Twenty years ago I was at my sister-in-law's house for a New Years Eve party and got blasted by doing a combo of tequila and gin shots. They packed me away into a tiny side room (it was like a 125 year old house) with no heat and no blankets and left me to pass out. At some point I figured out I was freezing to death so I guess I ripped the curtains down and rolled up into them. Then I puked. A lot. In the morning I was the meat in a puke burrito.
LOL one night after a party where a lot of people pretty much passed out, I woke up to just barely in time to stop my friend who was about to pee in the closet.
Not because of the pronunciation, because of the grammar. For the pun to work, it has to be read both ways.
So, how hard is it to find a French baguette? "A real pain," i.e. a drag, indicating difficulty. Or else, "A real pain," i.e. emphasising the genuine nature of the bread we want -- this interpretation fails if preceded by "It's".
My personal version of this, since the Republicans always call themselves the party of Abe Lincoln I spent the entirety of Bidens presidency trying to get a get joke setup for why do the Republicans call themselves the party of A. Blinken referencing Bidens secretary of state. But this doesn't work audibly in any way.
I get that chemists are concerned with the ionization of things, but what do plumbers have with unions and unionisation? Are they famous for that? Or do not get something else?
1.25 gpa here. That joke required searches on my part. I'm 48-ish now. If you cold ask me how to reduce a chemical equation, I'm going to say, "turn the Bunsen burner down to low".
Fair enough. I guess the meaning has drifted. There's no arguing with the descriptive nature of language. Lexicons are pretty much just language censuses. That's important because it's how language works. At least the older meaning of "verbal" seems to be preserved in legal and clinical environments. I feel like it has a value.
For example, if someone is making sounds with their mouth that are not words, it's oral but not verbal (under the older usage).
Sign language or text could be considered verbal but not oral.
There's value in having a word that encompasses both written and spoken words.
Interesting, this is the second time today I learned a word that had an older usage that I first thought was wrongly used by someone. I just learnt that jury-rigged is the original term for jerry-rigged, and thought it was only used in the context of courts of law, but it turns out it originally referred to jury masts on sailing ships.
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Kolanaki@pawb.social · 114 pts · 20d
"What's the difference between curtains and toilet paper?"
"I dunno. What?"
"SO IT WAS YOU!"
psycho_driver@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 20d
Twenty years ago I was at my sister-in-law's house for a New Years Eve party and got blasted by doing a combo of tequila and gin shots. They packed me away into a tiny side room (it was like a 125 year old house) with no heat and no blankets and left me to pass out. At some point I figured out I was freezing to death so I guess I ripped the curtains down and rolled up into them. Then I puked. A lot. In the morning I was the meat in a puke burrito.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 19d
LOL one night after a party where a lot of people pretty much passed out, I woke up to just barely in time to stop my friend who was about to pee in the closet.
psycho_driver@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19d
I went into a Hardee's bathroom one night as a drunk teenager and peed in their sink.
man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 19d
It's amazing the things that trigger our memories sometimes.
justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 20d
glorious xD
hakase@lemmy.zip · 80 pts · 20d
My dumb ass pronouncing it "onionized" when I read it.
RogueBanana@piefed.zip · 29 pts · 20d
Must be a gardener then
Osprey@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 20d
Or a cook.
Slovene85@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 19d
ONYO!
ryannathans@aussie.zone · 20 pts · 20d
Mmmm tasty
justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 20d
geez, i just thought you answered yourself. who took the avatar from whom here???
ryannathans@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 19d
https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/why-is-everyone-making-clippy-their-profile-picture-the-clippy-cult-movement-against-tech-companies-explained
Cethin@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 19d
I think that's not really as useful here though. Your position can be assumed just by being here.
justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 13d
thanks for clarification
Metostopholes@midwest.social · 29 pts · 20d
A while back I thought of a (much less clever) joke that only works in text:
Do you know how hard it is to get an authentic French baguette around here?
