rustydrd@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoWhat's your favorite community on Lemmy that has no equivalent elsewhere?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your favorite community on Lemmy that has no equivalent elsewhere?rustydrd@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoThe Tom Swifty sub has been locked without explanation for a year on reddit. But !tomswifty@midwest.social is thriving!
minus-squareArtyom@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoI’m gonna need someone to explain what that is a little more. I’m super confused.
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoIt’s a type of joke where the spoken line relates to the described manner of speaking, usually in a pun, eg. “Salmon is just the best,” Tom said superficially. The adverb “superficially” sounds like “super fish”, which describes Tom’s attitude towards salmon.
minus-squareimaqtpie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoTIL about Tom Swifty jokes. It’s like a pun on steroids. Brilliant!
The Tom Swifty sub has been locked without explanation for a year on reddit. But !tomswifty@midwest.social is thriving!
I’m gonna need someone to explain what that is a little more. I’m super confused.
It’s a type of joke where the spoken line relates to the described manner of speaking, usually in a pun, eg.
“Salmon is just the best,” Tom said superficially.
The adverb “superficially” sounds like “super fish”, which describes Tom’s attitude towards salmon.
TIL about Tom Swifty jokes. It’s like a pun on steroids. Brilliant!