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31st Jan 2011, 7:53 pm | #1 |
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Uxbridge English Dictionary
Many forum members are fans of I'm Sorry I haven't a Clue, a programme which can surely now be described as Vintage. This online version of the Uxbridge English Dictionary contains a number of useful technical terms
http://www.alspcs.com/main.html Christoper Capener may particularly enjoy this one... Saxophones: A large bag full of telecommunication devices. |
31st Jan 2011, 8:59 pm | #2 |
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Now I have stopped rolling around the floor, thank you!
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31st Jan 2011, 10:38 pm | #3 |
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Jeffrey,
Many thanks for the link from a house full of ISIHAC fans - absolutely cracking. Not sure what my sons English teacher will make of them though TYJ
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31st Jan 2011, 10:54 pm | #4 |
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I got a paper version for Christmas a few years ago; these definitions seem to be different but just as hilarious. Figuring out just how some twisted mind was working to come up with the definitions is quite engaging. A taste for puns definitely helps
From a quick trawl, I rather like this one: Inkling: The suspicious feeling you're being massively ripped off when you buy a printer cartridge.
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1st Feb 2011, 6:03 pm | #5 |
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Creche - a car accident in Woking (My dear, it made a dreadful beng)
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1st Feb 2011, 8:29 pm | #6 |
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A cleaner version of Rogers Profanisaurus but still extremely funny
I've got one of these: "Edelweiss - An unused bench clamp." somwhere Cheers n Beers, David...... |
2nd Feb 2011, 12:23 am | #7 |
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On an electrical theme:
Ohm -where a resistor lives! .........I'll get me coat Greg
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2nd Feb 2011, 9:26 am | #8 |
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Eddy current- Mr Cochran before he died!
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2nd Feb 2011, 9:39 am | #9 |
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Dipole- an aerial for receiving BBC Wales
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2nd Feb 2011, 11:21 am | #10 |
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I've had the book version for a few years now. There's also Professor Branestawm's Dictionary:
Abominable = Explosive device in male cow
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2nd Feb 2011, 3:21 pm | #11 |
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Trying (hard) to keep on topic:
Ferranti- elderly female relative with a moustache Mega ohm- where a very wealthy resistor may live
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2nd Feb 2011, 3:35 pm | #12 |
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Resistor: If it's the SWMBO you may well not.
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2nd Feb 2011, 4:09 pm | #13 |
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Dielectric - Welsh Electrician
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2nd Feb 2011, 4:17 pm | #14 |
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Inductance: What might happen if a mallard swallows a fish or other small animal that's still alive
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2nd Feb 2011, 8:50 pm | #15 |
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Decola- de brown fizzy drink in de fridge
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2nd Feb 2011, 9:24 pm | #16 |
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Diploma - Di fella who fixes di pipes.
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2nd Feb 2011, 9:42 pm | #17 |
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Diode : A welsh poem about a rectifier
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3rd Feb 2011, 1:25 am | #18 |
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No, the correct definition of Diode is simply "Welsh poet".
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3rd Feb 2011, 9:43 am | #19 |
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Kilocycle- a dangerous push bike
Battery- fish from the chip shop
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