Crap puns.

Arnold · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 6:28 pm

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Orange you overdoing it a bit? Katie Price matches her bronzed skin to her neon leotard as she launches her magazine

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... z1XHxNBapE

Gourami · **Joined:** Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:51 pm **Posts:** 2005

I think it is a sop to their audience. "Ooh I get it!!1! I is clever me I am."

mattomac · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:04 pm

Carlos The Badger · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:17 pm

They're absolutely shit at doing a good pun. Mail sub-eds all aspire to be Sun journos but they're nowhere near that league.

Whatever you say about that fascist hate rag for people with the reading skills of brain-damaged baboons you've got to admit they do a good pun - SuperCallyGoBallisticCelticAreAtrocious is an all time classic.

Arnold · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:33 pm

I know, but orange/aren't? It doesn't even meet the dictionary definition of a pun. The words aren't remotely similar.

Danson's Forehead · **Joined:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:32 am **Posts:** 718

You've got to imagine it being read in an Ulster accent. Still doesn't really work, but a bit better.

Silkyman · **Joined:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:31 am **Posts:** 760

It's from a crap old joke.

Knock knock..
Who's there.
Apple.
Apple who?
Knock knock..
Who's there.
Apple.
Apple who?
Knock knock..
Who's there.
Apple.
Apple who?
Knock knock..
Who's there.
Orange
Orange who?
Orange you glad I didn't say apple again...

Silkyman · **Joined:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:31 am **Posts:** 760

Arnold wrote:

I know, but orange/aren't? It doesn't even meet the dictionary definition of a pun. The words aren't remotely similar.

Orange/Aren't doesn't.

Orange ya/Arent ya works better. A bit.

mattomac · **Posted:** Thu Sep 08, 2011 12:12 am

Ah get it now... that is rubbish

Arnold · **Posted:** Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:13 am

Quote:

Your starter for hell: University Challenge girls suffer vile internet abuse

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z1XLnaWA4L

Adam · **Posted:** Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:15 am

Have to say, the effort the Sun puts into its puns very nearly redeems it. They are exceptionally good (or wilfully bad when appropriate) at them.

Fflaps · **Posted:** Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:21 am

Not a pun but one of my favourite ever Sun headlines is 'It's all gone Pete Tong in Kim Jong Taepodong Ding-Dong' about North Korean missile testing. Leave it up to the Sun to make nuclear brinksmanship sound trivial.

Abernathy · **Posted:** Thu Sep 08, 2011 11:33 am

I think it might have been The Sun that came up with this one after Celtic unexpectedly lost heavily in a cup tie against Inverness Caledonian Thistle:

Silkyman · **Joined:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:31 am **Posts:** 760

That is simply the greatest headline in the history of reporting.

Arnold · **Posted:** Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:46 am

Quote:

It's Curly-nation Street! Brooke Vincent goes for a wild new look at Jack P. Shepherd's engagement party

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... z1XdEHVOIM

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