Zimmerman Embraces the Sweet Science

Mike Tyson bit off part of Evander Holyfield's ear during a boxing match. On live TV.
 
Oh. Well, it's always confused me when people talk about "bad puns." Is there a different kind of pun?
 
Yes. Some puns can be clever, intricate, and bizarre.

Their humour, I find, depends in large part on their originality, and appropriateness. (And sometimes on their predictability and inappropriateness. That's in the nature of humour.)

And yet some people can't abide them at any price. You may well be one of them.
 
Borachio said:
Yes. Some puns can be clever, intricate, and bizarre.

Their humour, I find, depends in large part on their originality, and appropriateness. (And sometimes on their predictability and inappropriateness. That's in the nature of humour.)

And yet some people can't abide them at any price. You may well be one of them.
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Give me an example of a pun you find clever, intricate, and bizarre.
 
Ah, me!!

Don't ask me now! Let me come across one and I'll show it to you.

Ah no. Wait. Did you hear about the snake who walked into a bar dressed in airline pilot's uniform? He was BOAC instructor.

(That's a rather old joke. And unfortunately BOAC is a company that went of business decades ago. And it's a bit of feeble pun, tbh. Let me think again.)
 
Mouthwash said:
I don't get it. :(
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tyson#Tyson_vs._Holyfield_II_and_aftermath

Soon to become one of the most controversial events in modern sports,[84] the fight was stopped at the end of the third round, with Tyson disqualified[85] for biting Holyfield on both ears. The first time Tyson bit him, the match was temporarily stopped. Referee Mills Lane deducted two points from Tyson and the fight resumed. However, after the match resumed, Tyson did it again; Tyson was disqualified and Holyfield won the match. One bite was severe enough to remove a piece of Holyfield's right ear, which was found on the ring floor after the fight.[86]
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Mouthwash said:
Give me an example of a pun you find clever, intricate, and bizarre.
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My girlfriend and I briefly considered doing a podcast where we'd talking about the various romantic entanglements fan fiction writers create for various popular characters. We'd call it the Shipping Forecast.
 
JollyRoger said:
Is there a stand your ground rule for his benefit?
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:goodjob:
I have a feeling Zimmerman will back out of this, Hopefully after this charity boxing match gets tons and tons of publicity and media coverage.

I'd be boxing for the legacy of Trayvon Martin and for his family," the rapper told TMZ, adding "it's legal, and I want to show him you can solve your disputes without a weapon."
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Antilogic said:
Mike Tyson, when he was boxing back in the 90s, bite off part of Evander Holyfield's ear.

EDIT: x-post, but I found the youtube video:

Link to video.
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I recall that. Tyson was always a creep. Sad about Evander, who was dominating that boxing match.

Regarding the topic: a very bad idea, yet again. I do hope those boxing matches won't happen. If they will it won't help anyone.
 
Mouthwash said:
Give me an example of a pun you find clever, intricate, and bizarre.
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A guy gets a job in a zoo. On his first day his instructor asks him to go and clean out the bird cages. So he goes to where the parrots and finches and what not are, opens the cage and is immediately attacked by birds. He screams and flings his arms around, swats a couple of birds in the face and kills them instantly. "!", he thinks. He panics, grabs the dead birds, and flings them into the lion cage where the lion immediately wolfs them down.

He goes back to his instructor. "Go alright?" his instructor asks. "Yeah, er, fine", he replies. "Right-o then. Next job, nip down to the monkey house and clean out the ".

So the bloke goes and wanders down with his bucket, opens the door, and is immediately attacked by a load of chimpanzees. He screams, flings his arms around, and catches one on the neck and kills it instantly. "Oh !" the guy thinks, and panicing, grabs the corpse and lobs it over into the lion cage where the lion gratefully munches it up.

He returns to his instructor. "Everything sorted", he asks. "Er, yeah fine", the bloke replies. "Nice one", says the instructor, "in that case can you nip down the insect house and make sure the bee hives are in good nick".

So the bloke goes down, enters the insect house and is immediately set upon by hundreds of angry bees. He panics, tries to swat them away, but ends up squashing a load of them. So he scoops them up and lobs them into the lion cage where the lion licks them up.

Finally, after returning to his instructor he is asked to escort a new lion into the lion cage. He goes down to the main gate, collects the lion, escorts it to the lion cage, lets it in... The new lion looks at its new housemate and says, "Alright? What's the grub like in here, then?" to which the lion says "Well the a la carte is a bit naff, but today I had finch, chimps, and mushy bees."
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=http://www.eurogamer.net/forum/thread/22899?start=90
 
ParkCungHee said:
A boxing match doesn't do good, a boxing match is good.
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Well, i doubt many people think it is a good idea to have Zimmerman fight that rapper who claimed that he would do it for TM's memory. It would turn really bad regardless of what would actually happen in the match. I suppose it won't happen anyway, but still more useless publicity for the zimmeriad going on for more than a year already.
 
The jokes Borachio linked aren't very good.

For a great, intricate pun, check this out:


Link to video.

(The rest of the Knock Knock Cantata is also very good as well)
 
I'd be boxing for the legacy of Trayvon Martin and for his family," the rapper told TMZ, adding "it's legal, and I want to show him you can solve your disputes without a weapon."
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doing that is what got Trayvon's dispute settled with a weapon
 
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