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“Contrafibularity” was a nonsense word originally made up by Richard Curtis for ''[[wikipedia:Blackadder|Blackadder]]'', and also used (in the form of “Friction contrafibulator”) in his ''Doctor Who'' script ''[[w:c:tardis:Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)]]''. As ''contra'' means against and the ''fibula'' is one of the major bones of the leg, the word sneakily refers to “pulling someone's leg”. Hence, it appears that Sylvester Shoebill ironically deceived Jenny about the value of a ‘deceiving machine’. | “Contrafibularity” was a nonsense word originally made up by Richard Curtis for ''[[wikipedia:Blackadder|Blackadder]]'', and also used (in the form of “Friction contrafibulator”) in his ''Doctor Who'' script ''[[w:c:tardis:Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)]]''. As ''contra'' means against and the ''fibula'' is one of the major bones of the leg, the word sneakily refers to “pulling someone's leg”. Hence, it appears that Sylvester Shoebill ironically deceived Jenny about the value of a ‘deceiving machine’. | ||
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