The general went out to find that none of his GIs were there. One finally ran up, panting heavily.
"Sorry, sir! I can explain, you see I had a date and it ran a little late. I ran to the bus but missed it, I hailed a cab but it broke down, found a farm, bought a horse but it dropped dead, ran 10 miles, and now I"m here."
The general was very skeptical about this explanation but at least he was here so he let the G.I. go.
Moments later, eight more GIs came up to the general panting, he asked them why they were late.
"Sorry, sir! I had a date and it ran a little late, I ran to the bus but missed it, I hailed a cab but it broke down, found a farm, bought a horse but it dropped dead, ran 10 miles, and now I"m here."
The general eyed them, feeling very skeptical but since he let the first guy go, he let them go, too.
A ninth GI jogged up to the general, panting heavily. "Sorry, sir! I had a date and it ran a little late, I ran to the bus but missed it, I hailed a cab but..."
"Let me guess," the general interrupted, "it broke down."
"No," said the G.I., "there were so many dead horses in the road, it took forever to get around them."
n. Burrowing plant-eating australian marsupial. [aboriginal]
WOMENS
libber n. Colloq. Supporter of women's liberation.
- liberation n. (also women's lib) colloq. Movement urging the liberation of women from domestic duties and subservient status.
- rights n.pl. Position of legal and social equality with men.
WONDER
—n. - emotion, esp. Admiration, excited by what is unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable.
- strange or remarkable thing, specimen, event, etc.
- (attrib.) Having marvellous or amazing properties etc. (wonder drug; wonder woman). —v. - be filled with wonder or great surprise.
- (foll. By that) be surprised to find.
- desire or be curious to know (i wonder what the time is). i shouldn't wonder colloq. I think it likely. No (or small) wonder one cannot be surprised. Work (or do) wonders 1 do miracles.
- be remarkably effective. [old english]
WONTED
attrib. Adj. Habitual, usual.
WOODED
adj. Having woods or many trees.
WOODEN
adj. - made of wood.
- like wood.
- a stiff, clumsy. B expressionless. woodenly adv. Woodenness n.
WOOFER
n. Loudspeaker for low frequencies. [from *woof1]
WOOLEN
(brit. Woollen) —adj. Made wholly or partly of wool. —n. - woollen fabric.
- (in pl.) Woollen garments. [old english]
WOOLLY
—adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 bearing wool.
- like wool.
- woollen (a woolly cardigan).
- (of a sound) indistinct.
- (of thought) vague or confused. —n. (pl. -ies) colloq. Woollen garment, esp. A pullover. woolliness n.
