gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoA short drive from Limerick, Irelandlemmy.worldimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1756arrow-down117
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minus-squareahal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoI always thought that joke needs an actual pun in the first half so the “no pun intended” has a valid double meaning. I came up with: I told the sad ghost ten puns to raise its spirits. No pun intendid.
minus-squareClassy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoIt’s word play. No pun intended. “No pun in ten did [win the contest]”
minus-squareahal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoYes I understand. It works spelled that way. But “no pun intended” doesn’t work because there was no pun in the initial setup. In my version both meanings make sense
I always thought that joke needs an actual pun in the first half so the “no pun intended” has a valid double meaning. I came up with:
I told the sad ghost ten puns to raise its spirits. No pun intendid.
It’s word play.
No pun intended.
“No pun in ten did [win the contest]”
Yes I understand. It works spelled that way. But “no pun intended” doesn’t work because there was no pun in the initial setup. In my version both meanings make sense