I always believed that there were none, but on a rewatch of QI, I learned there are actually two:

  • Hurple / hirple: To limp (verb) or a limping gait (noun)
  • Curple: A strap under the girth of a horse’s saddle to stop the saddle from kicking forward.

YouTube: QI | What Rhymes With Purple?

  • Rhynoplaz
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    378 months ago

    I can finally finish my limerick!

    • SanguinePar
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      A horse that was wearing a curple,
      Found the sting of a wasp made him hirple,
      Said the horse, “I don’t mind”
      “But I’m starting to find,”
      “That the spot of the sting has turned purple!”

      • daddyjones
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        38 months ago

        I regret that I have but one upvote to give.

        • SanguinePar
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          38 months ago

          I’ll treasure it always :-)

      • Orionza
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        28 months ago

        Take my upvote

    • Nougat
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      I’ve been at it so long that my head’s thick,

      • @Darthjaffacake
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        58 months ago

        Unfortunately some of these words don’t quite click.

        • @[email protected]
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          I can *fin’ly fin-ish my *lim’rick

          I’ve been at it so long *that my head’s thick

          My lines rhyme with no hirple

          But unlike links that are purple

          *Sadly some of these words don’t quite click.

  • @danh2os
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    118 months ago

    What is light urple?

  • @shyguyblue
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    If you’re interested in words, Something Rhymes with Purple is a podcast with Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth.

    Whenever Gyles is on Qi, about half the episode is him going off on an anecdote.

    Edit: Fixed spelling

    • Admiral PatrickOP
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      Whenever Giles is on Qi, about half the episode is him going off on an anecdote.

      I think it’s Brandreth? Not gonna lie, those are some of the best ones. You never know if what he’s saying is 100% true because he was there or 100% out of his ass. Either way, you leave entertained.

      • @shyguyblue
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        48 months ago

        I will go back and rewatch his episodes just to hear the fun Grandpa stories!

        (Also, fixed the spelling, I got that all kindsa wrong)

        • Admiral PatrickOP
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          I just googled him. lol. I had the last name right, but his first name is spelled with a ‘y’.

  • @Dkarma
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    98 months ago

    Maple surple

  • Orionza
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    88 months ago

    I like blurple: a mix of blue and purple.

    • Admiral PatrickOP
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      Unfortunately, it’s not a real word although it absolutely should be. There are car paint colors that I can only accurately describe as “blurple” lol.

      • @cbarrick
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        138 months ago

        “Real” words aren’t a thing.

        Dictionaries describe natural language, they don’t define it.

      • Orionza
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        18 months ago

        Yes I knew it’s not real. But I like to think it is. I would like a car with blurple racing stripes!

    • @Fondots
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      08 months ago

      deleted by creator

  • BaroqueInMind
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    QI is a great show, but what happened to Stephen Frye? I see an old Dutch woman lately and wondering why they swapped him out?

    • Admiral PatrickOP
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      He left at the end of the 13th season. Not entirely sure why: whether he was getting bored with it or wanted to move on, but I do recall he had some health problems around that time. Possibly a combination.

      Sandi Toksvig, the current host, is Danish (she’s not subtle about that at all. lol). She was a guest several times when Fry was hosting and took over after his departure. She’s lived a, pardon the pun, quite interesting life, so she brings as much to the table as Stephen did.

      I think she’s doing a great job. It took about half of her first season for her to really hit her stride, but she’s definitely in the right chair.