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"The Meaning of Liff" by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd
In Life*, there are many hundreds of common experiences, feelings, situations and even objects which we all know and recognize, but for which no words exist.
On the other hand, the world is littererd with thousands of spare words which spend their time doing nothing but loafing about on signposts pointing at places.
Our job, as wee see it, is to get these words dow off the signposts and into the mouths of babes and sucklings and so on, where they can start earning their keep in everyday conversation and make a more positive contribution to society.
-Douglas Adams & John Lloyd
*And, indeed, in Liff.
An extract:
MINCHINHAMPTON (n.)
The expression on a man's face when he has just zipped up his trousers without due care and attention.
In Life*, there are many hundreds of common experiences, feelings, situations and even objects which we all know and recognize, but for which no words exist.
On the other hand, the world is littererd with thousands of spare words which spend their time doing nothing but loafing about on signposts pointing at places.
Our job, as wee see it, is to get these words dow off the signposts and into the mouths of babes and sucklings and so on, where they can start earning their keep in everyday conversation and make a more positive contribution to society.
-Douglas Adams & John Lloyd
*And, indeed, in Liff.
An extract:
MINCHINHAMPTON (n.)
The expression on a man's face when he has just zipped up his trousers without due care and attention.
Aug 7, 2006 9:50 PM
Re: "The Meaning of Liff" - by Douglas Adams
I'm amazed that more people didn't love this. I LOVE this.
DROITWICH (n.)
A street dance. The two partners approach from opposite directions and try politely to get out of each other's way. They step to the left, step to the right, apologise, step to the left again, apologise again, bump into each other and repeat as often as unnecessary.
DROITWICH (n.)
A street dance. The two partners approach from opposite directions and try politely to get out of each other's way. They step to the left, step to the right, apologise, step to the left again, apologise again, bump into each other and repeat as often as unnecessary.
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