Merriam-Webster - the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound.
Collins - a clever and amusing use of a word or phrase with two meanings, or of words with the same sound but different meanings.
Without dissecting the joke to pieces, I think the first description of "pun" in both definitions fits "Caesar salad" pretty well.
Damn you, sir. it's not a pun, and I'd quite happily fight you to the death about it. But not tonight, I'm a bit knackered. Maybe next Thursday. What do Merriam-Bloody-Webster or Collins know about anything?
Love that this had a narrative quality, which raised it above the average stand-alone pun. It didn't hurt that it was also very clever. Well done, Steve.
Thank you so much everyone for your kind words. There were so many great captions this month I feel very fortunate this did so well. Wishing you all a Happy New Year, health and inspired captioning.
I'm back after a Brutal four days without internet, and yes it's still a great pun and/or play on words, great caption and well deserved win. I wonder how missed this, sorry about that.
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I don't usually vote for stand alone puns, but this one is very clever.
8:51pm
He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy.
It's not a pun. It's just a very clever caption. So you're excused, James Lennox. And so am I, as I voted for it, too.
Seize a salad / Sees a salad are puns.
9:49pm
A couple of definitions of "pun":
Merriam-Webster - the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound.
Collins - a clever and amusing use of a word or phrase with two meanings, or of words with the same sound but different meanings.
Without dissecting the joke to pieces, I think the first description of "pun" in both definitions fits "Caesar salad" pretty well.
10:04pm
Damn you, sir. it's not a pun, and I'd quite happily fight you to the death about it. But not tonight, I'm a bit knackered. Maybe next Thursday. What do Merriam-Bloody-Webster or Collins know about anything?
10:18pm
Sorry I missed this one Stephen and that I didn't seize the chance to contribute.
5:25pm
It was very cleaver.
5:26pm
If you look at the bottom, you'll see it's a scissors salad as well.
(*So ends the second rewriting of the comment that somehow got posted three times. And no, I don't have tremors.)
5:26pm
Et tu, Stephen? Congrats on one of the top-scoring double entendres of the year.
:^)
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12:08am
Love that this had a narrative quality, which raised it above the average stand-alone pun. It didn't hurt that it was also very clever. Well done, Steve.
5:40am
Congratulations, Stephen
6:49am
I don't know how I overlooked this one - it is superb!
6:56am
Well done with this caption Stephen!
7:09am
Congrats, Stephen!
7:39am
Many congratulations, Stephen. I thought your salad days were over.
8:12am
Only the tip of the iceberg this month, Stephen. A well deserved prize!
8:51am
Well done Stephen!
9:19am
Stephen, a totally original caption, however I started having deja vu because I'm sure I've senate before. Well done!
9:45am
Loved this caption 🙂
11:54am
Well done Stephen for a great caption which was really on point
12:05pm
Thank you so much everyone for your kind words. There were so many great captions this month I feel very fortunate this did so well. Wishing you all a Happy New Year, health and inspired captioning.
8:24pm
Congrats 🙂
10:25am
Also, good on you Steve for donating your winnings back to the site. Very generous as you're already one of the site's top contributors.
8:33pm
Congrats Stephen. Great caption.
12:36pm
I'm back after a Brutal four days without internet, and yes it's still a great pun and/or play on words, great caption and well deserved win. I wonder how missed this, sorry about that.
7:41pm
Brilliant 👌
10:47am