“Err… so how do you drive this?”
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Two fish are in a tank. One says to the other,<br />
<strong>“Err…</strong> <strong>so</strong> <strong>how</strong> <strong>do</strong> <strong>you</strong> <strong>drive</strong> <strong>this</strong>?<strong>”</strong>
WHAT ARE PUNS???<br />
• In general, puns are a relative of irony<br />
• By definition, puns are a play on words. They exploit<br />
the different possible meanings of a word or the fact<br />
that words <strong>so</strong>und alike but have different meanings.<br />
• They’re meant to get a laugh out of the audience, but<br />
the majority of the time they’re corny.<br />
• There are two main types of puns
PARONOMASIA<br />
• These are words that <strong>so</strong>und alike but have different<br />
meanings<br />
• S<strong>how</strong> me a piano falling <strong>do</strong>wn a mineshaft and I’ll<br />
s<strong>how</strong> <strong>you</strong> A-flat minor<br />
• As a drug counselor, I get clients by refeeral<br />
• There’s a sign outside of the drug rehab center<br />
that says, “KEEP OFF THE GRASS!<strong>”</strong>
ANTANACLASIS<br />
• These are repetitions of the same word in different<br />
sense<br />
• Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana
Puns can al<strong>so</strong> be used to shock the audience
IN CONCLUSION<br />
It’s not that the man didn’t know <strong>how</strong> to juggle, he just<br />
didn’t have the balls