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Govende – a game of wordplay, puns, leaps of thought and trivia - GAME 2

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biglouis Sat 21-Jan-23 10:28:16

(BROOUGHT FORWARD FROM LAST GAME)

What is wisdom?

A type of document used by wizards to help cast their spells.

What are documents?

Caleo Tue 18-Apr-23 18:18:01

I think there used to be cough sweets called Tunes.

What makes some food taste sweet?

biglouis Wed 19-Apr-23 12:59:41

Sugar is a sweet food and also a patronising name which some men use to women.

What is food?

swampy1961 Wed 19-Apr-23 20:33:06

One type of food is food for thought - you can't eat it but you might digest the meaning of life while thinking about it!!

What is meaning?

Caleo Wed 19-Apr-23 21:17:19

Meaning is variously intention, or coherence depending on the context of the utterance. As Wittgenstein tells us "The meaning of word is its use."

Who was Wittgenstein?

Retread Wed 19-Apr-23 21:42:59

Wittgenstein - whoever he or she may be - was obtuse.

What is obtuse?

Caleo Thu 20-Apr-23 10:56:47

Obtuse angles are greater than 90 degrees.

What is degree?

biglouis Thu 20-Apr-23 11:34:22

A degree is something you get at university and pay for with borrowed money.

What is university?

Retread Thu 20-Apr-23 14:07:26

University is a city that has a uni for tertiary education.

What is tertiary?

biglouis Fri 21-Apr-23 13:14:57

Tertiary education is that which takes place after normal secondary school leaving age.

What is education?

Caleo Fri 21-Apr-23 13:41:12

Education is not the same as training, or indoctrination.

What is indoctrination?

swampy1961 Fri 21-Apr-23 15:44:50

Indoctrination is where you accept uncritically that a set of values are the be and end all. Not something that this website aspires to!! grin

What is website?

BlueBelle Fri 21-Apr-23 15:52:03

Now a website that’s what the estate agent spiders use to advertise their homes for sale online
What’s an agent ?

swampy1961 Fri 21-Apr-23 17:18:28

A gent is a man with hopefully impeccable manners.

What is impeccable?

Juliet27 Sat 22-Apr-23 07:32:41

Some revealing photos might give the impression the person is saying ‘I’m peccable’. a new word I learnt 😀

Juliet27 Sat 22-Apr-23 07:33:25

What is Impression

Caleo Sat 22-Apr-23 10:37:32

Impression means what the speaker intends it to mean which is usually 'an immediate perception '. 'Impression' has other uses including physical indentation like what dentists do before making making false teeth that fit.

What is perception?

Retread Sun 23-Apr-23 08:12:07

When someone has "had a few," there may be a perception that their proprioception is affected and they can't walk in a straight line.

What is affected?

biglouis Sun 23-Apr-23 13:03:03

Affected is a word often confused with effected but the meanings are entirely different.

What are meanings?

MrsKen33 Sun 23-Apr-23 13:59:08

They are lots of different ways to be unkind or spiteful to someone

What is spiteful?

biglouis Mon 24-Apr-23 11:42:49

The spittoons found in bars in the olden days were full of spit and other nasty things

What are bars?

Juliet27 Mon 24-Apr-23 11:54:44

It’s the sound sheep make

What is sound

Retread Mon 24-Apr-23 15:10:17

Apparently during a sound bath (which doesn't mean a proper bath smile ) the brainwave state is altered from normal waking state to a dreamlike state, and can even lower blood pressure.

What is pressure?

biglouis Mon 24-Apr-23 21:05:18

Pre-sure is the indecisive state of mind which precedes being sure

What is mind?

Squiffy Mon 24-Apr-23 21:50:56

Mind is how we get coal, gold, diamonds etc.

What is coal?

swampy1961 Mon 24-Apr-23 22:08:15

Coal is The Black Stuff!!
Ah no!! Got it wrong that was a movie about blokes laying tarmac!!

What is tarmac?

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