Oct 19 2009
Offences against humour
A conversation over IM earlier today. I’m the guilty D in this exchange.
M: Then all you need is a sofa on wheels, and you can really travel in style.
D: I know where I can get one of them! Ssofa so good you might say, but how do I couch my idea in more marketable terms? I don’t want to lounge around all day, I want to chaise the big money!
M: Those were terrible.
D: You can’t deny the joy of punning — have a go, you ottoman.
M: You are a bad man.
D: It was all going so well, and then I just went and put my futon it.
M: I’m going to report you to the ‘Law and Order: Misuse of Puns’ division
D: Will they lock me up and take me away in divan?
Five minutes pass.
D: Oh no, I’ve killed him.
2 Responses to “Offences against humour”
I saw Marcus Bridgestocke in a sofa-car during the festival. True story.
Death by pun. Wicked!