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The Meaning of Liff (Meaning of Liff, #1) QUOTES

1 " Alltami (n.)

The ancient art of being able to balance the hot and cold shower taps. "

― Douglas Adams , The Meaning of Liff (Meaning of Liff, #1)

2 " Aberystwyth (n.)

A nostalgic yearning which is in itself more pleasant than the thing being yearned for. "

― Douglas Adams , The Meaning of Liff (Meaning of Liff, #1)

3 " ABOYNE (vb.)
To beat an expert at a game of skill by playing so appallingly that none of his clever tactics or strategies are of any use to him. "

― Douglas Adams , The Meaning of Liff (Meaning of Liff, #1)

4 " Albacete (AL-ba-seet) n. A single surprisingly long hair growing in the middle of nowhere. "

― Douglas Adams , The Meaning of Liff (Meaning of Liff, #1)

5 " DETCHANT (n.)
That part of a hymn (usually a few notes at the end of a verse) where the tune goes so high or low that you suddenly have to change octaves to accommodate it. "

― Douglas Adams , The Meaning of Liff (Meaning of Liff, #1)

6 " CLUN (n.) A leg which has gone to sleep and has to be hauled around after you. "

― Douglas Adams , The Meaning of Liff (Meaning of Liff, #1)

7 " Abilene (AB-a-lene) adj. Descriptive of the pleasing coolness on the reverse side of the pillow. "

― Douglas Adams , The Meaning of Liff (Meaning of Liff, #1)

8 " DIDLING (participal vb.)
The process of trying to work out who did it when reading a whodunnit, and trying to keep your options open so that when you find out you can allow yourself to think that you knew perfectly well who it was all along. "

― Douglas Adams , The Meaning of Liff (Meaning of Liff, #1)

9 " BOTOLPHS (pl.n) Huge benign tumours which archdeacons and old chemistry teachers affect to wear on the sides of their noses. "

― Douglas Adams , The Meaning of Liff (Meaning of Liff, #1)

10 " Douglas, I've made a few small changes to acknowledge the passing of the years. Hope you're alive and well in some parallel universe - you're sadly missed in this one.

John Lloyd, Oxfordshire, 2013 "

― Douglas Adams , The Meaning of Liff (Meaning of Liff, #1)