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!"
—adj. Having or showing patience. —n. Person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment. patiently adv.
PATRIOT
n. Person devoted to and ready to defend his or her country. patriotic adj. Patriotically adv. Patriotism n. [greek patris fatherland]
PATTERN
—n. - repeated decorative design on wallpaper, cloth, etc.
- regular or logical form, order, etc. (behaviour pattern).
- model, design, or instructions for making something (knitting pattern).
- excellent example, model (pattern of elegance).
- wooden or metal shape from which a mould is made for a casting. 6 random combination of shapes or colours. —v. - (usu. Foll. By after, on) model (a thing) on a design etc.
- decorate with a pattern. [from *patron]
PAUCITY
n. Smallness of number or quantity. [latin paucus few]
PAVLOVA
n. Meringue cake with cream and fruit. [pavlova, name of a ballerina]
PAYABLE
adj. That must or may be paid; due (payable in april).
