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| Nov 9th, 2004 02:56 AM | ||||
| Perndog |
 Mad Max
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| Nov 9th, 2004 01:28 AM | ||||
| Emu | mad max you're like the encyclopedia from the future | |||
| Nov 9th, 2004 01:16 AM | ||||
| Anonymous |
Pun A pun (also known as paronomasia) is a play on words that transposes the meanings of words with similar sounds. This is usually for humorous effect, although one well known pun of serious intent is found in the Bible: Matthew 16.18: "Thou art Peter [Greek Πετρος, Petros], and upon this rock [Greek πετρα, petra] I will build my church." (Note that while petra is "rock", the word for "stone" in general is petros, or πετρος.) The word pun itself is thought to be originally a contraction of the (now archaic) pundigrion. This latter term is thought to have originated from punctilious, which itself derived from the Italian puntiglio (meaning "a fine point"), diminutive of punto, "point", from the Latin punctus, past participle of pungere, "to prick." These etymological sources are reported in the Oxford English Dictionary, which nonetheless labels them "conjecture". Although there are several varieties of puns, there are two main linguistic methods for creating them: Homographic, in which where the pun exploits a word with multiple meanings. For example: "Being in politics is just like playing golf: you are trapped in one bad lie after another." Homophonic, in which the pun exploits two words with similar sounds. For example: "A chicken crossing the road is pure poultry [like poetry] in motion." The compound pun is one in which multiple puns are colocated for additional and amplified effect. An example of this is the following story: A woman had three sons who emigrated from Ireland to the USA. They prospered and soon became the owners of a large cattle ranch. They weren't, however, sure what to call it, so they wrote back to their mother for advice. She sent a one-word reply on a postcard: Focus. Puzzled, they wrote back for an explanation. Her response was: "It's where the sons raise meat" ["Sun's rays meet"]. Sometimes puns can be used in a name. For instance the name Justin Tyme sounds like "just in time". This sort of naming is found in many works of fiction, for example, Piers Anthony's Xanth novels, The Eyre Affair, The Simpsons and the Carmen Sandiego computer games. Puns are also found in serious literature. See Alexander Pope, James Joyce, Vladimir Nabokov, and others discussed under word play. Numerous pun formats exist: Tom Swifty Spoonerism Knock-knock joke Shaggy dog story Daffynition Transpositional puns Bilingual pun |
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| Nov 9th, 2004 01:10 AM | ||||
| Perndog | ...puns. | |||
| Nov 9th, 2004 12:54 AM | ||||
| Helm | More about | |||
| Nov 8th, 2004 10:04 PM | ||||
| Preechr | I think she was referring to a book. | |||
| Nov 8th, 2004 09:09 PM | ||||
| Helm | animal farm is a piece of crap | |||
| Nov 8th, 2004 07:55 PM | ||||
| executioneer | you know what else is good on paper acid man that sh*t is truppy as F*CK lol | |||
| Nov 8th, 2004 06:52 PM | ||||
| Emu |
PUNS 
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| Nov 8th, 2004 04:20 PM | ||||
| kellychaos | I assume that you've read Animal Farm? That's pretty good on paper. | |||
| Nov 8th, 2004 02:04 PM | ||||
| Anonymous |
Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC Didn't get to bed last night Oh, the way the paper bag was on my knee Man, I had a dreadful flight I'm back in the USSR You don't know how lucky you are, boy Back in the USSR, yeah Been away so long I hardly knew the place Gee, it's good to be back home Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case Honey disconnect the phone I'm back in the USSR You don't know how lucky you are, boy Back in the US Back in the US Back in the USSR Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out They leave the west behind And Moscow girls make me sing and shout They Georgia's always on my my my my my my my my my mind Oh, come on Hu Hey Hu, hey, ah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah I'm back in the USSR You don't know how lucky you are, boys Back in the USSR Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out They leave the west behind And Moscow girls make me sing and shout They Georgia's always on my my my my my my my my my mind Oh, show me round your snow peaked mountain way down south Take me to you daddy's farm Let me hear you balalaika's ringing out Come and keep your comrade warm I'm back in the USSR Hey, You don't know how lucky you are, boy Back in the USSR Oh, let me tell you honey |
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| Nov 8th, 2004 11:33 AM | ||||
| ItalianStereotype |
Unbreakable Union of freeborn Republics, Great Russia has welded forever to stand. Created in struggle by will of the people, United and mighty, our Soviet land! Sing to the Motherland, home of the free, Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong. O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people, To Communism's triumph lead us on! Through tempests the sunrays of freedom have cheered us, Along the new path where great Lenin did lead. To a righteous cause he raised up the peoples, Inspired them to labor and valorous deed. [Or, the old way: Be true to the people, thus Stalin has reared us, Inspire us to labor and valorous deed!] Sing to the Motherland, home of the free, Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong. O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people, To Communism's triumph lead us on! In the vict'ry of Communism's deathless ideal, We see the future of our dear land. And to her fluttering scarlet banner, Selflessly true we always shall stand! |
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| Nov 7th, 2004 02:38 PM | ||||
| Ant10708 | Communism can work in small communites like religious communites such as the Francescan Brothers. | |||
| Nov 7th, 2004 12:33 PM | ||||
| Perndog |
You dirty bastards (excluding Zhukov). Read my response to those quotes in the other thread.
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| Nov 7th, 2004 10:26 AM | ||||
| AChimp |
Find me an example of a Communist country that hasn't gone down the shitter or whose leadership hasn't wound up being a bunch of paranoid, power-tripping control freaks then. Everyone is supposed to be equal under communism, but it always ends up being that some are more equal than others. |
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| Nov 7th, 2004 09:19 AM | ||||
| Zhukov |
It's annoying because it is so cliche and it is never weighted with any real discussion. I don't do that. On purpose. And I don't rant, either. |
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| Nov 7th, 2004 09:14 AM | ||||
| DeadKennedys | What's equally annoying is the people who keep ranting that Communism can really work! | |||
| Nov 7th, 2004 08:58 AM | ||||
| the_dudefather |
i mean that type of sentance looks great on..... im going to stop now |
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| Nov 7th, 2004 07:01 AM | ||||
| Zhukov |
It shouldn't matter if it does or not; that type of sentence is fucking annoying.  I see it lots of times
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| Nov 7th, 2004 06:54 AM | ||||
| Spectre X | But Communism really IS only good on paper. | |||
| Nov 7th, 2004 06:28 AM | ||||
| Zhukov |
GREAT ON PAPER! Can this comment be elevated to the new "You are a Nazi" jibe? ie if someone says: Quote:
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Achimp I hope you were joking
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