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Recent Posts Tagged With 'puns'
Eastenders and the \'Beale-L-T\'
It looks like the Eastenders crew has been having some fun with language.The cafe in the BBC soap opera is owned by a character called Ian Beale. And instead of the traditional BLT, Ian's cafe offers a 'Beale-L-T'.I've even managed to get a screengra...
Workplace outing
Recently I overheard this piece of office humour:Colleague A: "We need a workplace outing."Colleague B: "OK - your magazine's gay!"(For those who don't get the joke - 'outing' can mean either "an excursion" or "the disclosure of the undeclared homose...
Should I buy a Fokin teapot?
I went to the Chinese supermarket recently to buy a teapot, but couldn't decide between a Fokin teapot or a Fukang teapot. What do you reckon?And yes, I am very immature. ...
Yao Guai Bear!
I've been playing the game Fallout 3 on my Xbox 360 for a while now, and I've recently started encountering a deadly bear-like creature called the Yao Guai. Here's one:That's a strange name, I thought - but as the game's back story involves a war bet...
Thieves shoot truck driver with Taser
This week one of our publications is running a story about a truck driver who was attacked by thieves. They shot him with a Taser, bundled him into a car, dumped him nearby and stole his truck.In its original form, the story concluded: "The driver wa...
