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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Etymological Pun #21415 03/06/01 05:00 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13 Hopkinsville, KY J Jeffrey OP stranger OP Jeffrey stranger J Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13 Hopkinsville, KY I saw a portion of an old movie on tv this morning. The police raided a gangland hangout, and a policeman says, "Check their hip pockets for guns." As the guns are collected, another cop remarks, "It's an arsenal." HIP pockets? ARSEnal? Not the dictionary etymology for arsenal, but apt. I wondered if the scriptwriter slipped this one in, or if it was unintentional. Anyone know of any other examples? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Etymological Pun #21416 03/06/01 05:04 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 B Bobyoungbalt veteran Bobyoungbalt veteran B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 Only thing that occurs to me is a Groucho Marx joke, when someone picks up a gun which he calls a "gat" and then finds others, Groucho replies, "This gat had gittens." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Etymological Pun #21417 03/06/01 05:32 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 And since almost all the weapons were carried in the right hip pocket, it could be only half an ARSEnal. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Etymological Pun #21418 03/06/01 05:38 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Which reminds me of apparently true story in 73 (a ham radio magazine) about twenty years ago, of a cop in Texas putting a handful of nicads for his walkie-talkie followed by a handful of pistol ammo into his hip pocket and shooting himself in the buttock.Anything to make a post. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Etymological Pun #21419 03/06/01 05:54 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA looks like wwh is trying to jump to a new designator before the Anniversary. wow Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Etymological Pun #21420 03/06/01 08:30 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Should I not ape my betters? Actually, it's that the Devil makes work for idle hands. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Etymological Pun #21421 03/08/01 05:12 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC Didst know that Shakespeare was acquainted with Mae West -- she even had a major role in one of his plays. According to a very early version: "Is this a dagger I see before me, or art thou just glad to see me?" TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Etymological Pun #21422 03/22/01 07:01 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City Actually, it's that the Devil makes work for idle hands. God bless him! 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 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 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,917 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 795 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,910 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,948 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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