Question

punny jokes
a. decide which puns here rely on similar sounding words and which rely on different meanings of the same word. record your responses in the spaces provided.

1. i hoped one of the ten puns i entered in a contest would win, but no pun in ten did.

1. when a ship carrying blue paint ran into a ship carrying red paint, both ships were sunk and the crew members of each were marooned on a nearby island.

1. two boll weevil brothers went out into the world. one made it big in hollywood and the other simply became the lesser of two weevils.

b. see if you can solve these cow riddles that rely on puns.

1. what do you get when you milk a pampered cow?

1. what do you get when you milk a brown cow?

1. what do you get when you shake a cow before milking her?

1. what do you get when you feed a cow toast before milking her?

Explanation:

Part A:

1. The pun plays on the phrase "no pun in ten" which sounds identical to "no one in ten", using similar-sounding words.
2. "Marooned" refers to being stranded, but also references the maroon color made by mixing blue and red paint, using different meanings of a related concept/word.
3. "Lesser of two weevils" sounds the same as the common phrase "lesser of two evils", using similar-sounding words.

Part B:

1. The pun relies on "pampered" leading to the phrase "spoiled milk" (a double meaning of spoiled as indulged and spoiled as ruined milk).
2. The pun connects "brown cow" to "chocolate milk", a play on the cow's color matching the milk flavor term.
3. Shaking a cow agitates it, so the pun uses "shaken milk" which sounds like "chocolate milk" (similar-sounding words).
4. Toast is dry, so the pun uses "toast" leading to "buttered milk" (a play on "buttered toast" and buttermilk, with a twist linking to the fed toast).

Answer:

Part A

1. Similar sounding words (plays on "no one in ten" / "no pun in ten")
2. Different meanings of a related concept (maroon as color and marooned as stranded)
3. Similar sounding words (plays on "lesser of two evils" / "lesser of two weevils")

Part B

1. Spoiled milk
2. Chocolate milk
3. Shaken (chocolate) milk
4. Buttered milk