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A collectible new edition of Douglas Adams and John Lloyd's classic humour book
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In Life* there are many hundreds of common experiences, feelings, situations and even objects which we all know and recognize, but for which no words exist. On the other hand, the world is littered with thousands of spare words which spend their time doing nothing but loafing about on signposts pointing at places. Douglas Adams and John Lloyd saw it as their job to get these words down off the signposts and into the mouths of babes and sucklings and so on, where they could start earning their keep in everyday conversation and make a more positive contribution to society. The Meaning of Liff was the bestselling humour book that resulted. It sold hundreds of thousands of copies and remains to this day, nearly thirty years later, a much-loved classic of its kind. *And, indeed, Liff
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It's the perfect book to carry around with you and pass the odd minute here or there, at the bus stop, waiting to be called at the doctors office, just as long as you don't mind peolple staring at you when you hit a really funny one and start smiling and laughing to yourself.
46 of 49 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
First read the original version on the York to London train in April 1984, and by Stevenage was reading it aloud to my half of the carriage. My four children have been brought up on scullets, duddos, aboynes, goosnarge, kent expressions and, of course, clixbys. I have frequently been threatened with matricide for being exessively spreakly, but have never been accused of a ditherington. My husband has a fondness for my budbys, and has had consirable experience of poonas. I've had plenty of episodes of silesia, been occasionally duntish after being extremely solent, endured many a hoylake, committed the occasional hidcote bartram and have often been observed kelling. I'm also very adept at losing things in fiunaries. Anyone who understands some - or most of this - is at least as sad as I am, but probably, also like me, has more fun in life than many people.. Now have a copy of the Deeper Meaning, but haven't learned as many new words now my family have grown & flown. I still think a runcorn could be an athletes affliction, slimbridge a dieter's scales, and saundersfoot the irritating tapping made someone who is enjoying the sort of music you can't stand! Maybe they'll be an Even Deeper Meaning of Liff?
140 of 151 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am deeply disappointed that both books are still in circulation. The Deeper Meaning of Liff (TDMOF) is an updated edition of The Meaning of Liff (TMOF), it contains all the definitions found in TMOF and a significant number more. So why oh why is TMOF still being sold???? Don't make the same mistake I did, I bought both together.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
to funny to read in public, belly laughing on the train NURSE
Probably the funniest book ever written. How the authors came up with these ideas must have been a gift from gods.
Awesomely clever and insightful and unreasonably funny. Read more
Awesomely clever and insightful and unreasonably funny. Read more
Published 5 months ago by John J. Plant
Excellent
Excellent book, couldn't stop laughing. Get into Douglas Adams thinking and you're away. Took book to launderette to kill time, had to put it away because got too many funny looks... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Janice
The Meaning of Liff.
Didn't think I'd ever be able to get a version of this fantastic book. Bought it just to convert a friend to the gread Douglas Adams.
Published 5 months ago by Andi
I cried when I read this book
This is the third copy of this book that I have owned over the years and I am so happy to have it back again. Read more
Published 12 months ago by dize
Arrived second time.
Book arrived eventually. First book presumed lost in the post. Amazon redispatched via CityLink which arrived safely. Cannot comment on book's content as it was for a gift.
Published 16 months ago by Peter
Still amusing!
I bought this as a present because it amused me 20 years ago. I don't yet know whether the recipient will enjoy it as much as I do.
Published 18 months ago by Average Woman
hilarious
There aren't many things that make me laugh out loud but much of the stuff in here does. Very annoying for fellow passengers on a train when you keep bursting out laughing. Read more
Published 18 months ago by bart4books
Ingenious and very funny
A real classic. You will never think of place names in the same way again.
Published on 13 Mar 2010 by Dr. M. W. Patterson
The Meaning of Liff
I have read all Douglas Adams's books and every one has provided endless laughter... and astonishing imagination. One of the best authors EVER!
Published on 18 Dec 2009 by S B DEMPSTER
A silly book
I got a copy of this book as a present and although I tried to force myself to read it I could not, beyond the first few pages, find it even mildly amusing-very disappointing. Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2009 by Charlie Niven
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