Alternative meanings of words
Penny Wilkinson and family:
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Accountant: A noble insect
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Honiton: A lot of honey
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Shindig: Really uncomfortable boots
Shirley Hilton:
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Accordance: Squeezebox music to dance to
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Conservatory: Old lag working at No.10
Richard Talbot:
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Columbus: Public transport in a part of Cornwall
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Chair: A cup of tea with an eye in it
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Plaster-cast: Get actors drunk
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Troublesome: Difficult maths problem
Chris Poole:
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Carbuncle: A food faddish relative
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Physiology: The study of carbonated drinks
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Decider: To stop drinking scrumpy
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Paramour: A wild area for military training.
Jim Watts:
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Willy Nilly: Impotent
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Gargoyle: Olive-flavoured mouth wash
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Balderdash: Fast receding hairline
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Coffee: The person upon whom one coughs
Chris Niles: Bullfrog: An amphibian Regimental Sergeant Major.
The next Writing Wall Theme: Opening sentence of a book which you pick up and, on the basis of that sentence, decide not to read. Some examples: • Chloe picked up her diary and saw that she had nothing planned for the next three weeks – other than mowing the lawn. • Victorian salt cellars fascinated David and he was looking forward to his visit to the museum. • Sam had asked at least twelve women to marry him and none of them were honest enough to tell him why they said ‘no’ – that he smelled rotten. • Nothing ever happened in Ferryton, and today was no exception.
Please send to John Somers (j.w.somers@exeter.ac.uk) or post to Pear Tree Cottage, Lower Tale, Payhembury, HONITON, EX14 3HL by 12th December.