• Classy
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    4 months ago

    Not a limerick but I want to share my favorite pun joke

    I once submitted ten puns to a pun contest, hoping one would win, but
    No pun intended

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      4 months ago

      I always thought that joke needs an actual pun in the first half so the “no pun intended” has a valid double meaning. I came up with:

      I told the sad ghost ten puns to raise its spirits. No pun intendid.

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        4 months ago

        It’s word play.

        No pun intended.
        “No pun in ten did [win the contest]”

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          4 months ago

          Yes I understand. It works spelled that way. But “no pun intended” doesn’t work because there was no pun in the initial setup. In my version both meanings make sense