Treading Lightly

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:30 am

Could you state that as a pun, please?

(Example:

"That depends: what did the dog doo?")

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:42 am

Or: "What did the pug..." Ehm.

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:51 am

That's very punny indeed!

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:55 am

Thankfully, not puggy...
EDIT: hey, can anybody explain why pug is a fat dog and puggy is a) a fox; b) a cutie or a kitty; c) an ape (Scottish, according to the dictionary)?!

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:34 am

Here is the story with the longest play-on-words punchline I know:

The famous American cowboy, Roy Rogers, went skinny dipping one fine summer day. A mountain lion came along and began gnawing on Roy's brand new snakeskin boots which he had carefully placed right by his trusty rifle on the shore. Outraged, Roy yelled and threw rocks from the stream bed as he watched his beautiful expensive boots demolished.

He got dressed (without the boots of course) hopped on Trigger and went after the cougar.

Not long after, came riding back to his wife, Dale Evans, with a dead mountain lion slung across the pommel. And Dale sang sweetly, "Pardon me, Roy, is that the cat that chewed your new shoes?"

And then there is:

A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?" they asked, as they moved off. "Because," he said, "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."

And finally:

Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? He wanted to transcend dental medication.

captsandwich · Post by **captsandwich** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:48 am

Ghandi spent many years travelling his beloved India on foot, wearing nothing but an old pair of sandals. As a result, he developed sizable bunions. Also, his strict vegetarian diet (along with a penchant for garlic and curry) often left his breath quite nasty. So there you have it: a super calloused fragile mystic plagued with halitosis.

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:32 am

Ah, almost there Greg.
I think the last few syllables need to be a little closer sounding to the original.

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:17 am

"vexed with halitosis"

captsandwich · Post by **captsandwich** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:24 pm

Vexed! That's it. I couldn't remember the whole thing.

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:38 pm

Yup, "vexed" makes it work.
Very good.