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10-07-2003, 01:44 PM
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Both of them are brands of flour, not types of flower. So poor old Wally (it is Wally in this joke, isn't it?), when asked what his wife's favorite flower is, comes back with a cooking item, as if he can't imagine her ever wanting flowers.
Often a fatal mistake, but one that is sometimes correctible with vast amounts of servitude, honor, and just plain begging. And I do respect the questions that some folks have on this. Humor is one of the hardest things to translate into another language. If you're a native English (or American) speaker, however, you may have to pull the age card [img]smile.gif[/img]
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10-07-2003, 03:58 PM
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Hathor
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I can see not getting that one right away. I mean how many people know brands of flour off the top of their head?
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10-07-2003, 04:03 PM
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It's not language that's providing the barrier, it's knowledge/lore. I knew it was a pun because I know both flour and flower and also knew which one should be used in the context. I just have no idea what Robin Hood or Billsbury is!! And thus the punchline also eluded me...
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10-07-2003, 04:16 PM
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That's part of what makes humor so hard to translate. It's more than words, it's the background behind them. I don't know Robin Hood as a brand, but I am pretty sure it's not a flower...
Such fun... 
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10-07-2003, 04:36 PM
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Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess
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Robin Hood is the only brand of flour I know.
[ 10-07-2003, 04:37 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ] |
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10-07-2003, 07:04 PM
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10-08-2003, 01:34 AM
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and i more or less get it now. but its the first time i head of that brand of flour.
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