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!"
mistress n. (masc. Wardrobe master) person in charge of a theatrical wardrobe.
- n. - large cupboard for storing clothes.
- person's stock of clothes.
- costume department of a theatre etc. [french]
WARDROOM
n. Mess in a warship for commissioned officers.
WARDSHIP
n. Tutelage.
WARHORSE
n. - hist. Trooper's powerful horse.
- colloq. Veteran soldier, politician, etc.
WARPAINT
n. - paint used to adorn the body before battle, esp. By n. American indians.
- colloq. Make-up.
WARRANTY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 undertaking as to the ownership or quality of a thing sold etc., often accepting responsibility for defects or repairs over a specified period.
- (usu. Foll. By for + verbal noun) authority or justification. [anglo-french warantie: related to *warrant]
WASHERUP
n. (pl. Washers-up) (also washer-upper) person who washes up dishes etc.
