A rookie police officer was out for his first ride with an experienced partner. A call came in telling them to disperse some people who were loitering.
The officers drove to the street and observed a small crowd standing on a corner. The rookie rolled down his window and said, "Let"s get off the corner people."
A few glances, but no one moved, so he barked again, "Let"s get off that corner... NOW!"
Intimidated, the group of people began to leave, casting puzzled stares in his direction.
Proud of his first official act, the young policeman turned to his partner and asked, "Well, how did I do?"
"Pretty good," chuckled the vet, "especially since this is a bus stop."
n. Hinged or removable flap at the rear of a lorry etc.
TAILLIGHT
n. (also tail-lamp) us rear light on a vehicle etc.
TAILPIECE
n. - rear appendage.
- final part of a thing.
- decoration in a blank space at the end of a chapter etc.
TAILPLANE
n. Horizontal aerofoil at the tail of an aircraft.
TALKATIVE
adj. Fond of or given to talking.
TALKINGTO
n. Colloq. Reproof, reprimand.
TANGERINE
n. - small sweet thin-skinned citrus fruit like an orange; mandarin.
- deep orange-yellow colour. [tangier in morocco]
TANTALIZE
v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing) 1 torment or tease by the sight or promise of the unobtainable.
- raise and then dash the hopes of. tantalization n. [tantalus, mythical king punished in hades with sight of water and fruit which drew back whenever he tried to reach them]
TAOISEACH
n. Prime minister of the irish republic. [irish, = chief, leader]
TARANTULA
n. - large hairy tropical spider.
- large black s. European spider. [medieval latin: related to *tarantella]
