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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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MissAdventure Wed 09-Nov-22 00:24:35

A maniacal phlebotomist with a blunt needle.

What is blunt?

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Squiffy Wed 09-Nov-22 00:13:26

Archaic is the medieval way of saying 'our cake'.

What is medieval?

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Namsnanny Tue 08-Nov-22 23:44:16

An archaic way of playing music

What is archaic?

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fairfraise Tue 08-Nov-22 22:15:40

Wendy is wind that blows you off track. What is track?

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Namsnanny Tue 08-Nov-22 22:13:55

Trendy is a male Wendy

What is Wendy?

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fairfraise Tue 08-Nov-22 21:56:55

A trendy sausage dog. What is trendy?

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Namsnanny Tue 08-Nov-22 21:47:53

An old fashioned way to get pregnant.

What is fashioned?

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Mollygo Tue 08-Nov-22 21:44:26

It’s the foundation of pop music and rhythm.
What is rhythm?

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Namsnanny Tue 08-Nov-22 21:34:58

Deeper is what happens if you eat a lot of Beetroot.

What is Beetroot?

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Retread Tue 08-Nov-22 20:54:00

A day is what Johnny Cash sings about: "You load 16 tons and what do you get, another day older and deeper in debt". What is deeper?

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MrsKen33 Tue 08-Nov-22 18:02:15

It’s when you go somewhere on a Tuesday when you were expected on Monday. A day late ……date

What is a day ?

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MissAdventure Tue 08-Nov-22 15:55:09

It's what you do to your hair in order to avoid an evening with Graham from accounts and a Nandos.

What is a date?

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Retread Tue 08-Nov-22 15:27:30

(Haha some of these are very funny).

Online is where the I hang my washing. What is washing?

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Mollygo Tue 08-Nov-22 14:38:12

It’s what happens to you when you purchase anything in shops or online.
What’s online?

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MissAdventure Tue 08-Nov-22 11:20:38

It's what you build up during a work aaat!

What is build?

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Namsnanny Tue 08-Nov-22 11:16:00

The first house in the road

What is first?

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biglouis Tue 08-Nov-22 09:16:26

A corner is a kind of stone which is reckoned to be very important.

What is stone?

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foxie48 Tue 08-Nov-22 09:11:10

A leg is what a chunky horse has at each corner. what's a corner?

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MissAdventure Mon 07-Nov-22 23:51:28

A cat with eight legs.

What is a leg?

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Namsnanny Mon 07-Nov-22 23:37:02

An adult octopus

What is an octopus?

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Retread Mon 07-Nov-22 15:24:56

Difficulty is when you have an interest in the occult and I differ from you.

What is occult?

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Mollygo Mon 07-Nov-22 14:58:11

Wheels are circular things that save us the trouble of walking or carrying. It’s the the wheels within wheels that cause difficulty.
What is difficulty?

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foxie48 Mon 07-Nov-22 14:22:51

Tired is how you describe a car with rubber wheels, what are wheels?

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aquagran Mon 07-Nov-22 13:51:31

Yarn is what you do with your mouth open when tired.
What is tired?

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Namsnanny Mon 07-Nov-22 12:17:53

The Father of different sized yarns

What is yarn?

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