HUMOUR Excerpts from the revised and updated edition of Forget’s Dictionary of Inaccurate Facts, Furphys and Falsehoods*

Bananarama: Bananas as far as the eye can see. Balderdash: The 100-metre event at the Follically Challenged Olympics. Barney: A fight with a purple dinosaur. BBL: Building Blocks of Life, technical chemical formulation of stout. Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Scottish anthem. Also, a pint of ale in the Lowlands. Capsicum spray: Garnishment on a plate of hor d’ouevres. Cavalier attitude: Being hanged for a ruffle as a lamb. Crash dummy: As in, “If you drink and drive, you’re a …

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