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		<title>The Meaning of Liff &#8211; My Contribution</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Douglas Adams created a book called the Meaning of Liff. It&#8217;s a compilation of English Placenames used to describe things that currently have no actual word attached to them. It&#8217;s a funny book, and it&#8217;s also a game I like to play on long road trips through the Australian Outback, to keep us amused, chortling, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Douglas Adams created a book called the Meaning of Liff. It&#8217;s a compilation of English Placenames used to describe things that currently have no actual word attached to them. It&#8217;s a funny book, and it&#8217;s also a game I like to play on long road trips through the Australian Outback, to keep us amused, chortling, laughing, sometimes guffawing, and occasionally snickering.</p>
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<strong>Here&#8217;s how you do it:</strong></p>
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<li>You see a placename on a signpost.</li>
<li>You come up with a definition for that word, using it to describe a concept, feeling or thing that currently has no word attached to it.</li>
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<p>Here are some of my own examples. These are real Australian placenames. You&#8217;ll get the idea.<br />
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<p><em><strong>Goondiwindi:</strong></em><br />
A small embarrassing fart unexpectedly expelled when laughing out loud in quiet company.</p>
<p><em><strong>Ardleton:</strong></em><br />
A person of advancing years who drives at a speed so slow that they could possibly pass away before they reach their destination.</p>
<p><em><strong>Barrogan:</strong></em><br />
A frustrated person who is in a hurry to drive somewhere quickly, and who is being prevented from doing so because they are stuck behind an <em>Ardleton.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>Conway:<br />
</strong></em>A road that you drive down for a considerable distance before you realise that a prankster has in fact turned the sign at the last junction in the opposite direction.</p>
<p><strong><em>Hindmarsh:</em></strong><br />
An inviting patch of lawn which appears to be dry and the perfect spot for a picnic, however, after sitting there for an extended period you discover that your bottom is actually wet.</p>
<p><em><strong>Bangalow:</strong></em><br />
A car which has had its suspension lowered so as to increase performance, but which is in such a decrepit state of repair that you wonder why the owner would bother in the first place.</p>
<p><em><strong>Andover:</strong></em><br />
The act of hanging around for as little time as possible at a car dealership when you trade your old car for a new one, knowing that the old one is on its last legs and will probably never start again.</p>
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