Upon entering the little country store, the stranger noticed a sign saying "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!" posted on the glass door.
Inside he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor beside the cash register.
He asked the store manager,
"Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?"
"Yep, that"s him," he replied.
The stranger couldn"t help but be amused.
"That certainly doesn"t look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"
"Because," the owner replied, "before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."
n. - pinkish-brown smooth nut with an edible kernel.
- type of hickory producing this. [algonquian]
PEDAL
—n. Lever or key operated by foot, esp. In a vehicle, on a bicycle, or on some musical instruments (e.g. The organ). —v. (-ll-; us -l-) 1 operate the pedals of a bicycle, organ, etc.
- propel (a bicycle etc.) With the pedals. —adj. Of the foot or feet. [latin pes ped- foot]
PEEVE
colloq. —v. (-ving) (usu. As peeved adj.) Irritate, annoy. —n. Cause or state of irritation. [back-formation from *peevish]
PENAL
adj. - of or concerning punishment or its infliction.
- (of an offence) punishable, esp. By law. penally adv. [latin poena *pain]
PENCE
pl. Of *penny.
PENIS
n. Male organ of copulation and (in mammals) urination. [latin]
PENNY
black n. First adhesive postage stamp (1840, price one penny).
- farthing n. Early type of bicycle with a large front and small rear wheel.
- n. (pl. For separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1 british coin and monetary unit equal to one-hundredth of a pound.
- hist. British bronze coin and monetary unit equal to one-two-hundred-and-fortieth of a pound. in for a penny, in for a pound exhortation to total commitment to an undertaking. Pennies from heaven unexpected benefits. The penny drops colloq. One understands at last. Penny wise and pound foolish mean in small expenditures but wasteful of large amounts. A pretty penny a large sum of money. Two a penny easily obtained and so almost worthless. [old english]
- whistle n. Tin pipe with six finger holes.
PENTA
comb. Form five. [greek pente five]
PEONY
n. (also paeony) (pl. -ies) plant with large globular red, pink, or white flowers. [greek paionia]
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