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

Countdown - is that on now ?

*is also annoyed that he came up with a cracker, 3 days ago and forgot it on the way to the keyboard*

*callenges an artist to do a convincing smiley *

Carl Lewis would have been struggling to beat that reply for reaction time.

*is impressed*

Is this a thread without words

Yes,

at least until..

Until what ? Oh the suspense

...

...errr...is it just me, or is EVERYBODY on here tonight a bit the worse for wear...

I am tee total

"Not convinced this is a real word I'm afraid."

*Gyles Brandreth or whoever is in dictionary corner this week reads smugly from the dictionary*

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=unionised

*stabs E Vibenstiein in the eye with a non-pointy knife*

JUst remember about what was said about those improbable numbers and smartarses*

Orcus!

I am shocked, shocked I tell you, that anyone would doubt me...

Azara

Here's another one involving a place name.


Reading - a town near Pangbourne.

reading - what books are for.

And another one...

close - to shut something (to stop it being open)

close - 1 quite near
or 2 a common entrance to a tenement building in scotland

Does - more than one female deer

Does - my bum look big in this?

Another noun/ verb pair:

House - what you shout at bingo.
House - the act of putting inhabitants in dwelling places.

six7s posted a good list of these on the Brit Eng thread:

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