The lifeguard told the mother to make her young son stop urinating in the pool.
"Everyone knows," - the mother lectured him, "that from time to time, young children will urinate in a pool."
"Oh really?" said the lifeguard, "from the diving board!?!?"
de resistance n. (pl. Pieces de resistance pronunc. Same) most important or remarkable item, esp. A dish at a meal. [french]
- —n. - a (often foll. By of) distinct portion forming part of or broken off from a larger object. B each of the parts of which a set or category is composed (five-piece band).
- coin.
- (usu. Short) literary or musical composition; picture; play.
PIETA
n. Representation of the virgin mary holding the dead body of christ on her lap. [italian, = *piety]
PIETY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 quality of being pious.
- pious act. [latin: related to *pious]
PIGGY
bank n. Pig-shaped money box.
- —n. (pl. -ies) colloq. Little pig. —adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 like a pig.
- (of features etc.) Like those of a pig.
PIGMY
var. Of *pygmy.
PILAU
n. (also pilaff, pilaf) middle eastern or indian dish of rice boiled with meat, vegetables, spices, etc. [turkish]
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