It does feel like a very minor imprecision though, especially in a pun community on the internet where half the people dont speak english as a first language.
Because i only now realize the second layer that “no pun in ten did” was the winning pun. Right?
Its still somewhat funny without that dept and i got caught on that.
I dont think op knew this themselves but i very much understand your point now. I recall an experience myself where i knew a joke well and then heared half of that joke. Yeah i get it now.
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Lumidaub@feddit.org · 6 pts · 1y
Mate, I'm saying this in the nicest way I can: You need to rephrase this because no pun did what?
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 1y
No pun in ten did.
Not one pun, of those ten puns did win
“No pun intended”
vext01@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 1y
If we want to be pedantic, the setup would have ended with "... hoping to win"
Then we have "no pun in ten did [win]".
But really, it's fine. Bravo.
Lumidaub@feddit.org · 3 pts · 1y
I got the joke, in fact I knew the joke. The problem here is that nowhere does it set up the "no pun did WIN".
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
Are you an english speaker at home?
This grammar is very readable to me.
In the first sentence (title) they said they send poems for the goal of having a winner. The second sentence builds upon that.
I dont think this format is very unusual.
Lumidaub@feddit.org · 9 pts · 1y
"I sent in 10 jokes in hopes of having a winner. No pun in ten did (have a winner(??))."
"I sent in 10 jokes in hopes of one winning. No pun in ten did (win)."
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
Having looked it up, you are technicly correct.
It does feel like a very minor imprecision though, especially in a pun community on the internet where half the people dont speak english as a first language.
Lumidaub@feddit.org · 6 pts · 1y
The entire point is the wordplay though.
"I want to be cremated as it is my last hope for a smoking hot body."
vs
"I want to be cremated as it is my last hope to be sexy."
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
Now i really owe you a apology
Because i only now realize the second layer that “no pun in ten did” was the winning pun. Right?
Its still somewhat funny without that dept and i got caught on that.
I dont think op knew this themselves but i very much understand your point now. I recall an experience myself where i knew a joke well and then heared half of that joke. Yeah i get it now.
Thanks for your pantience.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de · -1 pts · 1y
Because of the implication.
It's within the context to get it.
Lumidaub@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y
I get the joke, I knew the joke before. I am saying this is a bad telling of the joke.