@rustydrd@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoWhat's your favorite community on Lemmy that has no equivalent elsewhere?message-square52fedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down15
arrow-up1150arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your favorite community on Lemmy that has no equivalent elsewhere?@rustydrd@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠linkfedilink14•1 year agoThe Tom Swifty sub has been locked without explanation for a year on reddit. But !tomswifty@midwest.social is thriving!
minus-square@imaqtpie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink8•1 year agoTIL about Tom Swifty jokes. It’s like a pun on steroids. Brilliant!
minus-square@Artyom@lemm.eelinkfedilink4•1 year agoI’m gonna need someone to explain what that is a little more. I’m super confused.
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠linkfedilink5•1 year agoIt’s a type of joke where the spoken line relates to the described manner of speaking, usually in a pun, eg. “Salmon is just the best,” Tom said superficially. The adverb “superficially” sounds like “super fish”, which describes Tom’s attitude towards salmon.
The Tom Swifty sub has been locked without explanation for a year on reddit. But !tomswifty@midwest.social is thriving!
TIL about Tom Swifty jokes. It’s like a pun on steroids. Brilliant!
I’m gonna need someone to explain what that is a little more. I’m super confused.
It’s a type of joke where the spoken line relates to the described manner of speaking, usually in a pun, eg.
“Salmon is just the best,” Tom said superficially.
The adverb “superficially” sounds like “super fish”, which describes Tom’s attitude towards salmon.
TIL we have a Tom Swift community