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#129574 06/22/04 05:35 PM
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I didn't nesecelery intend this to be punful.


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No problems, musick - this thread hasn't been full of puns! As Faldage so sagely says, these are not, strictly speaking, puns. A true pun relies utterly on homophonious ambiguity. Where you have to mis-spell or mispronounce words, it ain't a pun, not really. (Dunno what it should be called - any ideas?)
There are some mispronunciations that really do have a humorous effect, but mostly, they just give puns a bad name.



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A play-on-words?

Does anyone here not know who Soupy Sales is?

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Never 'eard of 'im.


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Does anyone here not know who Soupy Sales is?


he used to be my neighbor.. he lived in little neck (part of queens) NY for many years.--after he retired


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Ah, memories! Here in Detroit in the late 50s, all us kids had lunch in front of the TV with Soupy and his cast of characters, White Fang, Black Tooth and Pookie.... Soupy wore a black pullover and a polka-dot bow tie.

Here's a bio: http://amdest.com/stars/ssales.html It seems to give his stint in Detroit short shrift, but I will always think of him as a local personality. Those were the simpler times!


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I almost remember him....


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>he used to be my neighbor.. he lived in little neck (part of queens)

What a coincidence! Paul Reubens (as Pee Wee Herman) had a summer home just up the road from us, near Pencil Neck Creek, WI.

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I almost remember him....

Well, AnnaS, I'm much older than you. Or I just have a better memory (NOT)


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That oughta keep the little bastards happy for another week.


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