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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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fairfraise Fri 21-Oct-22 17:26:59

Sorry crossed posts!

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Retread Fri 21-Oct-22 21:30:35

A plate is when you get up late for a pee and you look out the window at the star(s).

What is a star?

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Mollygo Fri 21-Oct-22 21:32:41

A star is how you mark a favourite on Google.
What’s a Google?

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fairfraise Fri 21-Oct-22 21:42:45

A Google is a well gromed dog on the keyboard. What's a keyboard?

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Retread Fri 21-Oct-22 22:04:24

A keyboard is in Florida Keys on the surf. What is a surf?

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icanhandthemback Sat 22-Oct-22 01:05:26

A surf is blue creature without an m. What is an m?

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Ashcombe Sat 22-Oct-22 05:17:23

An m is half achocolate candy covered sweet. What is a sweet?

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Retread Sat 22-Oct-22 08:33:11

A sweet is when a bird has a song. What is a song?

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Mollygo Sat 22-Oct-22 09:50:38

The song is if you can’t say TH and you’re trying to describe underwear.
What’s underwear

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henetha Sat 22-Oct-22 10:40:06

Underwear is when clothes just hang in the wardrobe and don't get worn. What is a wardrobe?

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Namsnanny Sat 22-Oct-22 11:06:43

Wardrobe is the guardian of the cloak.
What is a cloak?

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Retread Sat 22-Oct-22 11:13:32

A cloak is the tree where that clot is hiding. What is a clot?

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Nell8 Sat 22-Oct-22 15:46:56

A clot becomes a dot if you hug it tight. What is a dot?

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MaggsMcG Sat 22-Oct-22 15:58:37

A dot is a polka
What is a polka?

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Ashcombe Sat 22-Oct-22 17:32:47

A polka is a small Ford car made in Poland. What is a car?

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Retread Sat 22-Oct-22 17:34:16

A car ? is a speedy way to get from A to B. What is a bee?

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MissAdventure Sat 22-Oct-22 17:36:52

A bee is the kind of insect that bumbles around making honey.

What is honey?

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Mollygo Sat 22-Oct-22 21:47:29

Honey is the only sweet thing that has a number in the centre.

What’s a centre?

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MiniMoon Sat 22-Oct-22 22:02:38

A centre is in the middle of a small denomination coin. What is a coin?

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Retread Sun 23-Oct-22 07:38:28

A coin is needed to pay for the cab when you're goin' to a party, dressed in your best. What is a best?

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henetha Sun 23-Oct-22 10:17:34

A best is a vest with a built-in bra.
What is a bra?

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Mollygo Sun 23-Oct-22 11:12:43

A bra is the rear end of a zebra
What’s a zebra?

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Retread Sun 23-Oct-22 11:32:11

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A zebra is a "bra" (as in mate) catching ? s. What is a mate?

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icanhandthemback Sun 23-Oct-22 12:04:53

A mate is a mixed up team like the Conservatives. What is a Conservative?

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Mollygo Sun 23-Oct-22 12:51:48

A conservative is what happens when a party gets in a conserve, or jam.
What’s a jam?

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