21 Jul 2020, 1:08 pm
auntblabby wrote:
What's the definition of perfect pitch? When you throw a banjo in the bin and it lands on an accordion.
That's just accordion to you, however.
21 Jul 2020, 4:51 pm
Oh how I love this thread! 
I asked a Frenchman if he played video games. He said Wii!
Speaking of cheese ... 
Did you hear about that cheese factory that exploded in France? There was nothing left but de Brie!
21 Jul 2020, 4:55 pm
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22 Jul 2020, 6:34 am
Aren't puns supposed to be "Dad" jokes? 
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22 Jul 2020, 6:58 am
22 Jul 2020, 12:21 pm
Pepe wrote:
Aren't puns supposed to be "Dad" jokes?
Is this a joke? Or is this a real question?
22 Jul 2020, 1:16 pm
22 Jul 2020, 2:46 pm
naturalplastic wrote:
Pepe wrote:
Aren't puns supposed to be "Dad" jokes?
Is this a joke? Or is this a real question?
Oh, you have rediscovered me.
Welcome back.
Long time no see.
Yes, I have heard young people call jokes pertaining to wordplay as "Dad Jokes".
22 Jul 2020, 2:51 pm
JustFoundHere wrote:
Great question! Just the notion of a few specific words carrying a few different meanings, contexts, etc. etc. somehow stimulates those parts of the brain which (however briefly) transcends those mundane routines.
Yup, it is an intellectual exercise.
Aspies are known for "Punning Around" partly because we lean more to the intellectual side of the "Intellectual Vs Emotional way of thinking" curve.
22 Jul 2020, 5:34 pm
Pepe wrote:
JustFoundHere wrote:
Great question! Just the notion of a few specific words carrying a few different meanings, contexts, etc. etc. somehow stimulates those parts of the brain which (however briefly) transcends those mundane routines.
Yup, it is an intellectual exercise.
Aspies are known for "Punning Around" partly because we lean more to the intellectual side of the "Intellectual Vs Emotional way of thinking" curve.
Intellectual vs emotional way of thinking regarding AS/HFA appears to "hit the nail right on he head" regarding that knack for wordplay:
RELATED: Enclosed is a link to a current WP discussion thread, 'Bring Me the Finest Puns Known to Humanity'
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