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Sonic the hedgehog

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The Panda

A panda walks into a bar and has a hamburger, after he eats he pulls out a gun and shoots everyone in the room, he then leaves, a bystander who saw what the panda had done runs after the panda and asks him "Why did you do that?".
The panda pulls out a dictunary,looks up "Panda", and then replys "It says here that a pana eats, shoots and leaves".

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phrontister

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Re: The Panda

I like that!

Reminds me of "Residents refuse to go into the bins", which is missing the apostrophe that would give it the intended meaning...and at the same time change the pronunciation of one of the words.

"Eats, Shoots & Leaves"...I have that book. Here are images from it: the cover page and the panda story.

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soroban

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Re: The Panda

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Identity

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Re: The Panda

I like that!

Reminds me of "Residents refuse to go into the bins", which is missing the apostrophy that would give it the intended meaning...and at the same time change the pronunciation of one of the words.

"Eats, Shoots & Leaves"...I have that book. Here are images from it: the cover page and the panda story.

Ah Eats shoots and Leaves, I had to study that book as part of English Language, and I thoroughly disliked it

phrontister

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...I had to study that book as part of English Language, and I thoroughly disliked it

I thought it was very good...the author's witty style and her informative content. But I didn't have to study the book, which can make all the difference.

I disliked Thomas Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge" as a compulsory school novel, but have since read many other books of his and enjoyed them so much that I reread TMoC, this time around thoroughly enjoying it and feeling quite moved by the tragic tale.

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Tigeree

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Re: The Panda

Thats pretty good, Sonic! & nice puns, soroban.

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phrontister

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Re: The Panda

Hi soroban,

Great triple pun!

This altered version has a quadruple pun:

Three brothers left home to establish a cattle ranch out east. They could not think of an appropriate name for the ranch and called their father back home, who suggested the name “Focus”...for that’s “where the sun’s rays meet” ("sons raise meat").

When their father died the name took on added significance for them, through “where the morning sun’s rays meet” ("mourning sons raise meat").

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soroban

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Hello, phrontister!

A quadruple pun . . . Fantastic!

Thank you!
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phrontister

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Re: The Panda

Reminds me of "Residents refuse to go into the bins", which is missing the apostrophe that would give it the intended meaning...and at the same time change the pronunciation of one of the words.

Any takers...? That missing fly-spot makes the world of difference!

I heard that one on the radio during a discussion about the much-misused/misunderstood/abused/forgotten apostrophe. The 'greengrocer's apostrophe' (one of my pet hates) was also mentioned, of course.

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Sonic the hedgehog

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Re: The Panda

Thats pretty good, Sonic! & nice puns, soroban.

Thanks!

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I would not want to be a politician... Let me tell you this: If I was campaigning, and I go against my opponent and he started attacking my character, and I leap over the table and choke him unconscious, would that help my campaign? --Chuck Norris--

soroban

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phrontister

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They're two excellent examples of ambiguity, soroban!

A bit like optical illusions that have two interpretations...after you see one the other may not be immediately apparent.

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Sonic the hedgehog

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Re: The Panda

Please send more! I'm enjoying these!

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I would not want to be a politician... Let me tell you this: If I was campaigning, and I go against my opponent and he started attacking my character, and I leap over the table and choke him unconscious, would that help my campaign? --Chuck Norris--

Tigeree

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Re: The Panda

So ambiguous. ....

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People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
~ Anton Chekhov
Cheer up, emo kid.