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  • kosigan 22 Mar 2010 13:55:35 393 posts
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    John Cleese had 2 rules of comedy:
    1. No puns.
    2. No puns.
    3. No puns.

    Why is it that all - how to put this delicately? - "mass-market" journalists insist on coming up with godawful puns all the time in their headline? It's not clever and it's not funny, so please, Eurogamer - stop.
  • Deleted user 22 March 2010 13:56:40
    A crisp tenner says this will become a shit pun thread in itself.
  • DaM 22 Mar 2010 13:57:08 11,761 posts
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    Yes, please stop EG or you will be pun(i)shed.
    I just can't take the pun anymore.
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    See?
  • DaM 22 Mar 2010 13:57:53 11,761 posts
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    Who pays the tenner? Kosigan?
  • ecureuil 22 Mar 2010 13:59:35 74,192 posts
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    kosigan wrote:

    Why is it that all - how to put this delicately? - "mass-market" journalists insist on coming up with godawful puns all the time in their headline?
    Because they're journalists, not comedians.
  • Lukus 22 Mar 2010 14:00:07 18,712 posts
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    Strangely, I quite enjoy the pun threads on the forum, as uncool as that may be, yet agree with kosigan that the puns on the main page within article headlines are tacky and shit.

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  • Jeepers 22 Mar 2010 14:02:17 12,590 posts
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    Gremmi wrote:
    A crisp tenner says this will become a shit pun thread in itself.
    No need. As Dance Drier said, "A pun is its own reword.".

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  • Murbal 22 Mar 2010 14:02:36 19,442 posts
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    I love puns, me. Especially up to date ones. You know, current puns.
  • mrpon 22 Mar 2010 14:03:03 24,108 posts
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    I love current puns, especially iced ones.

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  • Metalfish 22 Mar 2010 14:03:08 8,285 posts
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    They aren't there to make you laugh. They're there because we enjoy terrible puns. If you want to be FACTED IN THE FACE, HUMAN, well I'm sure there are places that avoid any kind of levity.

    But there ain't no journal of games reviews. 'Cos it'd be shite.
  • Nexus_6 22 Mar 2010 14:03:51 3,507 posts
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    Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.

    It's worth taking a pun-t imo
  • DaM 22 Mar 2010 14:04:09 11,761 posts
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    Actually I disagree, I usually go by the puns instead of reading the reviews if it's a game I'm not interested in. You can tell if the game is shit in 4 words or less.
  • Bremenacht 22 Mar 2010 14:06:34 11,256 posts
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    Gremmi wrote:
    A crisp tenner says this will become a shit pun thread in itself.
    It's aN opun and shut case.

    arf
    arf
    arf

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  • FWB 22 Mar 2010 14:06:35 39,101 posts
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    Pun pun pun pun punnity pun pun
    Pun pun pun pun puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun

    Pun
  • Nexus_6 22 Mar 2010 14:07:07 3,507 posts
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    DaM wrote:
    Actually I disagree, I usually go by the puns instead of reading the reviews if it's a game I'm not interested in. You can tell if the game is shit in 4 words or less.
    What you are saying is pundamentally true. I use the same system myself.

  • Murbal 22 Mar 2010 14:07:20 19,442 posts
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    FWB wrote:
    Pun pun pun pun punnity pun pun
    Pun pun pun pun puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun

    Pun
    /o\ it's pundemonium!
  • Load_2.0 22 Mar 2010 14:08:08 14,638 posts
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    Gremmi wrote:
    A crisp tenner says this will become a shit pun thread in itself.
    A just pun-ishment.
  • FWB 22 Mar 2010 14:09:14 39,101 posts
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    I think I just punned in my punts.
  • mcbi4kh2 22 Mar 2010 14:11:27 297 posts
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    This guy really doesn't like puns.
  • Nexus_6 22 Mar 2010 14:18:31 3,507 posts
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    mcbi4kh2 wrote:
    This guy really doesn't like puns.
    What a silly punt.
  • BinaryBob101 22 Mar 2010 15:56:05 21,078 posts
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    This thread should go punting up a river.

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  • andywilkie35 22 Mar 2010 16:12:50 5,338 posts
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    I remember when Fulham scored an away goal against Juventus, one journalist described their situation as "Ful of hope"

    I'm not even sure that qualifies as a pun, its just the worst sports journalism I've ever read, and that's saying something.

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  • TechnoHippy 22 Mar 2010 16:22:11 14,263 posts
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    Nexus 6 wrote:
    mcbi4kh2 wrote:
    This guy really doesn't like puns.
    What a silly punt.
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  • Deleted user 22 March 2010 16:26:56
    andywilkie35 wrote:
    I remember when Fulham scored an away goal against Juventus, one journalist described their situation as "Ful of hope"

    I'm not even sure that qualifies as a pun, its just the worst sports journalism I've ever read, and that's saying something.
    The 'Super Cally Go Ballistic Cos Celtic Are Atrocious' headline, however, is easily the best (and only) good thing that The Sun has done. Like, ever.
  • kalel 22 Mar 2010 16:28:56 76,473 posts
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    “Can the last person to leave Britain please turn out the lights” was pretty good.
  • Benno 22 Mar 2010 16:29:15 8,413 posts
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    kosigan wrote:
    John Cleese had 2 rules of comedy:
    1. No puns.
    2. No puns.
    3. No puns.

    Why is it that all - how to put this delicately? - "mass-market" journalists insist on coming up with godawful puns all the time in their headline? It's not clever and it's not funny, so please, Eurogamer - stop.
    someones not having any pun
  • Physically_Insane 22 Mar 2010 16:31:08 6,962 posts
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    FWB wrote:
    I think I just punned in my punts.
    /coffee spit

    Don't know why I laughed so hard at this.
  • Ged42 22 Mar 2010 20:17:08 7,408 posts
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    Are hot cross puns allowed, since it's Easter?
  • Ka-blamo 22 Mar 2010 20:38:07 6,455 posts
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    I started a thread applauding the puns, I like them.

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