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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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* Every even-numbered novel and most of the anthologies in the main universe ''[[Honor Harrington]]'' novels have a pun on the name 'honor' somewhere in their titles. One wonders whether the reason the next novel isn't due out for a long time is that the author finally ran out of puns. |
* Every even-numbered novel and most of the anthologies in the main universe ''[[Honor Harrington]]'' novels have a pun on the name 'honor' somewhere in their titles. One wonders whether the reason the next novel isn't due out for a long time is that the author finally ran out of puns. |
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* Every book in Robert Asprin's ''[[ |
* Every book in Robert Asprin's ''[[Phule's Company]]'' series is a pun on the main character's surname, which is... [[Captain Obvious|Phule]]. Hence ''Phule's Paradise'', ''A Phule And His Money'', ''Phule's Errand''... |
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** His ''[[Myth Inc]]'' series had similarly punny titles - some off ''missing'' and some off ''mythic''. |
** His ''[[Myth Inc]]'' series had similarly punny titles - some off ''missing'' and some off ''mythic''. |
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*** The sole exception being the first novel, "Another Fine Myth", which was a pun off "Another Fine Mess". In actuality the title had been approved and solicited before the author had come up with a better pun, and he just kind of had to leave it that way. |
*** The sole exception being the first novel, "Another Fine Myth", which was a pun off "Another Fine Mess". In actuality the title had been approved and solicited before the author had come up with a better pun, and he just kind of had to leave it that way. |