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Recently, the great Humphrey Lyttelton, passed away. He had a marvelous voice, ideal for the radio. I often spent many hours listening to ‘I’m sorry I haven’t got a Clue’ Often I didn’t understand all the jokes, but, I enjoyed listening just for the sense of fun and offbeat humour. As mentioned in this post – The Real Meaning of Words, “I’m sorry I haven’t a Clue” often played on the meaning of words:

Quotes from Uxbridge English Dictionary

Satire – seated in a more elevated position.

scandal – footwear you should be ashamed of

telepathy – you can’t be bothered to turn on the TV

Varnish – to disappear in Mayfair

Xenophobia – fear of Buddhists

From: The Uxbridge English Dictionary Seventeenth Edition (approx) Completely revived As heard on I’m sorry I haven’t a clue.

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