Recently this week:

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My bike returned safe from university cycles, tuned up and raring to go.

Work continuing interesting and productive.

Failed to go to Magic prerelease event, but played magic at Alex's, which was fun: most credit goes to Alex for building the decks played.

Played bridge at Ralph's, and failed to bid two consecutive heart slams, but I think correctly.

Watched QI again, twice, which really is very funny, and educational in spirit, so I apologise for the criticisms when I first saw it being over-harsh.

Have downloaded most of Reboot ever from youtube, at low resolution, but enough to catch up and find out what happens after it fell from the air in UK terrestrial TV.

Watched Hitch Hancock, where Will Smith plays, rather well, someone failing to be a superhero. It wasn't one of my favourites, but it was good. The trailer sets it up as a "Hancock is a superhero, but rather than being a larger-than-life American Hero, is a drunken screw-up jerk" joke, which it is, but it doesn't just stop there. It's funny, but I was pleasantly surprised that it actually has interesting story. Many superhero stories oscillate randomly between "all-American hero" and "tortured angst"; Hancock actually shows someone kind of screwed up you can really believe.

In other news, "mare", "nightmare" and "mare (as in sea)" are all unrelated, (and so fair game for puns). "Phallus" and "fellatio" aren't either. Well, my friendslist probably knows all that, but spread the knowledge little by little.

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[beckyc.livejournal.com]

In other news, "mare", "nightmare" and "mare (as in sea)" are all unrelated, (and so fair game for puns).

Does that work in your accent then? Because although mare meaning horse sounds the same as mare meaning demon, it doesn't sound the same as mar as used in sea words or mare as being the singular of maria. To me.

There's scope for jokes with the word mere (as in only or as in lake) where I come from, though not the way I say it.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Oh no, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "mare" as in sea before. In fact, I didn't know the final vowel was pronounced, but I think it can count as a pun if they're spelt the same.

[rochvelleth.livejournal.com]

It's a short final 'e', just for reference :) And it's neuter, hence the plural 'maria'.

I must say, I've never heard (or indeed seen!) anyone pun 'mare' and 'mare' before ;)

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

I must say, I've never heard (or indeed seen!) anyone pun 'mare' and 'mare' before ;)

As with many things, it seemed obvious to me due to seeing many words in print before hearing them said. The only example I particularly remember was Piers Anthony, but it was a very comprehensive example, he had whole books about characters who were a pun on all three, ie. Nightmare mare mares.

[rochvelleth.livejournal.com]

Watched QI again, twice, which really is very funny, and educational in spirit, so I apologise for the criticisms when I first saw it being over-harsh.

See :)

In other news, "mare", "nightmare" and "mare (as in sea)" are all unrelated, (and so fair game for puns). "Phallus" and "fellatio" aren't either. Well, my friendslist probably knows all that, but spread the knowledge little by little.

Yay of appreciation :)

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

See :)

LOL. Yes, Davies and Fry are soo cute :) And it's definitely in the spirit of defending truth against urban legends, however funny, even if it doesn't always get it right. I think the thing is that when you know the "avoid the most obvious answer klaxon game", it's hilarious, but it's not very serious, so when you don't, it's misleading.