DICTIONARY FUN A LA WODEHOUSE
June 6, 2009
definition:
jake leg – a paralysis caused by drinking improperly distilled or contaminated liquor
“Hang it all, Jeeves, it’s happened again. Why don’t I listen to you?”
“That is a query I often contemplate, sir. Which leg is it this time?”
“Both.”
“Most unfortunate, sir.”
“I don’t care. Carry me to my room, Jeeves. I vow to get the hang of this distilling business, come jake leg, jake legs, jake arms, jake head!”
“It is a truth that fortune does sometimes smile on those who persevere.”
“Sometimes?”
“That has been my experience.”
“There’s hope then?”
“One could surmise so, sir.”
