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LeTombeauDeCooperman
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« on: 15:34:57, 29-09-2008 »
The government has just announced that Ofcom’s role will be segmented. This will result in the creation of a number of “mini-Ofcoms”, each dedicated to a particular social class or interest group. Among the first mini-Ofcoms will be:

* Toffcom - for people from the upper echelons of society
* Doffcom - for those with deferential attitudes towards the upper classes
* Quaffcom - for anyone who has sung in Holst’s “At the Boar’s Head”


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« Reply #1 on: 16:51:16, 29-09-2008 »
Coughcom - for ill people who nevertheless insist on attending concerts
Coiffcom - for people with unusual hairstyles
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« Reply #2 on: 16:54:23, 29-09-2008 »
Mothcom - for hopeless romantics
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« Reply #3 on: 17:02:33, 29-09-2008 »
Troughcom - for greedy people
Sloughcom - for changeable people
Wrathcom - for vengeful people
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« Reply #4 on: 18:11:44, 29-09-2008 »
Several more mini-Ofcoms were announced a short while ago:

* Gothcom - for teenagers who like to dress up in black

* Frothcom - for those who like Radio 3 trailers

* Houghcom - for admirers of Engish pianists who have difficulties with the idiosyncracies of English
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« Reply #5 on: 18:17:21, 29-09-2008 »
A few more mini-offcoms have been unveiled:

Slothcom – for lazy citizens

Scoffcom – for those who deem themselves superior

Profcom – reserved for our academics

BorisGodunovcom – for complaints against tyrranical rulers
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« Reply #6 on: 18:56:57, 29-09-2008 »
Finetooth-com   -   Regulator of Correct Hyphen Placement 

Honeycom   -   Not a regulator at all. Just to get some more bee adverts up.
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« Reply #7 on: 19:35:21, 29-09-2008 »
No one's come up with Sodofcom yet?
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« Reply #8 on: 19:36:59, 29-09-2008 »
Dimcom - for Planning employees.
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« Reply #9 on: 19:56:38, 29-09-2008 »
Quote from: George Garnett on 18:56:57, 29-09-2008
Honeycom   -   Not a regulator at all. Just to get some more bee adverts up.

 Cheesy


Flothcom - for people who lisp but nonetheless look after their teeth well.
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« Reply #10 on: 20:14:12, 29-09-2008 »
Several mini-ofcoms will be regulating the amount of Russian music

* Liad-offcom
* Rachmanin-offcom
* Rimsky-Korsak-offcom

nor should we forget the regulator in charge of the correct transliteration of Russian names

* chaiceffscom  (sic)

 
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« Reply #11 on: 21:37:06, 29-09-2008 »
Bosscom - for managers living near Bournemouth

Intercom - for producers of entryphones
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« Reply #12 on: 21:55:31, 29-09-2008 »
I am pleased to announce further Ofcom spin-offs:

* Switchoffcom - For Radio 3 listeners who don't like chat

* Wathcom - For people living near Rotherham

* Philip Rothcom - For lovers of American literature

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