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If you didn't know that a banana phone is a "telecommunications banana that transmits speech by means of electric signals", or that kitten huffing is a "great alternative to normal street drugs and vitamins", then Uncyclopedia is the place to look.

You might notice, from the striking design similarity, that it's a spoof take on Wikipedia - and a lot more "sticky" to boot. Backchat has had quite a jolly summer getting deep inside it. OK, so a little of the content is potty-brained student humour, and some readers may find kitten-huffing ...

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