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Govende – a game of wordplay, puns, leaps of thought and trivia

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LadyHonoriaDedlock Tue 18-Oct-22 17:25:19

It's pronounced "Goo-vain". Allegedly.

It started about 25 years ago in a serious online forum about language and grammar when somebody asked seriously about the correct name of the @ symbol. The thread then continued to discuss the formal names of other symbols until it diverged from the original point:

>>>>>> What's a pilcrow?
>>>>> "¶" is a pilcrow. What's an octothorp?
>>>> "#" is an octothorp. What's a virgule?
>>> A virgule is an old musical instrument. What's a spinet
>>A spinet is a small grove of trees. What's a copse?

And so on. It's been going on in various parts of the net since being evicted from the original forum, and has spawned many new threads.

Answer a question imaginatively, ask a "What is" question connected to your answer.

Shall I start?

What's a knees-up?

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Retread Sat 12-Nov-22 15:38:53

Type is what we did on a typewriter before word processing was a thing. What is processing?

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LadyHonoriaDedlock Sat 12-Nov-22 17:44:34

Processing is being in favour of more primitive waste disposal.

What's a waste?

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foxie48 Sat 12-Nov-22 18:38:51

It's the space between two of my spare tyres. What's a Spare?

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Mollygo Sat 12-Nov-22 20:45:05

It’s a throwing weapon, but said in a southern accent.
What is accent?

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Retread Sat 12-Nov-22 22:06:02

Accent is when you accidentally catch a whiff of something unpleasant. What is a whiff?

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biglouis Sun 13-Nov-22 01:33:35

Whiff (as opposed to woof) is what an young dog does when it rolls in muck

What is a dog?

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Namsnanny Sun 13-Nov-22 11:45:21

Your master

What is master?

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henetha Sun 13-Nov-22 11:49:03

Master is a very young Mister.

What is young?

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Mollygo Sun 13-Nov-22 12:22:21

Yung is the first word of my favourite takeaway. What’s favourite?

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Retread Sun 13-Nov-22 12:56:19

Favour it is when you prefer sleeping on one side of the bed. What is sleeping?

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Glorianny Sun 13-Nov-22 12:58:58

Slee-ping is the noise your microwave makes just before it explodes.
What is a microwave?

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Squiffy Sun 13-Nov-22 13:58:05

A microwave is a tiny salutation meaning ‘hello’ or ‘goodbye’.

What is goodbye?

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biglouis Sun 13-Nov-22 14:13:54

A good buy is a purchase you are very pleased with.

What is a purchase?

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Glorianny Sun 13-Nov-22 14:49:46

A purchase is cats on horseback pretending they aren't chasing a fox.

What is a fox?

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Mollygo Sun 13-Nov-22 16:02:21

Fox are what I eat spaghetti with, sometimes with the help of a spoon.
What’s spoon?

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Retread Sun 13-Nov-22 16:55:56

A spoon is a way of cuddling. What is cuddling?

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MrsKen33 Sun 13-Nov-22 17:50:02

It’s what cows chew after they are weaned.

What is chew?

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Nana3 Sun 13-Nov-22 23:57:05

I Want Chew is a Bob Dylan song.

What do you want?

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biglouis Mon 14-Nov-22 01:43:22

"What do you want if you dont want money?" is a 1950s song by Adam Faith.

What is money?

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Namsnanny Mon 14-Nov-22 09:37:46

You get it in exchange for hard work, if you're lucky (and probably not enough!)
What is probably?

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Glorianny Mon 14-Nov-22 10:07:57

Probably is the professional speaker who turns up at meetings and goes on and on and on!
What is a speaker?

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Mollygo Mon 14-Nov-22 10:51:58

A box you can use with your iPhone to let everybody know what you’re hearing.

What’s hearing?

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LadyHonoriaDedlock Mon 14-Nov-22 12:20:22

A hearing is an ornament for your hear.

What's an ornament?

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biglouis Mon 14-Nov-22 15:22:53

Ornament is similar to ointment but not quite as smelly.

What is smelly?

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Retread Mon 14-Nov-22 15:50:57

A smelly is when you want to use a smiley face emoji smile but you press the wrong button angry. What is a button?

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