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Post 61 made on Monday April 30, 2018 at 16:16
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On April 30, 2018 at 13:10, tomciara said...
I entered a pun contest once, and even entered 10 different times, hoping to win the $100 prize at the end.

When the judgment came through, I was hoping I may have had a winner, but alas, no pun in ten did.

Puns- the lowest form of comedy.
My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder."
Post 62 made on Monday April 30, 2018 at 20:05
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On April 30, 2018 at 16:16, highfigh said...
Puns- the lowest form of comedy.

You're joking. Right?
Post 63 made on Tuesday May 1, 2018 at 09:40
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On April 30, 2018 at 20:05, westom said...
You're joking. Right?

That was paraphrased- the original uses 'Sarcasm', not 'puns'.
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Post 64 made on Tuesday May 1, 2018 at 10:22
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On May 1, 2018 at 09:40, highfigh said...
... the original uses 'Sarcasm', not 'puns'.

I can appreciate that. Still working on three wonderfully new concepts: paronomasia, malapropism, and disambiguation. There is comedy in those words.

BTW, anybody need amp protection?
Post 65 made on Tuesday May 1, 2018 at 12:07
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This post is long but the reward, if you'll call it that, is a list of jokes including one by Mitch Hedberg, one by Aristotle, one by Churchill, and several by other notable whackballs.

On May 1, 2018 at 10:22, westom said...
I can appreciate that. Still working on three wonderfully new concepts: paronomasia, malapropism, and disambiguation. There is comedy in those words.

BTW, anybody need amp protection?

No, but thanks. In my house, all the amps are securely buttoned up in the wires. No amps out here cavorting with the carbon-based life forms!

For the youngsters in the crowd:

paronomasia: punning. The Greeks invented words for just about everything. While there's a Greek-based word for most bodily functions, I still haven't found one for farting.

malapropism: Also called a malaprop or Dogberryism, it is the use of an incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound, resulting in a nonsensical, sometimes humorous utterance. An example is the statement by baseball player Yogi Berra, "Texas has a lot of electrical votes", rather than "electoral votes."

priapism: When it's stiff for more than four hours. Probably unrelated to the entire rest of this discussion.

disambiguation: citing different meanings of words so you can know which word you're looking for, or if you've totally missed the mark.

Paraprosdokia: Better than ALL the other things listed here! "Paraprosdokia is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence, phrase, or larger discourse is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is extremely popular among comedians and satirists."

Examples:
"Take my wife—please!" —Henny Youngman
"There but for the grace of God—goes God." —Winston Churchill
"If I could just say a few words… I'd be a better public speaker." —Homer Simpson
"If I am reading this graph correctly—I'd be very surprised." —Stephen Colbert
"On his feet he wore…blisters." —Aristotle
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it." —Groucho Marx
"A modest man, who has much to be modest about." —Winston Churchill
"I like going to the park and watching the children run around because they don't know I'm using blanks." —Emo Philips
"I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long." —Mitch Hedberg
"I sleep eight hours a day and at least ten at night." —Bill Hicks
"I don't belong to an organized political party. I'm a Democrat." —Will Rogers
"On the other hand, you have different fingers." —Steven Wright
"He was at his best when the going was good." —Alistair Cooke

(Paraprosdokia is, in all likelihood, not in your spellcheck list. That's how good it is!)
A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
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Post 66 made on Wednesday May 2, 2018 at 09:57
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On May 1, 2018 at 12:07, Ernie Gilman said...
In my house, all the amps are securely buttoned up in the wires. No amps out here cavorting with the carbon-based life forms!

Sometimes segregation is good - and legal.
Post 67 made on Wednesday May 2, 2018 at 12:00
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westom,
It's not wise to use a word that used to have several meanings but that, over the years, has lost all but one of its possible meanings.

Here's a similar case: discriminate. In the dictionary, the main meaning is
recognize a distinction; differentiate

and the secondary definition is
make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, sex, or age.

But almost every time that word is used, the second definition is meant.
A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
"The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." -- G. “Bernie” Shaw
Post 68 made on Wednesday May 2, 2018 at 16:24
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On May 2, 2018 at 12:00, Ernie Gilman said...
westom,
It's not wise to use a word that used to have several meanings but that, over the years, has lost all but one of its possible meanings.

Here's a similar case: discriminate. In the dictionary, the main meaning is
and the secondary definition is
But almost every time that word is used, the second definition is meant.

"Segregate your issues". One of the best pieces of advice I have ever heard and the meaning is clear, not something to be afraid of. It's a perfectly usable word. If someone wants to infer something else, it's their problem.

Why does this word worry you? You might as well say that 'ownership' should be banned because of it's use during slavery.
My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder."
Post 69 made on Thursday May 3, 2018 at 01:15
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He didn't say "segregate your issues." In fact, you put it in quotes as though that is exactly what he said. Which he didn't.

He said "sometimes segregation is good." That which he ACTUALLY said is much more likely to be misinterpreted than the harmless construction you supplied to try to prove a point.

"Ownership" has never been mostly used to refer to slaves or blacks. "Segregation" has.
A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
"The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." -- G. “Bernie” Shaw
Post 70 made on Thursday May 3, 2018 at 09:43
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On May 3, 2018 at 01:15, Ernie Gilman said...
He didn't say "segregate your issues." In fact, you put it in quotes as though that is exactly what he said. Which he didn't.

He said "sometimes segregation is good." That which he ACTUALLY said is much more likely to be misinterpreted than the harmless construction you supplied to try to prove a point.

"Ownership" has never been mostly used to refer to slaves or blacks. "Segregation" has.

You really need to learn to read.

I wrote ""Segregate your issues". One of the best pieces of advice I have ever heard..."- that means it wasn't written here and I put it in quotes BECAUSE I HEARD IT.

Go ahead and count the number of times 'segregation' was used WRT slaver and in other ways, then compare before you write 'mostly'. Nobody can know that- the word has existed since the mid-'1500s.
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Post 71 made on Thursday May 3, 2018 at 10:04
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I think I may have to segregate myself from this thread.

Or maybe not. Never mind.
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