A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Hunting flies," he responded.
"Oh… Killed any?" she asked.
"Yep, three males, two females," he replied.
Intrigued, she asked, "How can you tell?"
He responded, "Three were on a beer can, two were on the phone."
n. Territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine.
PALIMPSEST
n. - writing-material or manuscript on which the original writing has been effaced for re-use.
- monumental brass turned and re-engraved on the reverse side. [greek palin again, psestos rubbed]
PALINDROME
n. Word or phrase reading the same backwards as forwards (e.g. Nurses run). palindromic adj. [greek palindromos running back: related to *palimpsest, drom- run]
PALLBEARER
n. Person helping to carry or escort a coffin at a funeral.
PANJANDRUM
n. - mock title for an important person.
- pompous official etc. [invented word]
PANTALOONS
n.pl. (esp. Women's) baggy trousers gathered at the ankles. [french from italian]
PANTOGRAPH
n. - instrument with jointed rods for copying a plan or drawing etc. On a different scale.
- jointed framework conveying a current to an electric vehicle from overhead wires. [from *pan-, *-graph]
PAPERCHASE
n. Cross-country run following a trail of torn-up paper.
PAPERKNIFE
n. Blunt knife for opening letters etc.
PARADIDDLE
n. Drum roll with alternate beating of sticks. [imitative]
