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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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Squiffy Fri 02-Dec-22 12:27:56

Waste is the area that’s gone missing from between the chest and the hips.

What are hips?

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Doodle Fri 02-Dec-22 14:29:58

Hips are the trendy in-crowd.

What is trendy?

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Retread Fri 02-Dec-22 17:13:40

Trendy what used to be called "all the rage". What is a rage?

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BlueBelle Fri 02-Dec-22 17:38:02

There’s new age, old age and ‘r’age which stands for ‘resting age’
What is age ?

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swampy1961 Fri 02-Dec-22 18:45:34

Age can be a suffix or prefix to create words like advantage or ageless to name but two.

What is but?

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Doodle Fri 02-Dec-22 19:42:56

But is the unfortunately large protuberance that sticks out behind me when I walk.

What is walk?

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Mollygo Fri 02-Dec-22 20:52:50

Walk is how you pronounce the word woke in some regions. What’s a region?

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biglouis Sat 03-Dec-22 00:26:50

A region is an area of the body near an organ, as in the lumbar region

What is an organ?

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Retread Sat 03-Dec-22 09:09:46

An organ is something that you need in order to organise stuff. What is stuff?

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MrsKen33 Sat 03-Dec-22 15:39:54

Stuff is a brown powder, you stuff up your nose to give you pleasure.
What is pleasure?

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Mollygo Sat 03-Dec-22 15:42:43

Pleasure is doing prep or marking when the football is on (like now). DH gets TV and company and I work undistracted.
What is company?

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Retread Sat 03-Dec-22 21:35:23

Company is something you keep. What is keep?

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biglouis Sat 03-Dec-22 23:23:02

Keep is what you aim do with your money so the tax man doesnt get his grubby hands on it.

What is tax?

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Squiffy Sat 03-Dec-22 23:48:09

Tax are small nails that are useful when doing diy.

What is useful?

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Doodle Sun 04-Dec-22 00:15:06

Useful is what the chef says after feeding you a big meal.

What is chef?

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biglouis Sun 04-Dec-22 00:27:24

Chef is the (usually male) head of an indigenous people or tribe

What is a tribe?

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Retread Sun 04-Dec-22 09:10:41

A tribe is a group of people where you feel you belong. What is belong?

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biglouis Sun 04-Dec-22 10:39:47

"Will you be long?" What a husband asks when his wife goes out and leaves him with the kids.

What is a husband?

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Mollygo Sun 04-Dec-22 11:15:56

Husband It’s a group of singers who sing all tunes to huhs when they don’t know the words.
What are tunes?

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Retread Sun 04-Dec-22 11:38:13

Tunes are ruins where the wind whistles through. What is a whistle?

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Doodle Sun 04-Dec-22 11:53:11

A whistle is what you wet with a drink in the local pub.

What is a pub.

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nanna8 Sun 04-Dec-22 23:30:57

A public place where you go to drink and chat with friends. What is a friend? ( could get a bit deep here 😀)

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MrsKen33 Mon 05-Dec-22 15:01:03

Friend is the beginning of the weekend. The end of Friday.

What is an end?

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Retread Mon 05-Dec-22 15:12:56

An end is also a beginning of something new or different. What is a beginning?

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Glorianny Mon 05-Dec-22 19:34:13

A beginning is the first G&T of the evening (make mine a large one)
What is an evening?

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