[Multilingual Monday] That's Not Pun-ny!
So yeah, it seems every Canadian I know has a passion for puns. I wasn't aware this was a part of the culture of Canada but it apparently is, because every Canadian I know enjoys terrible groaner puns. :: laugh :: So my Canadian friends, this is for you -- today we look at foreign language puns!
Okay, there are two Japanese puns in the above video -- in the first one he asks if there is juice with 生姜, shouga, "ginger". When she says there isn't any, the man's response is 仕様が無い, shou ga nai, "It can't be helped" (which can also be interpreted as shouga nai, "There isn't any ginger").
The second pun is a little more obvious -- he's asking if he's in 阪急, Hankyuu, and when he is answered, he says "Hankyu very much." They're both groaners!
(But there's ANOTHER pun here, as the woman describes the puns as 寒い, samui, which is also "cold," hence the layers of clothing that she piles on!).
Going back to English-infused puns, here's one in Hebrew:
The pun? קניון, kanyon, is a mall, which is just what "Grand Canyon" is. Booo, stinky pun!
And finally, Russian science puns right here. For those who don't read Russian: a "wormhole" in Russian is Кротовые норы, krotovye nory, which is literally a "mole burrow" (why? I have no idea), but more punnage happens when someone brings plumbing chemicals to a scientist -- because Krot ("Mole") is also apparently a Soviet-era Liquid Plumr. :: laugh ::
Share some bad puns with us -- you know you want to. And please, explain it!! I know that kills the joke, but still ...
Click to viewOkay, there are two Japanese puns in the above video -- in the first one he asks if there is juice with 生姜, shouga, "ginger". When she says there isn't any, the man's response is 仕様が無い, shou ga nai, "It can't be helped" (which can also be interpreted as shouga nai, "There isn't any ginger").
The second pun is a little more obvious -- he's asking if he's in 阪急, Hankyuu, and when he is answered, he says "Hankyu very much." They're both groaners!
(But there's ANOTHER pun here, as the woman describes the puns as 寒い, samui, which is also "cold," hence the layers of clothing that she piles on!).
Going back to English-infused puns, here's one in Hebrew:
The pun? קניון, kanyon, is a mall, which is just what "Grand Canyon" is. Booo, stinky pun!
And finally, Russian science puns right here. For those who don't read Russian: a "wormhole" in Russian is Кротовые норы, krotovye nory, which is literally a "mole burrow" (why? I have no idea), but more punnage happens when someone brings plumbing chemicals to a scientist -- because Krot ("Mole") is also apparently a Soviet-era Liquid Plumr. :: laugh ::
Share some bad puns with us -- you know you want to. And please, explain it!! I know that kills the joke, but still ...