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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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Glorianny Thu 24-Nov-22 10:04:11

S-ay is what people sing when they do Karaoke and can't fit the "t" in-so "S-ay with meee" "Won't you s-ay another day"
What is karaoke?

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biglouis Thu 24-Nov-22 12:21:00

A Japanese word meaning "empty orchestra" where drunken people who cannot sing attempt to entertain others

What is sing?

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Retread Thu 24-Nov-22 14:31:35

Sing is what the birds do at dawn. What is dawn?

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Mollygo Thu 24-Nov-22 14:47:42

Dawn is when something previously not understood, suddenly makes sense.

What is sense?

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Squiffy Fri 25-Nov-22 01:25:45

Sense are what you dab on your wrists and behind your ears.

What is a wrist?

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biglouis Fri 25-Nov-22 03:21:58

Rist is a platform to broadcast live music or video over the public internet

What is video?

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Glorianny Fri 25-Nov-22 10:38:48

Video is a route to God or one which passes God,
What is a route?

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Retread Fri 25-Nov-22 12:59:06

A route is what you hope will establish itself when you transplant a seedling. What is a transplant?

( grin made myself chuckle just then...)

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Mollygo Fri 25-Nov-22 14:04:03

It’s short for a new transport depot like a bus station.
What’s a station?

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biglouis Fri 25-Nov-22 15:28:06

In the military you can get a punishment for not being there.

What is a punishment?

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MrsKen33 Fri 25-Nov-22 16:19:54

This game . Lots of puns .

What is game ?

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swampy1961 Fri 25-Nov-22 18:23:42

Game is a bird usually pheasant or grouse.

What is grouse?

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Retread Fri 25-Nov-22 18:44:09

Grouse is the way I feel when my neighbour plays boom-boom music. What is a neighbour?

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Glorianny Fri 25-Nov-22 20:01:53

A neighbour is someone who lives quite close to you who you have to keep saying "no" to.
What is close?

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biglouis Sat 26-Nov-22 09:01:48

Close is a small group of houses with only one entrance.

What is an entrance?

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Baggs Sat 26-Nov-22 09:07:45

Entrance is the way you enter a room that makes everyone already there look up.

What is up?

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Mollygo Sat 26-Nov-22 10:23:52

Up is a choice-when you’re told it’s up to you.
What is choice?

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MrsKen33 Sat 26-Nov-22 10:36:45

A chocolate ice cream dessert

What is a dessert?

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swampy1961 Sat 26-Nov-22 13:35:56

A desert is a vast sandy area.

What is area?

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LadyHonoriaDedlock Sat 26-Nov-22 13:38:30

A rea is a large flightless bird of South America, similar to a small ostrich.

What's an ostrich?

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fairfraise Sat 26-Nov-22 13:56:20

An osttrich is a wealthy man or woman who manipulates people's backs.

What is ostrich?

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fairfraise Sat 26-Nov-22 13:57:21

Must concentrate. What is manipulate?

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Retread Sat 26-Nov-22 16:24:19

Manipulate is a man doing Pilates and hoping he doesn't end up at the chiropractor. What is a chiropractor?

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fairfraise Sat 26-Nov-22 19:18:59

Chiropractor is a dyslexic choir master.

What is a choir?

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Mollygo Sat 26-Nov-22 19:27:53

Pack of 25 sheets of paper . What is a sheet?

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