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GOVENDE - a game of wordplay, puns, leaps of thought and trivia - GAME 3

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Juliet27 Sun 30-Jul-23 00:39:31

Continued from Game 2

What is belong

It’s when as a child you said you were just going out to play and your mother said ‘don’t be long, dinner’s nearly ready’

biglouis Fri 15-Sept-23 14:01:46

People who smoke tobacco claim those of us who dont are cowardly because we are afraid of catching cancer.

What is smoking?

Mollygo Fri 15-Sept-23 17:26:14

It’s what used to happen to my Granddad’s cardi if he inadvertently put his pipe in the pocket.

What’s inadvertently?

Retread Fri 15-Sept-23 18:08:51

In advert(ently) is when an irritating advert for a tent pops up when you're snooping other people's Facebook profiles.

What is a profile?

Wenmore Sat 16-Sept-23 00:18:19

A profile is a fictional creation aided by a creative but warped imagination and generally demonstrating a lack of literacy skills. Often accompanied by a blurry photo taken 10 years previously. Found on dating sites.

What is blurry?

biglouis Sat 16-Sept-23 10:00:32

Blurry is the kinds of pictures my camera sometimes produces when I dont use a tripod.

What is a tripod?

Retread Sat 16-Sept-23 11:32:05

A tripod is when you insert a pod to trial a new flavour in your fancy coffee machine.

What is insert?

travelsafar Sat 16-Sept-23 14:02:05

An insert is something you use in your shoe to help your gait.
What is gait?

biglouis Sun 17-Sept-23 13:34:19

Gait is a manner of walking and likely to be unsteady after a few glasses of wine.

What are glasses?

Wenmore Sun 17-Sept-23 18:29:53

Glasses are lassies from Glasgow with no ego.

What is Glasgow

BlueBelle Sun 17-Sept-23 18:39:58

Glasgow is when you know you ve had enough to drink and you say ‘Glass go I don’t want any more’
What is drink ?

travelsafar Sun 17-Sept-23 22:55:24

Drink is a liquid, achoholic or non, used when you are thirsty.

What is thirsty?

Wenmore Mon 18-Sept-23 00:09:03

Thir sty is where the third pig lives

What is a pig?

biglouis Tue 19-Sept-23 03:30:28

A greedy pig is someone at a Las Vegas buffet who loads their plate then goes back for seconds

What is greedy?

Retread Tue 19-Sept-23 12:11:24

Greedy is when a reedy person is grabby, avaricious.

What is avaricious?

Juliet27 Wed 20-Sept-23 06:52:35

Ricious is the name of a new delicious rice cake - why don’t you ‘av a ricious?

biglouis Wed 20-Sept-23 10:48:43

When you skirt around something in conversation you make hints but avoid direct confrontation.

What is confrontation?

Retread Thu 21-Sept-23 17:55:48

Confrontation is when you con yourself that you have been affronted, when someone said something that you chose to take as an insult.

What is an insult?

BlueBelle Thu 21-Sept-23 17:57:33

Insult is when you find a little bit of pepper in the salt
What is pepper ?

biglouis Fri 22-Sept-23 00:54:16

Peppers liven up bland food to make it more appetising.

What is bland?

Wenmore Sat 23-Sept-23 11:35:00

Bland is the air traffics control system for bees.

What is air?

Mollygo Sat 23-Sept-23 11:40:38

Air is something you can play on a G-string.

What’s a g-string?

biglouis Sat 23-Sept-23 11:41:25

Bach composed an "air on a g string" which is like a pair of scanty lacey knickers.

What are knickers?

BlueBelle Sat 23-Sept-23 12:55:56

Knickers are what someone does when they steal of a lady they nick her goods
What are goods ?

henetha Sat 23-Sept-23 13:43:05

Goods are a gang, and bads are another gang. Just like the sharks and the jets in West Side Story. They like fighting each other.
What's fighting?

Retread Sat 23-Sept-23 16:14:48

Fighting is when you try to cook something in microwave in a metal container and instead of having "Chicken Ding" you get Fight Ting as the sparks fly.

What is a spark?