 obscure or confuse (a mind, topic, etc.).
- stupefy, bewilder. obfuscation n. [latin fuscus dark]
OBJECTIFY
v. (-ies, -ied) present as an object; express in concrete form.
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