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Posted by friday, 12:28, 26th February 2004:
 
For my next ITC assignment, I am to give a 5-8min speech on Lexicology.

I want to expose the humour & meaning in phrases which use one word spelt wrong or a word with double meaning.

Anyone think of anything?

For example

Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these
really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's
like, a serious bummer.

etc
Posted by Brock, 12:30, 26th February 2004:
 
aaaaggghhhh! You keep making me think, friday! That's mean!

/determined to come up with something good now...
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:31, 26th February 2004:
 
ITC assignment, eh? Are you Lew Grade?

*dons conspiracy hat*
Posted by Alfie, 12:31, 26th February 2004:
 
Abundance: Big party held in a bakery

Cauterise: Made eye contact with her

www.g0akh.f2s.com/Anagrams/The_New_Meani...
Posted by Alfie, 12:32, 26th February 2004:
 
Pantry: A collection of pants
Posted by friday, 12:32, 26th February 2004:
 
Brock - it's brain food!

AP - eh?
Posted by Brock, 12:33, 26th February 2004:
 
"countryside"

The killing of an obnoxious person or persons. I've posted it before but I like it...

"Coffee" Someone who has been coughed upon.
Posted by Brock, 12:34, 26th February 2004:
 
Pantry: The natural source of underwear (or cooking implements), surely?
Posted by Alfie, 12:34, 26th February 2004:
 
the best one has to be
Suffocation: Being made to live in Ipswich
Posted by Brock, 12:35, 26th February 2004:
 
Hahahaha! I like that a lot. Although I think Great Yarmouth would be nastier for forced occupation.
Posted by friday, 12:36, 26th February 2004:
 
Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding a stupid person that stops bright ideas from penetrating
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:36, 26th February 2004:
 
(ITC - 1960's UK TV company. Boss was Lew Grade, famous TV mogul)
Posted by Alfie, 12:37, 26th February 2004:
 
Spamphlet: A thick section included in the centre pages of a magazine designed to look like an legitimate article with the words, "Special Advertising Section" written on the top in microscopic letters
Posted by Alfie, 12:37, 26th February 2004:
 
one for ap: Wangst: Post-masturbatory guilt
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:40, 26th February 2004:
 
one for alfie: FUCK OFF CHAY :p
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:46, 26th February 2004:
 
Cannibal - Someone who is fed up with people

Seems appropriate ;)
Posted by friday, 12:48, 26th February 2004:
 
ITV wasnt it AP?

ITC is International Training in Communication
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:51, 26th February 2004:
 
(ITC were a TV production and distribution company and sometimes ITV franchise, based in Elstree, later bought out by Polygram)
Posted by Alfie, 12:54, 26th February 2004:
 
"fed up, with people"

damn that's clever
Posted by cal, 12:55, 26th February 2004:
 
ITC = Independant Televison Commission, surely?
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:57, 26th February 2004:
 
That was later on, that particular ITC came about when Thatcher disbanded the IBA, IIRC.
Posted by friday, 12:58, 26th February 2004:
 
When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.

(ITC probably stands for a lot of things)
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:58, 26th February 2004:
 
I Toss Chimps.
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:59, 26th February 2004:
 
Impale Terry Christian*.





*(with an inanimate non-sexual object)
Posted by cal, 14:58, 26th February 2004:
 
i think carefully
Posted by Sul, 15:22, 26th February 2004:
 
Invisible Talking Cat

*edit
Posted by Alfie, 15:25, 26th February 2004:
 
where?
Posted by Rosie, 15:27, 26th February 2004:
 
I Talk Cack
Posted by 100% kitten, 15:29, 26th February 2004:
 
I've touched Cal ;)

Password - something soft and blunt - the anti-sword. (that doesn't really work does it?)
Carp-ark - A novelty tank in which to keep pet carp (that doesn't really work either, dammit)
Tandem - What you ask staff in 'the electric beach' to do to your legs (I give up)
Posted by Alfie, 15:32, 26th February 2004:
 
that last one is good
Posted by Alfie, 15:33, 26th February 2004:
 
Pandemic - to fry an irishman
Posted by Alfie, 15:33, 26th February 2004:
 
Pandemic - Irish Panda Bear
Posted by arsepuppy, 15:36, 26th February 2004:
 
Racialist.
Posted by 100% kitten, 15:39, 26th February 2004:
 
Comical - a nerd who advocates the overthrow of capitalism by the revolution of the proletariat ;)
Posted by Alfie, 15:40, 26th February 2004:
 
hehe
Posted by Alfie, 15:42, 26th February 2004:
 
Comical - The maker of this site in pencil doodle form
Posted by Alfie, 15:44, 26th February 2004:
 
Animator - Someone who shags an annoying singing urchin
Posted by 100% kitten, 15:49, 26th February 2004:
 
*slaps forehead*
coworker - a cow which is orking!
Posted by arsepuppy, 15:54, 26th February 2004:
 
I like cows.
Posted by cal, 17:16, 26th February 2004:
 
i think cow orker might be prior art ;)


did she touch me? i'll never wash again! etc
Posted by arsepuppy, 17:19, 26th February 2004:
 
hee hee!
Posted by Brock, 17:19, 26th February 2004:
 
At least you have a new excuse now...
Posted by cal, 17:40, 26th February 2004:
 
shush! you'll ruin my chances
Posted by Brock, 17:41, 26th February 2004:
 
He says, moving to the other side of the Atlantic!

/smacks head

Think boy!
Posted by reitsma, 21:27, 26th February 2004:
 
some i heard somewhere:

osteopornosis - a degenerate disease

aquadextrous - the ability to turn on and off the hot water taps in the bath with your toes.

unwords
Posted by Abe Frohman, 21:35, 26th February 2004:
 
Is word power the literary equivalent to the Spice Girls?