The local sheriff was looking for a deputy, so Homer – who was not exactly the sharpest nail in the bucket – went in to try out for the job.
"Okay," the sheriff drawled, "Homer, what is 1 and 1?"
"11," he replied.
The sheriff thought to himself, "That"s not what I meant, but he"s right."
"What two days of the week start with the letter "T"?"
"Today and tomorrow."
He was again surprised that Homer supplied a correct answer that he had never thought of himself.
"Now Homer, listen carefully: Who killed Abraham Lincoln?"
Homer looked a little surprised himself, then thought really hard for a minute and finally admitted, "I don"t know."
"Well, why don"t you go home and work on that one for a while?"
So, Homer wandered over to the pool hall where his pals were waiting to hear the results of the interview. Homer was exultant.
"It went great! First day on the job and I"m already working on a murder case!"
- thing given as a token of favour etc., or of something to come.
- drinking of a person's health, toast.
- solemn promise to abstain from alcohol (sign the pledge). —v. (-ging) 1 a deposit as security. B pawn.
- promise solemnly by the pledge of (one's honour, word, etc.).
- bind by a solemn promise.
- drink to the health of. pledge one's troth see *troth. [french plege]
PLENTY
—n. (often foll. By of) abundance, sufficient quantity or number (we have plenty; plenty of time; a time of plenty). —adj. Colloq. Plentiful. —adv. Colloq. Fully, quite. [latin plenitas: related to *plenary]
PLENUM
n. Full assembly of people or a committee etc. [latin, neuter of plenus full]
PLEURA
n. (pl. -rae) membrane enveloping the lungs. pleural adj. [greek pleura rib]
PLEXUS
n. (pl. Same or plexuses) anat. Network of nerves or vessels (solar plexus). [latin plecto plex- plait]
PLIANT
adj. = *pliable 1. pliancy n.
PLIERS
n.pl. Pincers with parallel flat surfaces for holding small objects, bending wire, etc. [from dial. Ply bend: related to *pliable]
PLIGHT
n. Unfortunate condition or state. [anglo-french plit *plait]
- v. Archaic 1 pledge.
- (foll. By to) engage (oneself) in marriage. plight one's troth see *troth. [old english]
PLINTH
n. - lower square slab at the base of a column.
- base supporting a vase or statue etc. [greek, = tile]
PLOUGH
(us plow) —n. - implement for cutting furrows in the soil and turning it up.
- implement resembling this (snowplough).
- (the plough) the great bear (see *bear2) or its seven bright stars. —v. - (also absol.) Turn up (the earth) with a plough.
- (foll. By out, up, etc.) Turn or extract with a plough.
- furrow or scratch (a surface) as with a plough.
- produce (a furrow or line) thus.
- (foll. By through) advance laboriously, esp. Through work, a book, etc.
- (foll. By through, into) move violently like a plough.
- colloq. Fail in an examination. plough back 1 plough (grass etc.) Into the soil to enrich it.
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