Thursday, March 05, 2015

Word of the Day DEPT.


POLTROON

PRONUNCIATION:
(pol-TROON) 

MEANING:
noun: An utter coward

Is that the CMMDR shivering near the washing machine?
Where?
Over there.
Give me those binoculars.
(pause)
Do you see him? The bald one?
Oh..Yes, that's him.
Why is he shaking like that.
It worries him.
What does?
The washing machine, of course.
Wait, what?
The washing machine.  He's not good around appliances.
...are you saying he's afraid of the Washing Machine??
Yep.
(Pause)
Why?
Why? He's nervous and scared.
Of What?
Are you serious...what ISN'T he scared of.
But its just a damn washing machine.
I know that and you know that...but he's...
(pause)
You don't mean He's.....?
Yes.
Gosh.
(Pause)
Yep...A POLTROON.
Utterly.
(they laugh derisively)

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