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S1 E15

QI · Season 1, Episode 15

Stephen Fry and Roger McGough in “Unfinished Business”

What is meant by the expression "hoover the talking seal"?

RMRoger McGough

Well, it's either one of those wonderful Oz expressions for throwing up … "Excuse me, I've got to go hoover the talking seal …"

Or "My wife came in just as I was hoovering the talking seal …"

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