The Grass-Mud Horse: China enacts pun control

[Borachio]

Oh dear me!

That's very, very clever! I wish I'd thought of that.

 

[Gori the Grey]

I suppose that if you don't want to waste a cigarette, you could first put various of the four together in pairs and see if there's a match.

 

[Borachio]

Or rub your hands together until they're sore, saw the boat in half until it's a horse, ride away on the horse* to the nearest tobacconists and just buy a lighter.

Come to think of it, some boats are lighters already.

*To be honest, I really only half remember this joke. Something about shouting till you're hoarse, iirc. But I forget. I really do.

 

[Gori the Grey]

They're in luck. It's Dec-ember!

 

[Borachio]