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Stu Faulkner

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As in the title.

There are a lot of them about and they have been for years.

It's when two words are combined into one new one IE- Smoke and Fog = Smog 

Lots of new ones keep appearing and the car industry make them up all the time with words like 'Simpology'

My favourite at the moment is 'Shart'... You work it out.???

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Guloes = Gulf shoes

Gulfkini = Stuart's beachwear :p;) 

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2 hours ago, Stuart Faulkner - Shows & Events Coordinator said:

My favourite at the moment is 'Shart'... You work it out.???

When one gets to a certain age, a fart is not to be trusted...?

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16 hours ago, Andy Banks - Chairman said:

When one gets to a certain age, a fart is not to be trusted...?

That's one of the Golden Rules of the bus pass age:

Never trust a fart.

Never miss an opportunity for a pee.

Never waste and erection. (you may never have another...)

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A very apt one for kit car builders : "Velcro", a portmanteau of the French "Velours" (velvet) and "Crochet" (hook);

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20 hours ago, Captain Colonial said:

Gulfkini = Stuart's beachwear :p;) 

I wonder if it will make it into the dictionary?

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Chelly.

Its where you get so fat that your chest and belly are combined.

cankles. 

As before but with calf's and ankles.

Snart.

Where a sneeze is so violent that it becomes something else.

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On 28/08/2017 at 10:39, DonPeffers said:

Infotainment-------really annoying word.

Sympology, Just as crap.

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