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-Rotten - both in use for fish and tests -Blown the lid - Herring comes in caskets -Gutted - obviously fish-related Pretty smart writing!
by wjnc 9y ago
-Rotten - both in use for fish and tests
-Blown the lid - Herring comes in caskets
-Gutted - obviously fish-related
Pretty smart writing!
- dvanduzer 9y ago> Gritty tart biting! ^ So to be clear... That wasn't me making a pun, right?
- snaily 9y agoNope, not in the majority's book - you need to pass a bar of topical cleverness in order to qualify as a pun. Though, anecdotally, I've seen the type of wordplay you demonstrate referred to as a pun among English speakers in South East Asia. Where do you hail from?
- dvanduzer 9y agoLos Angeles, descended from early 17th century Dutch colonists. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I must admit to feigning confusion about the definition of puns; I was keying into the original commenter's complaint that the author was trying too hard on the pun front. So I quoted examples of what I thought were exemplary wordplay (i.e. not particularly forced puns).
- dfc 9y agoI am totally confused about your comment. What are you quoting? Who wrote "gritty tart biting"? I don't know what the phrase was meant to convey but I wouldn't consider it a pun.
- laumars 9y agoI also thought "sealed" was a pun towards the sea-based mammals (eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earless_seal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earless_seal)