WOD April 21 2020

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WOD April 21 2020

maryse pey�

WOD April 21 2020

Hi everyone !

Thanks a million dear Les for your choosing my silly daffynition.

Here is the new proposition and don�t forget : your ideas are all welcome ! We need to laugh and this game is a very good means to !

So here�s for you : KERFUFFLE ... cough cough but no need of tissue for the occasion.

Let�s start the funny witty gentle audacious delicious absurd ... daffynitions PLEASE !

Hugs to all.

Maryse.

21 Apr 2020

valodra

KER means home ( Briton language )

Fuffle bars are treats - can be with peanut butter….

Soooooooooo………..

A kerfuffle ( noun ) is a place where you can get peanut butter treats.

Easy !

Have a nice day ;-)

Val

21 Apr 2020

karagozian

pfffffff !!!!

I know that too well !!!!

Simply a French student clearly trying to say or pronounce "carefully" !

Dear Maryse you�re ruthless with our poor students.

21 Apr 2020

savilla

A kerfuffle is a cover for a car made out of woollen or cotton material, to protect it from scratches and dust while it�s in the garage.

22 Apr 2020

cunliffe

It�s a soft furry hat. I�ve got one. Here is the Queen, modelling hers. Mine is much bigger.

Fur Majesty leads the big hat brigade as the Royal Family attend ...

22 Apr 2020

karagozian

@ Lynne

because YOU are bigger !!!!!

22 Apr 2020

FrauSue

"Kerfuffle" is the sound a sneeze makes when you�re wearing a protective mask, so a sound we hear a lot at the moment.

22 Apr 2020

cunliffe

@ Monique: I am tiny, actually - but my head is a bit bigger than average, for obvious reasons.

Huge brain, just in case it wasn�t obvious.

22 Apr 2020

karagozian

@lynne: Maybe tiny but so shiny. Une belle personne.

23 Apr 2020

ldthemagicman

Dear Members;

Once again, I must remind all competitors to use their vast knowledge of linguistics.

They have omitted to remember the Great Vowel Shift of Thursday, the 30th of February, 1931.

This was one year after I was born. I remember that day very well indeed..

King George the 5th, the grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, was sovereign on the throne.

King George the 5th, who was the king when I was born, was the son of King Edward the 7th, and was Victoria and Albert�s son.

But, you know this already!

KERFUFFLE

This word is derived from two words ---- "Kerf" and "Uffle"

The first word, "Kerf" refers to the cut made by a saw, particularly by "a kerf saw". This cut is about 2 mm. in width. So, when the carpenter or joiner cuts a length of wood, he must make allowance for this, or the wood will be too short. You can make a length of wood curved (kerfed) by cutting across it at regular intervals, and then bending it into the curve, into an arc, into a part of a circle.

Because of The Great Vowel Shift, the vowels changed in the second word, "Uffle", and it became "Effel".

But, I digress.

The word KERFUFFLE originated in a carol sung in the East End of London, at Christmas time. It uses the two words, "Kerf" and "Effel"The carol is in praise of a young Cockney girl named Ethel, (which in the London Cockney dialect, is pronounced "Effel").

Here is the carol.

Skerf! Effel.

Serf! Chef�ll

easy bake a Christmas pie.

Astroturf! Effel.

Turf! Jeff�ll

squirt the blooming gravy in your eye!

So, KERFUFFLE is a comic Cockney Christmas Carol.

I forgot to mention that a librarian friend of mine, John, found, in "Paradise Lost" (by John Milton), a second Joke Evening of the Royals. It was, again, delivered by Prince Edward, to his parents, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. THIS WILL BE CONTINUED ON THE NEXT PAGE.

Les Douglas

23 Apr 2020

ldthemagicman

Dear Members,

Earlier, I mentioned my friend, John, the librarian.

Gateshead, where we both live, is in the north-east of England,

It is famous for three things.

1) Gateshead Library, which is HUGE, and has a MASSIVE archive of old books.

2) Gateshead Metrocentre, the largest shopping centre in Europe.

3) Gateshead is the only town in the United Kingdom which had Direct Current Electricity, NOT Alternating Current Electricity.

Those of you with technical knowledge, will know that Direct Current comes DIRECTLY from the Electric Power Station to your House.

By contrast, Alternating Current can�t decide whether to come directly to your house, or ALTERNATIVELY, to go to the house next door.

THE ROYAL JOKE EVENING, NUMBER 2

Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert are spending the evening, listening to jokes, told by their son, Prince Edward.

1) Edward. "Why did the chicken cross the road?"

Victoria and Albert. "I don�t know. Why did the chicken cross the road?"

Edward. To get to the other side.

2) E. "Why did the cow cross the road?"

V & A. "I don�t know. Why did the cow cross the road?"

E. "To get to the udder side."

3) E. "Why did the toddler toddle across the road?"

V & A. "I don�t know. Why did the toddler toddle across the road?"

E. "To pat the chicken on the head."

4) E. "Why did the duck cross the road?"

V & A. "I don�t know. Why did the duck cross the road?"

E. "To prove that he wasn�t chicken."

5) E. "Why did the horse cross the road?"

V & A. "I don�t know. Why did the horse cross the road?"

E. "Because the chicken needed a day off."

6) E. "Why did the dinosaur cross the road?"

V & A. "I don�t know. Why did the dinosaur cross the road?"

E. "Because chickens hadn�t been invented yet."

7) E. "Why did the skeleton cross the road?"

V & A. "I don�t know. Why did the skeleton cross the road?"

E. "To get to the The Body Shop."

8) E. "Why did the spider cross the road?"

V & A. "I don�t know. Why did the spider cross the road?"

E. "To get to his Website."

9) E. "Why did the chicken NOT cross the road?"

V & A. "I don�t know. Why did the chicken NOT cross the road?"

E. "Because it would be a fowl thing to do."

10) E. "Why did the rubber chicken cross the road?"

V & A. "I don�t know. Why did the rubber chicken cross the road?"

E. "To stretch his legs."

11) E. "What do you call a chicken that is crossing the Road?"

V & A. "I don�t know. What do you call a chicken that is crossing the Road?"

E. "Poultry in Motion."

12) Edward. "What happened when the elephant crossed the road?"

Victoria and Albert. "I don�t know. What happened when the elephant crossed the road?"

Edward. "It stepped on the chicken."

V E R Y L O N G P A U S E

Victoria and Albert. "We are NOT amused!"

I hope that these jokes have helped you to pass a few amusing moments.

Do NOT forget!

KERFUFFLE is a comic Cockney Christmas Carol.

Les Douglas

23 Apr 2020

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