Are you still imperial?

[Walter]

Yes, but it was a funny movie.

 

[metridium]

Walter wrote...
metridium,

How is it a pun?

Inching toward the metric system?

I can't explain it, Walter. Joule just have to figure it out for yourself.

Sorry.

 

[Walter]

Repeat it if you like, it's still not a pun. Ironic, perhaps, but not punny.

 

[Aquamaniac]

Walter once bubbled...
Yes, but it was a funny movie.

Sorry,I was just showing my totally ridiculous level of boredom......

 

[metridium]

Walter wrote...
Repeat it if you like, it's still not a pun. Ironic, perhaps, but not punny.

From Merriam-Webster:
Pun - the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings

So why isn't that a pun? C'mon, Walter, tell me. I'm dyne to know.

 

[Aquamaniac]

Dont pressure him to answer.........youll just have to weight for a response.

 

[Walter]

Aquamaniac,

No need to apologize to me, especially since it's the type of thing I would do. I would like to point out that James Coburn died recently and I'm sure that had something to do with my thought process.

metridium,

No need to explain. I understood the irony immediately. I also appreciate the humor, it's just not a pun.

 

[Scuba]

Walter wrote:

Scuba,

"using the metric system "rots your brain"?"

Being lazy and unwilling to look at new ideas rots your brain.
QUOTE]

Exactly. Modern metric system - new. Old imperial system - old.


Intended as humorous. Point understood.

 

[TCDiver1]

I for one, don't know watt you guys are talking about. Must be that dram new english!

 

[metridium]

Walter wrote...
metridium,

No need to explain. I understood the irony immediately. I also appreciate the humor, it's just not a pun.

Then we'll have to act like two civilized adults and respectfully agree to disagree, won't we?

I can't do anything about Merriam and Webster both thumbing their noses at ya, though.