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!"
- having the main relevance (‘may’ is the operative word).
- of or by surgery. —n. Worker, esp. A skilled one. [latin: related to *operate]
OPERCULUM
n. (pl. -cula) 1 fish's gill-cover.
- any of various other parts covering or closing an aperture in an animal or plant. [latin operio cover (v.)]
OPPORTUNE
adj. - well-chosen or especially favourable (opportune moment).
- (of an action or event) well-timed. [latin opportunus (of the wind) driving towards the *port1]
OPPOSABLE
adj. Zool. (of the thumb in primates) capable of facing and touching the other digits on the same hand.
ORANGEADE
n. Orange-flavoured, usu. Fizzy, drink.
ORANGEMAN
n. Member of a political society formed in 1795 to support protestantism in ireland. [william of orange]
ORANGUTAN
n. (also orang-outang) large reddish-haired long-armed anthropoid ape of the e. Indies. [malay, = wild man]
ORBICULAR
adj. Formal circular or spherical. [latin orbiculus diminutive of orbis ring]
ORCHESTRA
n. - large group of instrumentalists combining strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.
- (in full orchestra pit) part of a theatre etc. Where the orchestra plays, usu. In front of the stage and on a lower level. orchestral adj. [greek, = area for the chorus in drama]
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