Re: Stinko de Mayo de Guillermo ... *

Russo Loco Wrote:
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> Right on, Bill -
>
> As usual, Willie has spread on the puns a little
> too thick, referring to your Sinko de Mayo joke
> as 'poor taste', 'relishing' the idea that you
> should be 'mustard' out, and even suggesting that
>
> we 'catch up' to you on National Foamer Day.
>
> OTOH, I feel compelled to disagree with the notion
> that puns are the lowest form of humor. 
> Unlike the REALLY low forms of humor, which
> generally depend on having a victim of some sort,
> puns are purely intellectual word games - the only
> victim of which is usually the English
> languish.**
>
> - Roosso
>
>   * Does 'Guillermo' here refer to 'Willie'?
>   Or to 'Bill' ...
>
> ** I know, it's hard to credit Willie with any
> intellectual capacity at all - but at least his
> puns are relatively harmless.

Guillermo is spinach for William. Willie in spinach is "Memo" (very loosely translated) Would a true intellectual actually bother to post on this forum? Myself, with the IQ of a soap dish, find the NGDF very entertaining and informative.