Douglas Adams

[winifred]

According to 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd, what word is given to the definition, 'a hilarious joke which somehow isn't hilarious when you try to tell it'?  Is it a) Gissing   b) Great Witley   c) Kippax

d) Hidcote Boyce

[jills]

why can I never find my copy when I need it?  

I'd guess it was b) Great Witley, but will hunt out  book and confirm.

One of the greatest books I've ever read.  I can't remember laughing as loudly or as long at any other book (and it works every time I pick it up).  Except possibly The Deeper Meaning of Liff.