REFRESHMENT:
Lady : Is this my train?
Station Master : No, it belongs to the Railway Company.
Lady : Don't try to be funny. I mean to ask if I can take this train to New Delhi.
Station Master : No Madam, I'm afraid it's too heavy.
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Customer :Waiter, do you serve crabs?
Waiter :Please sit down sir, we serve everyone.
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Customer:Waiter, is this a lamb chop or pork chop?
Waiter:Can't you tell the difference by taste?
Customer:No, I can't.
Waiter:Then does it really matter?
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Customer:Waiter, there's a dead beetle in my soup.
Waiter:Yes sir, they are not very good swimmers.
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PARQUETRY:
■ noun inlaid woodwork in geometric forms, usually of contrasting woods, used esp. in flooring
Eg. The outside of the case is decorated with fielded panels of mahogany veneer surrounded with narrow parquetry stringing and walnut bands.
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PALLET:
■ noun a small bed or a pad filled as with straw and used directly on the floor
Eg. Pallets have to be treated in order to be pest free.
