Puns - I just love 'em (tandem)

[Alan]

Hi,

I'm feeling lighthearted today and am offering a pun for your delectation. The question is: what is the pun? By the way, I'm sure you know anyhow, but a pun is a play on words. Here goes -

Two women are in their gardens chatting over the fence:

1st woman: You look worried. What's the matter?
2nd woman: My two boys went out on a bike ride some time ago and they're still not back.
1st woman: Tandem?
2nd woman: No, but just you wait till they get back.

Good morning

Alan
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[Pamela]

Oh, Alan, it's nice
Pun is my cup of tea I like many stylistic devices and stylistic means but one of my favourites is pun, of course.

[Torsten]

[Alan]

Hi Torsten,

Tan is another word for beat in the sense of give them a good beating (this is an old pun when beating your child was not regarded as non pc) So you get the double:

Did they go by tandem?

or

Have you tanned (beaten) them?

Oh dear, it sounds even worse now that I've explained it!

Alan
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[Torsten]

Well Alan since I'm a rather peaceful person I think I'm excused for not having known the second meaning of tan .
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[Alan]

Hi Michael,

Let me know which bit you don't understand.

Alan
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[Fan of Arabian horses]

Hi!

I just wanted to add that I myself am a great fan of puns. My favorite writer of puns is the German actor "Heinz Erhard", who was capable to play with the German language like nobody else I ever knew.

Michael

[Conchita]

[spencer]

You know that, when the man from Scotland crosses the road, and an English almost ran over him, and starts yelling at the Scottish: "Have you come to London to die?"
He says: " No, I came yesterday!"
Spencer

[Pamela]

Hi Spencer,
To die and today have similar pronounciation Am I right?

[Conchita]

[Pamela]

Yes, Conchita, I assumed in the same way

[Yankee]

Hi Spencer

Since your very punny post was the 11th post in this thread, the following is in your honor:
"The eleventh pun always gets a laugh, even if no pun in ten did."
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PS
I like your pun.
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