hiring a cop
Ret's ESL Jokes
A blonde walks into the police department looking for the officer on duty.
“What can I do for you?” asks the police officer.
“I’d like to join the police!” she says.
Amused and bored, the officer decides to humour her and asks a few questions.
“What’s two plus two?”
“Four,” she replies.
“What’s the square root of one hundred?”
“Ten,” she answers.
“Good. Now, who killed Abraham Lincoln?”
Puzzled, she thinks for a moment and says, “Hmm, I don’t know.”
The officer smiles and tells her to go home and think about it.
The blonde arrives home and rings one of her friends, who asks whether she got the job.
“Not only did I get the job,” she replies excitedly, “they’ve already put me on a murder case!”
Vocabulary
square root: the number which, multiplied by itself, gives the original number
think about it: consider or ponder something
murder case: a police investigation into a killingThe square root of sixty-four is eight.
Go home and think about it before you decide.
The detective was assigned to a difficult murder case.
Grammar Focus
Direct speech: “What’s two plus two?”
Reported speech: She replies excitedly, “Not only did I get the job…”
Inversion for emphasis: “Not only did I get the job…”
Synonyms & Alternatives
square root: root, radical
think about it: consider it, ponder it
murder case: homicide investigation, killing enquiry
Mini Dialogue
Recruiter: Who discovered America?
Candidate: Er… I’m not sure.
Recruiter: Go home and think about it.
Candidate (later on phone): Guess what! I got the history teaching post and I’m already on a big discovery project!
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