It's a real pain!
postman@literature.cafe · 5 pts · 20d
Change it to "A real pain" without the "it's"?
PrimeErective@startrek.website · 2 pts · 20d
Isn't it because it's pronounced "pan"?
postman@literature.cafe · 1 pts · 19d
Not because of the pronunciation, because of the grammar. For the pun to work, it has to be read both ways.
So, how hard is it to find a French baguette? "A real pain," i.e. a drag, indicating difficulty. Or else, "A real pain," i.e. emphasising the genuine nature of the bread we want -- this interpretation fails if preceded by "It's".
LemmyFeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 19d
I..... don't get it.
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 19d
Bread in French is "pain"
CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 19d
It is French for bread.
0li0li@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 20d
Quite good, wish it didn't include the last comment below as it's a pretty big hint.
venusaur@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 20d
Yeah. I was like, if you don’t get it from the second comment you’re just not gonna get it.
EDIT: I was pretending to get it but I get it now and I guess the last comment is trolling?
Randomocity@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 20d
How is the last comment trolling? How would you tell this joke verbally?
venusaur@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 20d
Ah I was thinking no way to tell why it’s funny verbally
evidences@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 20d
My personal version of this, since the Republicans always call themselves the party of Abe Lincoln I spent the entirety of Bidens presidency trying to get a get joke setup for why do the Republicans call themselves the party of A. Blinken referencing Bidens secretary of state. But this doesn't work audibly in any way.
BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 20d
They didn't say "Abe Lincoln", they said "Hey Blinken".
evidences@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 20d
Master Robin! You lost your arms in battle! How terrible, but you great some nice boobs.
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 20d
Also the name of his band.
KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz · 10 pts · 20d
I get that chemists are concerned with the ionization of things, but what do plumbers have with unions and unionisation? Are they famous for that? Or do not get something else?
baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de · 40 pts · 20d
all kinds of tradespeople are often in unions, or at least more often than for example white-collar workers
SourDrink@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 20d
Ununionionized
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 20d
Ionizing the union right out of it!
VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 19d
1.25 gpa here. That joke required searches on my part. I'm 48-ish now. If you cold ask me how to reduce a chemical equation, I'm going to say, "turn the Bunsen burner down to low".
Avicenna@programming.dev · 5 pts · 20d
you can tell it verbally just pronounce it the way you think the other person would and watch for the reaction on their face when they get it
Hupf@feddit.org · 2 pts · 20d
https://youtu.be/EM1YYefSmKg
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 19d
hyphen is your friend
Mechanism@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d
Hey I got that right away! Am I smart? :o)
Arigion@feddit.org · 3 pts · 19d
Yes, you are. And now stop scrolling and unclog my toilet.
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · -21 pts · 20d
*orally.
Text is still verbal.
ryannathans@aussie.zone · 32 pts · 20d
👀
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 20d
Fair enough. I guess the meaning has drifted. There's no arguing with the descriptive nature of language. Lexicons are pretty much just language censuses. That's important because it's how language works. At least the older meaning of "verbal" seems to be preserved in legal and clinical environments. I feel like it has a value.
For example, if someone is making sounds with their mouth that are not words, it's oral but not verbal (under the older usage).
Sign language or text could be considered verbal but not oral.
There's value in having a word that encompasses both written and spoken words.
https://brians.wsu.edu/2016/05/19/oral-verbal/
http://cooley.edu/blog/end-verbal-abuse?hs_amp=true
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/256370/what-is-the-difference-between-verbal-and-oral
stephen01king@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 20d
Interesting, this is the second time today I learned a word that had an older usage that I first thought was wrongly used by someone. I just learnt that jury-rigged is the original term for jerry-rigged, and thought it was only used in the context of courts of law, but it turns out it originally referred to jury masts on sailing ships.
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 20d
Except no, it's not.
deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 4 pts · 20d
I think it's actually the other way around.
E.g. oral history can still be written or recorded (audio or video).