Question

explain the meaning of the following 2 puns. 1. he drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how the mercedes bends. 2. police were called into a daycare when a three year old was resisting a rest. pun # 1: pun # 2:

Explanation:

PUN #1:

This pun uses a homophone (words that sound alike but have different meanings/spellings). "Mercedes bends" sounds like "Mercedes Benz" (the car brand). When the car hits the tree, the car's body (or parts) would bend, so it's a play on the brand name and the action of the car bending after the crash.

This pun uses a homophone too. "Resisting a rest" sounds like "resisting arrest" (a legal term where someone fights against being arrested by police). Here, a three - year - old is resisting taking a rest (like a nap), and the phrase is a play on "arrest" and "rest".

Answer:

The pun plays on "Mercedes Benz" (car brand) and "Mercedes bends"—when the car hits the tree, the car (Mercedes) physically bends, using the homophone of "Benz" and "bends".

PUN #2: