rustydrd@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · vor 2 JahrenWhat's your favorite community on Lemmy that has no equivalent elsewhere?message-squaremessage-square68linkfedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down15
arrow-up1181arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your favorite community on Lemmy that has no equivalent elsewhere?rustydrd@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · vor 2 Jahrenmessage-square68linkfedilink
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up21·vor 2 JahrenThe Tom Swifty sub has been locked without explanation for a year on reddit. But !tomswifty@midwest.social is thriving!
minus-squareimaqtpie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·vor 2 JahrenTIL about Tom Swifty jokes. It’s like a pun on steroids. Brilliant!
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·vor 2 JahrenIt was a couple months before that, actually. I wouldn’t talk shit about a community that shut down in protest.
minus-squareArtyom@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·vor 2 JahrenI’m gonna need someone to explain what that is a little more. I’m super confused.
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·vor 2 JahrenIt’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.
minus-squareHarbingerOfTomb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·vor 2 JahrenTIL we have a Tom Swift community
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!
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It was a couple months before that, actually. I wouldn’t talk shit about a community that shut down in protest.
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