I upvoted for nostalgia: I remember reading this, getting very invested, and then... the punchline. What occurs to me now is how much the punchline depends on

I upvoted for nostalgia: I remember reading this, getting very invested, and then... the punchline. What occurs to me now is how much the punchline depends on regional pronunciation. I (Australian) pronounce the last word with longer vowels that remove the obvious pun.