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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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BlueBelle Fri 06-Jan-23 10:01:29

Burial now that’s a berry that grows on a Al tree thought we all knew that 😂
What is a tree?

No problem juliette it’s happened to me too

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Fernbergien Fri 06-Jan-23 12:07:49

Something to put in shoe to make it grow instead of corn on your toe.

What’s a corn.

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biglouis Fri 06-Jan-23 12:09:41

A tree shows your family and forbears and can reveal some hidden secrets.

What are secrets?

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biglouis Fri 06-Jan-23 12:11:57

Sorry (mis posted)

Corn can grow in a field where its welcome or on your foot where its definitely not.

What is a field?

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Juliet27 Fri 06-Jan-23 13:35:04

A field is what a cricketer does to spoil the other team’s fun.

What’s a team

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Retread Fri 06-Jan-23 17:12:27

Being a team is what couples should strive for, including those that are married.

What is married?

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swampy1961 Fri 06-Jan-23 23:10:25

Married is the legal bit of shacking up together!! But some people are said to be married to their job, money, or sport which isn't legally binding but leads to exclusivity in their lives. But some may prefer it like that!!!

What is legally?

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biglouis Sat 07-Jan-23 00:17:39

Le-galley is where food is cooked on a French ship.

What is a ship?

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MrsKen33 Sat 07-Jan-23 05:13:36

Love itbiglouis

A ship is a hip with sauce on it.

What is sauce?

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biglouis Sat 07-Jan-23 08:40:50

Saucy underwear is what men buy for women.

What is underwear?

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BlueBelle Sat 07-Jan-23 08:44:10

Underwear is what everyone makes in coronation street
What is a coronation ?

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henetha Sat 07-Jan-23 09:51:07

Coronation is a British kind of curry, quite mild and creamy.

What is curry?

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nana5852 Sat 07-Jan-23 11:26:34

To curry is to solicit favours. What is favours?

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swampy1961 Sat 07-Jan-23 17:56:51

Those rock hard almond sweets that were all the rage to give after the meal at a wedding. They were given as a symbol of good luck - never quite sure if that is for the couple or their guests!! grin

What's rock?

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Retread Sun 08-Jan-23 10:33:15

Rock is when someone thinks you're great, as in "You rock!" Or "You really rock the Boho look!" What is a look?

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nanna8 Sun 08-Jan-23 10:46:38

A look is something teachers use to settle rowdy students.
What is rowdy?

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MrsKen33 Sun 08-Jan-23 11:20:38

A cowboy from Rawhide, I believe. Mr Yates?

What is a cowboy?

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Mollygo Sun 08-Jan-23 14:33:42

Another name for a bull.
What is bull

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Squiffy Sun 08-Jan-23 14:33:56

A cow boy is a young bull.

What is young?

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LadyHonoriaDedlock Sun 08-Jan-23 14:34:59

Young is what you were when you knew everything.

What is omniscience?

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nana5852 Sun 08-Jan-23 15:17:16

Omni science is the study of meditation. … What’s study?

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Wheniwasyourage Sun 08-Jan-23 15:39:58

Study is a room where you pretend to be are doing intellectual work.

What is intellectual?

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biglouis Sun 08-Jan-23 15:43:42

An intellectual places a high value on a certain field of knowledge but may completely lack common sense.

What is common?

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Doodle Sun 08-Jan-23 15:49:11

Oh com mon is what you say when you’re exasperated with someone

What is exasperated?

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nana5852 Sun 08-Jan-23 16:53:06

Ex aspirated is what we call the foreign body that emerges after the heimlich manoeuvre. What is manoeuvre?

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