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."
- (usu. With neg.) Colloq. Something agreeable or easily accomplished etc. —v. (-ck-) take part in a picnic. [french pique-nique]
PIDDLE
v. (-ling) 1 colloq. Urinate.
- (as piddling adj.) Colloq. Trivial; trifling.
- (foll. By about, around) work or act in a trifling way. [origin unknown]
PIDGIN
english n. Pidgin in which the chief language is english, used orig. Between chinese and europeans.
- n. Simplified language used between people not having a common language. [corruption of business]
PIERCE
v. (-cing) 1 a (of a sharp instrument etc.) Penetrate. B (often foll. By with) make a hole in or through with a sharp-pointed instrument. C make (a hole etc.).
- (as piercing adj.) (of a glance, sound, light, pain, cold, etc.) Keen, sharp, or unpleasantly penetrating.
- (often foll. By through, into) force a way through or into, penetrate. [french percer from latin pertundo bore through]
