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QI - The Bard masterbates

Post 1

Taff Agent of kaos


What connected shakespear to millions every work day

smiley - bat


QI - The Bard masterbates

Post 2

bobstafford

smiley - ermsmiley - doh no idea


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Post 3

Malabarista - now with added pony

Ah, so the bad spelling is a clever allusion to the non-standardised language in Shakespeare's times? smiley - tongueincheek


QI - The Bard masterbates

Post 4

Taff Agent of kaos

no it is a pune or a play on wordes

smiley - bat?


QI - The Bard masterbates

Post 5

Jhawkesby

As I always want to make sure that I am not about to step onto thin ice, does this QI have any klaxons?


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Post 6

Taff Agent of kaos

i tried to think of some but to no avail

i reserve thre right to smiley - bluelight bad jokes and sillyness

so no as none of you lot would be silly and i am the bad joke boy

smiley - bat


QI - The Bard masterbates

Post 7

Taff Agent of kaos

i tried to think of some but to no avail

i reserve thre right to smiley - bluelight bad jokes and sillyness

so no smiley - bluelightas none of you lot would be silly and i am the bad joke boy

smiley - bat


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Post 8

minichessemouse - Ahoy there me barnacle!

did shakespere invent the word masterbate?

minismiley - mouse


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Post 9

Taff Agent of kaos

not to the best of my knowledge

smiley - bat


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Post 10

astrolog

I had a friend whose surname was Bates. He couldn't understand why many people called him master.


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Post 11

Jhawkesby

smiley - laugh


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Post 12

Taff Agent of kaos

run with it astro

smiley - bat


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Post 13

Jhawkesby

When you say "connected" do you mean that it happened when he was alive or do you mean it still happens today?


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Post 14

Taff Agent of kaos

it used to happen but not any more, not in shakespears life time.

smiley - bat


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Post 15

Jhawkesby

Now...To do with that spelling. Has it got anything to do with spears?


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Post 16

Taff Agent of kaos

not spelling rlated at all

smiley - bat


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Post 17

lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned


Shakespeare in on the back of the £20 note

Could Bates be the signatory of the note?


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Post 18

Taff Agent of kaos

no

smiley - bat


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Post 19

lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned


Shucks! smiley - rolleyes

At least I didn't get a klaxon smiley - whistle


QI - The Bard masterbates

Post 20

Feisor - -0- Generix I made it back - sortof ...

Shake spear = Master Bates ?

smiley - tongueincheek


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