h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

globule

bow (as in something you fire arrows with, not something you do with a ribbon)

oxymoron

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

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.

crufty
froody

indolent
baldrick

Flatulation
Fart

Wainscotting
Privy counsellor

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?

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

ahhh,,, I see, thanks!

what-ho is pretty funny...

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.

pebbledashed

Always makes me think of saturday mornings after curry and beer..


Eugh,

Rama

fanny
plunger
flop
plop

flophouse

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.

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."

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

But not as funny as the word gnu

gnu is definately the funniest so far for me.

Me too
especially since I am the one who first posted it

Cummerbund. It is a funny thing too.

Clitoris Always gets a laugh when shouted in public.

PP