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FluffySheep - Keeper of Caffinated Drinks - With Deepest Sympathy Posted Jun 20, 2001
globule
bow (as in something you fire arrows with, not something you do with a ribbon)
oxymoron
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Phryne- 'Best Suppurating Actress' Posted Jun 20, 2001
Homonym
Umbrella
sandwich
Strange how homonyms have different levels of amusement depending on which meaning is used. And words that sound the same.
Kumquat
Pufferfish
Ugli fruit
Fashion (as in to make)
Plinth
Jitty
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The Apathetic Posted Jun 20, 2001
The phrase "spam javelin" makes me smirk.
And whilst not technically a funny word so much as an unfortunate lack of foresight prompted a Veitnamese man to hang a big sign outside of his sea-food shop. His name was Hwan-Khee.
So that's: Hwan-Khee Sea Food.
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unremarkable: Lurker, OMFC, LPAS Posted Jun 20, 2001
crufty
froody
indolent
baldrick
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unremarkable: Lurker, OMFC, LPAS Posted Jun 20, 2001
privy counselor... i've gotta agree on that, never thought of it that way though, hee hee
what in *ahem* tarnation does "toodle pip" mean?
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Researcher PSG Posted Jun 20, 2001
pip - a generally good sort of chap[e.g. your a pip ]
Toodle - a corruption, possibly of "Too later" or "lots to do" or something to the effect of see you later.
Researcher PSG
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unremarkable: Lurker, OMFC, LPAS Posted Jun 20, 2001
ahhh,,, I see, thanks!
what-ho is pretty funny...
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Phryne- 'Best Suppurating Actress' Posted Jun 20, 2001
As is chap, mush, bloke, and me old mucker.
Old bean, old fruit, old stick... you could put anything here and still sound like an English Country Gentleman.
Squire
Puddocky
Dancing bear
Influenza
Cheerio, me ol' trouser-press.
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Rama - now floating around the world on Her Majesty's Finest Posted Jun 20, 2001
pebbledashed
Always makes me think of saturday mornings after curry and beer..
Eugh,
Rama
Woody or Tinny?
Ommigosh Posted Jun 20, 2001
This thread has brought to mind a comedy sketch from long ago.
I think that they decided that words were either pleasingly "Woody" (think of Richard Burton's deep bass tones booming out words like "wood, house or caribou") or else "Tinny" which were somehow distressing to hear (examples might be "stick, cricket, patch").
Does anyone else remember that one? Was it the Pythons?
Oh yes; "Quango", "droopy" and the Scots "breeks" somehow make me smile.
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il viaggiatore Posted Jun 20, 2001
pork
especially when used as a verb "to pork" meaning to have sexual intercourse with. This gives us such lovely derivatives as. "I feel like porking tonight."
"Go pork yourself."
and
"motherporker."
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Phreako Posted Jun 20, 2001
Thats funny
I have never heard the word pork used in that way before
Now that I have, I think that pork is a very funny word
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Phreako Posted Jun 20, 2001
Me too
especially since I am the one who first posted it
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Pink Paisley Posted Jun 20, 2001
Cummerbund. It is a funny thing too.
Clitoris Always gets a laugh when shouted in public.
PP
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