Althouse: Exploiting the Boehner/boner pun...

২৯ এপ্রিল, ২০১৪

Exploiting the Boehner/boner pun...

... is that a good idea?

That ad for J.D. Winteregg cost him his teaching job at a Baptist university.

১৯টি মন্তব্য:

traditionalguy বলেছেন...: I agree. He should be banned for life. There is no place for Hating Golf in our society.; ২৯/৪/১৪, ৬:৫৫ PM
cubanbob বলেছেন...: Good idea? Hell yes! Not only was the ad amusing it was 100% factually true. I'm going to give him a contribution.; ২৯/৪/১৪, ৭:০৮ PM
Phil 314 বলেছেন...: Winteragg decided which values were more important.; ২৯/৪/১৪, ৭:২০ PM
Wince বলেছেন...: Great ad!; ২৯/৪/১৪, ৭:৩৩ PM
Michael K বলেছেন...: I tried to send him money but his web site isn't very good.; ২৯/৪/১৪, ৭:৪৯ PM
Irene বলেছেন...: With a name like Winteregg, he should be careful about making puns out of surnames.; ২৯/৪/১৪, ৭:৫৫ PM
Roughcoat বলেছেন...: A boner and a dick, side by side.; ২৯/৪/১৪, ৭:৫৮ PM
hombre বলেছেন...: Baptists have no sense of humor.

Did you hear about the Baptist who gave up sexual intercourse because it might lead to dancing?; ২৯/৪/১৪, ৭:৫৯ PM
Jane বলেছেন...: My Presbyterian husband loves to call him Boner.

Sorry he lost his job and all.; ২৯/৪/১৪, ৮:১০ PM
নামহীন বলেছেন...: Boehner is a German name, and its correct pronunciation is something close to "burner." Not "boner" at all.

Peter; ২৯/৪/১৪, ১০:২৩ PM
David বলেছেন...: The woman he married looks like she could be his sister.; ২৯/৪/১৪, ১০:৪০ PM
effinayright বলেছেন...: That ad gave me a schadenboehner!!; ২৯/৪/১৪, ১০:৫৩ PM
The Cracker Emcee Refulgent বলেছেন...: Too obvious. Can't anyone play this game?

Of course, Cracker Emcee was pretty obvious too. Persiflage mahal is a little wittier. Thank God Inga split because Dinga would have been a third-grade quality pun and someone has probably used it (Ed-whatshisface?) already.; ২৯/৪/১৪, ১১:০৬ PM
gadfly বলেছেন...: From the grooveyard of forgotten favorites - Just a Cop, Chip and a Chump.; ৩০/৪/১৪, ২:৫৫ AM
Moneyrunner বলেছেন...: Great parody. We need someone with a sense of humor in Congress and the courage to say what he really feels instead of earnest strivers who want a cushy job with great benefits and want to "grow" in the approval of the Wa Po.; ৩০/৪/১৪, ৬:৫৩ AM
tim maguire বলেছেন...: It's a funny ad and would have been great if made by a 3rd party (electile dysfunction, gotta remember that one), but not really appropriate for the candidate. Especially as a primary ad.; ৩০/৪/১৪, ৭:০৮ AM
Ann Althouse বলেছেন...: "Boehner is a German name, and its correct pronunciation is something close to "burner." Not "boner" at all."

Yeah, tell me about it. I have a last name I've heard mispronounced as a joke. Does it make it a worse joke or a better joke? It makes it more aggravating and irksome! It's like making a joke out of a misquoted quote like "I can see Russia from my house." You're annoyed to be made fun of and you also have to correct that damned mistake again. For the joker, that's fun (in a childish way).

Is that the image Winteregg wants -- childish joker?; ৩০/৪/১৪, ৭:২৯ AM
Nichevo বলেছেন...: Childish joker-another strategy that works for Democrats but not for people.; ৩০/৪/১৪, ৮:২১ AM
Known Unknown বলেছেন...: The political class must not be mocked!; ৩০/৪/১৪, ৯:০৯ AM