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!"
n. - person trained in a particular branch of a profession, esp. Medicine.
- person who specially studies a subject or area.
SPECIALITY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 special subject, product, activity, etc.
- special feature or skill.
SPECIALIZE
v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing) 1 (often foll. By in) a be or become a specialist. B devote oneself to an interest, skill, etc. (specializes in insulting people).
- (esp. In passive) adapt for a particular purpose (specialized organs).
- (as specialized adj.) Of a specialist (specialized work). specialization n. [french: related to *special]
SPECTACLED
adj. Wearing spectacles.
SPECTACLES
n.pl. Pair of lenses in a frame resting on the nose and ears, used to correct defective eyesight.
SPEECHLESS
adj. Temporarily silent because of emotion etc.
SPELEOLOGY
n. The study of caves. [greek spelaion cave]
SPERMACETI
n. White waxy substance from the sperm whale, used for ointments etc. [medieval latin, = whale sperm]
SPERMICIDE
n. Substance able to kill spermatozoa. spermicidal adj.
SPIRITLAMP
n. Lamp burning methylated spirit etc. Instead of oil.
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