A man comes to Lubyanka (KGB headquarters) and says:
- I am a spy, I want to surrender.
He is asked:
- Whose spy are you?
He says:
- I am an American spy.
- Well, then, you need to go to room #5.
He goes to the room #5:
- I am an American spy, I want to surrender.
- Do you have weapons?
- Yes, I do.
- Please go to room #7.
He goes to the room #7:
- I"m a spy, I want to surrender, I have weapons.
- Please go to room #10.
He goes to the room #10:
- I"m a spy, I want to surrender, I have weapons.
- Do yo have communications equipment?
- Yes, I do.
- Please go to room #20.
He arrives to the room #20:
- I"m a spy, I have weapons and communications equipment, and I want to surrender.
He is asked:
- Do you have a mission?
- Yes, I do.
- Well, then go and execute your mission. Stop distracting people from their work!
and crossbones n.pl. Representation of a skull with two crossed thigh-bones as an emblem of piracy or death.
- n. - bony case of the brain of a vertebrate.
- bony skeleton of the head.
- head as the seat of intelligence. [origin unknown]
SKUNK
n. (pl. Same or -s) 1 black and white striped mammal emitting a powerful stench when attacked.
- colloq. Contemptible person. [american indian]
SLACK
—adj. - (of rope etc.) Not taut.
- inactive or sluggish.
- negligent, remiss.
- (of tide etc.) Neither ebbing nor flowing. —n. - slack part of a rope (haul in the slack).
- slack period.
- (in pl.) Informal trousers. —v. - loosen (rope etc.).
- colloq. Take a rest, be lazy. slack off 1 loosen.
- (also slack up) reduce one's level of activity; reduce speed. slackness n. [old english]
- n. Coal-dust or fragments of coal. [probably low german or dutch]
SLAIN
past part. Of *slay.
SLAKE
v. (-king) 1 assuage or satisfy (thirst, a desire, etc.).
- temper (quicklime) by combination with water. [old english: related to *slack1]
SLANG
—n. Very informal words, phrases, or meanings, not regarded as standard and often used by a specific profession, class, etc. —v. Use abusive language (to). slangy adj. [origin unknown]
SLANT
—v. - slope; lie or (cause to) go obliquely.
- (often as slanted adj.) Present (information) in a biased or particular way. —n. - slope; oblique position.
- point of view, esp. A biased one. —adj. Sloping, oblique. on a (or the) slant aslant. [scandinavian]
SLASH
—v. - cut or gash with a knife etc.
- (often foll. By at) deliver or aim cutting blows.
- reduce (prices etc.) Drastically.
- censure vigorously. —n. - slashing cut or stroke.
- printing oblique stroke; solidus.
- slang act of urinating. [origin unknown]
SLATE
—n. - (esp. Bluish-grey) metamorphic rock easily split into flat smooth plates.
- piece of this as a tile or hist. For writing on.
- bluish-grey colour of slate.
- list of nominees for office etc. —v. (-ting) 1 roof with slates.
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