A man was driving down the road with twenty penguins in the back seat.
The police stop him and say that he can’t drive around with the penguins in the car and should take them to the zoo.
The man agrees and drives off.
The next day the same man is driving down the road with twenty penguins in the back and again he is stopped by the same police officer who says, "Hey! I thought I told you to take those to the zoo."
The man replies, "I did. Today I’m taking them to the movies."
n. Clip of bent wire or plastic for fastening papers together.
PAPERMILL
n. Mill in which paper is made.
PAPERWORK
n. Routine clerical or administrative work.
PARACHUTE
—n. Rectangular or umbrella-shaped apparatus allowing a slow and safe descent esp. From an aircraft, or used to retard forward motion etc. (often attrib.: parachute troops). —v. (-ting) convey or descend by parachute. parachutist n. [french: related to *para-2, *chute1]
PARAGRAPH
—n. - distinct section of a piece of writing, beginning on a new often indented line.
- symbol (usu. ) used to mark a new paragraph, or as a reference mark.
- short item in a newspaper. —v. Arrange (a piece of writing) in paragraphs. [greek: related to *para-1, *-graph]
PARALYSIS
n. - impairment or loss of esp. The motor function of the nerves, causing immobility.
- powerlessness.
PARALYTIC
—adj. - affected by paralysis.
- slang very drunk. —n. Person affected by paralysis.
PARAMEDIC
n. Paramedical worker.
PARAMETER
n. - math. Quantity constant in the case considered but varying in different cases.
- a (esp. Measurable or quantifiable) characteristic or feature. B (loosely) limit or boundary, esp. Of a subject for discussion. [greek *para-1, *-meter]
PARAMOUNT
adj. - supreme; most important.
- in supreme authority. [anglo-french par by, amont above: see *amount]
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