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Whale whale Whale whale whalewhale

What do we have What do we have here?here?

PunsPuns

What is a What is a pun?pun?

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It is It is the usually humorous use the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound another word similar in sound . . Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary.Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

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Whale Whale whale whale whalewhaleSounds similar toSounds similar to

Well Well well well wellwell

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Let’s see Let’s see another another exampleexampleI wanted to lose weight so I wanted to lose weight so

I went to the paint store. I I went to the paint store. I heard I could get thinner heard I could get thinner there. there. Where is the Where is the

pun here?pun here?ThinThinnerner

Get Get thinnerthinner: To : To slim slim downdown

a liquid used a liquid used especially to especially to thin paint thin paint

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Now it’s your Now it’s your turnturn

A man wanting to borrow A man wanting to borrow another man's newspaper asks, another man's newspaper asks, "Are you finished?" "Are you finished?" The other man replies, "No, I'm The other man replies, "No, I'm NorwegianNorwegian

finished finished

To be To be over , over , done done with an with an activityactivity

It sounds It sounds similar to the similar to the nationality nationality FinnishFinnish

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Here is Here is another oneanother one

What do basketball players and What do basketball players and babies have in common? babies have in common? They both dribble.They both dribble.Dribble Dribble

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And another And another exampleexample

Hi Jack !Hi Jack !

I was arrested at the airport. I was arrested at the airport. just because I was greeting my just because I was greeting my cousin Jack.cousin Jack.All that I said was "Hi Jack!", All that I said was "Hi Jack!", but very loud.but very loud.

Greeting: Hello Jack !Greeting: Hello Jack ! Hijack: seizure of a Hijack: seizure of a vehicle in transit vehicle in transit either to rob it or either to rob it or divert it to an divert it to an alternate alternate destination.destination.

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And one last And one last exampleexample

TenseTense

StrainedStrained

One day an English grammar teacher One day an English grammar teacher was looking ill. A student asked, was looking ill. A student asked, "What's the matter?" "What's the matter?" "Tense," answered the teacher, "Tense," answered the teacher, describing how he felt. describing how he felt. The student paused, then continued, The student paused, then continued, "What was the matter? What has "What was the matter? What has been the matter? What might have been the matter? What might have been the matter... ?been the matter... ?Inflected forms in Inflected forms in

the conjugation of the conjugation of a verb that a verb that indicates the timeindicates the time

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That’s all That’s all folks, thank folks, thank

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