I am, thanks partly to an early exposure to the works of George Carlin, a total lenguaphile, someone who revels in languages, plays with words, and has been known to make up $#!+ like “lenguaphile” on the fly, in mid-sentence. As such, I have occasionally dabbled in punnery, but have a special place in my heart for the double entendre, occasionally reviled as the lowest form of humor. (I giggled for days upon hearing of the 14th century origins of the word ‘quaint.’) Sadly, though, this type of humor is pretty specialized, requiring a little bit too much knowledge of the language for many people, and is often completely off-putting to non-native speakers. However, I might be convinced to tell my terrible Monica Lewinsky joke, if you’re really interested…
The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) is your thoughts and minds, mankind’s unconscious being, it is the final evolution of the… What? Oh, right, the question, asking: What’s your favorite play on words?
Why did you have to go and use a pic of Tenaya? I’m trying to get over my crush here and you’re not helping!!
As for the question, I can’t pick a favorite but there are quite a lot of great ones in “Futurama” from time to time.
I always liked the fact that a Freudian slip was when you said one thing and you meant a mother….
…..or(sorry, on a roll now). Why do French people only have one egg for breakfast? Because in France one egg is an ouef.
The Indiana General Assembly passed a law prohibiting pastry chefs from entering the state on the grounds that bakers can’t be Hoosiers.
“Weird” Al has loads of puns and play on words in his songs. One of my favorites is from his song I Want a New Duck.
“One that won’t drive me crazy waddling all around
One who’ll teach me how to swim and help me not to drown
And show me how to get down
How to get down baby
Get it?”
Puns, malaprops, spoonerisms, anything that distorts the language and alters your perspective on what you thought you just heard.