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Pat Logsdon
01-30-2004, 06:04 AM
Ok, so I just finished reading (for the 2nd time) "Jingo" by Terry Pratchett. It contained probably the worst pun I've ever read:

"Pavlovian Response: A term invented by the wizard Denephew Boot* who had found that by a system of rewards and punishments he could train a dog, at the ringing of a bell, to immediately eat a strawberry meringue."

Ok, here's the pun:




(Are you ready?)






(It's pretty bad - are you SURE?)







Ok, you asked for it:

*His parents, who were uncomplicated country people, had wanted a girl. They were expecting to name her Denise.

Janak Parekh
01-30-2004, 06:15 AM
I'm sorry, but that didn't elicit an audible groan from me. And I got it... ;)

--janak

famousdavis
01-30-2004, 06:17 AM
Imagine if his parents had wanted to call their baby, Antoinette.

Steven Cedrone
01-30-2004, 02:05 PM
:roll: That was bad! :roll:

Could have called her Das!

Steve