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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread The Simpsons: A joke goes over Hydra's heads #165671 02/03/2007 3:18 AM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Hydra addict Hydra addict Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Bart, who has decided to divorce his parents, enters a building in which numerous law offices are held. There is a sign next to the elevator showing the company names and floors. The names are all puns, like: "Luvum & Burnham, family law" and so on—all pretty straight forward gags. However, the last one Bart points to, says: HACKEY, JOKE & DUNNIT I don't get it. Edit: The 1 G-hit for this takes you to a German-language forum where one poster has apparently posed the same question and another explained it but, ja, it's all in German: Quote: Ein Whodunnit ist (wie du sicher weisst) ein Krimi (who did it), deshalb versteh ich die anderen Namen als brutale Toetungsmoeglichkeiten: hackey = hacken Joke = choke = erdrosseln Don't have a cow, man! [1] —Elke [1] For best results, this should be read out loud in a thick German accent (—Hydra). Last edited by Hydra; 02/03/2007 1:41 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Simpsons: A joke goes over Hydra's heads #165672 02/03/2007 2:24 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague On the whole? None of it. ??? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Simpsons: A joke goes over Hydra's heads #165673 02/03/2007 3:43 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Goes over mine too, Hydra The following link isn't of much help but it suggests perhaps the answer would be evident to someone who watches "Meet the Fockers" or could find a way to query Heckles Well we're gonna get to MEET THE LITTLE FOCKER! -- Ain't It Cool ...Will the Fockers' lawyer be Hacky, Joke & Dunnit? by Heckles... www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20686 dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Simpsons: A joke goes over Hydra's heads #165674 02/03/2007 7:46 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago My guess: An public admission that the writers know the play-on-words pseudo-law firms joke has been told way too many times, and that please don't write letters to the editor to complain. There must be a dozen people out there who've never heard of them. Also, a little mystery via nonsequitur is a good thing to keep those of us geeks interested enough a bit busy. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Simpsons: A joke goes over Hydra's heads #165675 02/03/2007 9:06 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui Quote: My guess: An public admission that the writers know the play-on-words pseudo-law firms joke has been told way too many times, and that please don't write letters to the editor to complain. That was exactly my take on it too. They have done similarly with many of their in-jokes. noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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