A police officer pulls over this guy who had been weaving in and out of the lanes. He goes up to the guy"s window and says, "Sir, I need you to blow into this breathalyzer tube."
The man says, "Sorry officer, I can"t do that. I am an asthmatic. If I do that I"ll have a really bad asthma attack."
"Okay, fine. I need you to come down to the station to give a blood sample."
"I can"t do that either. I am a hemophiliac. If I do that, I"ll bleed to death."
"Well, then we need an urine sample."
"I"m sorry, officer, I can"t do that either. I am also a diabetic. If I do that I"ll get really low blood sugar."
"All right then I need you to come out here and walk this white line."
"I can"t do that, officer."
"Why not?"
"Because I"m too drunk to do that!"
- entitled to (esp. Condescending) recognition (a worthy old couple).
- a (foll. By of or to + infin.) Deserving (worthy of a mention). B (foll. By of) adequate or suitable to the dignity etc. Of (words worthy of the occasion). —n. (pl. -ies) 1 worthy person.
- person of some distinction. worthily adv. Worthiness n.
WRAITH
n. - ghost.
- spectral appearance of a living person supposed to portend that person's death. [origin unknown]
WRASSE
n. Bright-coloured marine fish. [cornish wrach]
WREATH
n. (pl. -s) 1 flowers or leaves fastened in a ring, esp. As an ornament for the head or for laying on a grave etc.
- curl or ring of smoke, cloud, or soft fabric. [old english: related to *writhe]
WRENCH
—n. - violent twist or oblique pull or tearing off.
- tool like a spanner for gripping and turning nuts etc.
- painful uprooting or parting. —v. - twist or pull violently round or sideways.
- (often foll. By off, away, etc.) Pull off with a wrench. [old english]
- —n. - violent twist or oblique pull or tearing off.
- tool like a spanner for gripping and turning nuts etc.
- painful uprooting or parting. —v. - twist or pull violently round or sideways.
- (often foll. By off, away, etc.) Pull off with a wrench. [old english]
WRETCH
n. - unfortunate or pitiable person.
- (often as a playful term of depreciation) reprehensible person. [old english, = outcast]
- n. - unfortunate or pitiable person.
- (often as a playful term of depreciation) reprehensible person. [old english, = outcast]
WRIGHT
n. Maker or builder (usu. In comb.: playwright; shipwright). [old english: related to *work]
- n. Maker or builder (usu. In comb.: playwright; shipwright). [old english: related to *work]
A dog"s sense of smell is one of the keenest in nature. If a pot of stew was cooking on a stove, a human would smell the stew, while the dog could smell the beef, carrots, peas, potatoes, spices, and all the other individual ingredients in the stew.
