What's a Henway?: Difference between revisions
m
clean up
Looney Toons (talk | contribs) (→Comic: -> fixed redlink) |
m (clean up) |
||
Line 4:
Alice is babbling on about something to Bob, when all of a sudden, she says something that so completely baffles him that he has to ask what it is - for example, "And then, of course, I summoned a Henway." When Bob asks about the unfamiliar term, Alice looks at him like he's crazy and tells him the punchline of the quite obvious joke, making him look silly in the process.
Also known as a "Pun Trap". The best way to subvert the standard form if someone tries it on you in [[Real Life]] is to ask "What's that?"<ref>
A favourite of the [[Pungeon Master]], and of anyone else who has had a bit too much snoo or updog lately.
Line 245:
'''Bobby''': Slow down.
'''Jim''': Okay. OK. Wwwwhhhaaaat dooeesss aaaa yyyeeeellllowwww lllliiiight mmmmeeeannn? }}
** In another episode, Latka Gavis leads Louie
{{quote|'''Louie:''' What's this?
'''Latka:''' It's a kebble.
Line 362:
''Whilst the snoo lay round a bout''
"What's '''snoo'''?" }}
* In the strip ''Adam'', Adam's kids set up a lemonade stand. When someone asked, "Do you serve Arnold Palmer?", they answered, "We serve anyone. What'll ya have?" <ref>
Line 611:
'''Bob:''' No, she still has some salvageable parts. }}
* Can you tell me what nationality Napoleon's parents were?
** [[Mathematician's Answer|'Course I can]].<ref>[[Don't Explain the Joke|Corsican.]]
*** Oh, that hurt to read.
** A variation of this is used as a joke by [[Tim Vine]].
Line 673:
[[Category:Comedy Tropes]]
[[Category:Punny Stuff]]
[[Category:
| |||