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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Is this a pun? latishya #182704 02/18/2009 3:28 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: latishya I think some people here like puns... Some people like poking themselves in the eye with a sharp stick. If there were some context to hang the phrase "Obama's elf" on I might consider it a pun. Failing that I think it's just a mondegreen. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Is this a pun? latishya 02/17/2009 10:36 PM Re: Is this a pun? doc_comfort 02/18/2009 1:25 AM Re: Is this a pun? Faldage 02/18/2009 3:28 AM Re: Is this a pun? dalehileman 02/18/2009 5:56 PM Re: Is this a pun? Myridon 02/18/2009 8:31 PM Re: Is this a pun? Faldage 02/19/2009 1:41 AM Re: Is this a pun? BranShea 02/19/2009 6:43 PM Re: Is this a pun? Faldage 02/19/2009 11:37 PM Re: Is this a pun? Buffalo Shrdlu 02/20/2009 12:47 AM Re: Is this a pun? olly 02/20/2009 2:16 AM Re: Is this a pun? Zed 02/20/2009 6:38 AM Re: Is this a pun? BranShea 02/20/2009 1:15 PM Re: Is this a pun? Myridon 02/20/2009 4:10 PM Re: Is this a pun? BranShea 02/20/2009 10:59 PM Re: Is this a pun? Myridon 02/19/2009 6:28 PM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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