Comments on: Clog show cancelled due to bad feng shui http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/clog-show-cancelled-due-to-bad-feng-shui/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Design Japanese Garden http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/clog-show-cancelled-due-to-bad-feng-shui/#comment-12077 Design Japanese Garden Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:40:04 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1649#comment-12077 I thought Dutch clogs were made of wood, and isn't wood one of the 5 elements of feng shui? It's interesting that they are bad just because they are to clunky footwear. I thought Dutch clogs were made of wood, and isn’t wood one of the 5 elements of feng shui? It’s interesting that they are bad just because they are to clunky footwear.

]]> By: Flapjack http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/clog-show-cancelled-due-to-bad-feng-shui/#comment-9656 Flapjack Wed, 06 May 2009 14:33:44 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1649#comment-9656 SGC - You know it's having to look up all those long words that takes all the joy out of punning. Maybe in future I'll just apply John Cleese's 3 rules of comedy... 1. No puns 2. No puns 3. No puns [yeah, like I'm really going to stick to that regime for more than a week! BTW, which is the lowest form of wit - Sarcasm or puns?] SGC – You know it’s having to look up all those long words that takes all the joy out of punning.
Maybe in future I’ll just apply John Cleese’s 3 rules of comedy…
1. No puns
2. No puns
3. No puns
[yeah, like I'm really going to stick to that regime for more than a week! BTW, which is the lowest form of wit - Sarcasm or puns?]

]]> By: ScreamingGreenConure http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/clog-show-cancelled-due-to-bad-feng-shui/#comment-9650 ScreamingGreenConure Wed, 06 May 2009 13:40:36 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1649#comment-9650 Rob: I know, right? Someone ought to put their foot down. Rob: I know, right? Someone ought to put their foot down.

]]> By: ScreamingGreenConure http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/clog-show-cancelled-due-to-bad-feng-shui/#comment-9643 ScreamingGreenConure Wed, 06 May 2009 11:35:10 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1649#comment-9643 @Flapjack: Too... much... learning... brain melting... aaargh @Flapjack: Too… much… learning… brain melting… aaargh

]]> By: Rob http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/clog-show-cancelled-due-to-bad-feng-shui/#comment-9642 Rob Wed, 06 May 2009 11:22:39 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1649#comment-9642 Hurrar! We made a valid thread...trust Philis to add a pun though. tut tut. lol Cheers Rob Hurrar!

We made a valid thread…trust Philis to add a pun though. tut tut.

lol

Cheers
Rob

]]> By: Flapjack http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/clog-show-cancelled-due-to-bad-feng-shui/#comment-9635 Flapjack Wed, 06 May 2009 08:45:15 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1649#comment-9635 Homonymic- Pertaining to one of a group of words spelt in the same way but having different meanings. Homophonical- the linguistic phenonemon whereby words of different origins become identical in pronunciation homographical - one of a group of words spelt in the same way but having different meanings polysemic - the existance of several meanings in the same word metonymic - the substitution of a word refering to an attribute for the thing that is meant ie. the use of 'the crown' to refer to a monarch. metaphoric - well everyone knows that one! All bar two of those words can be summarised by the simple word "pun" Phillis. You've been messing with my head again, haven't you? I'm going back to bed - metaphorically! Homonymic- Pertaining to one of a group of words spelt in the same way but having different meanings.

Homophonical- the linguistic phenonemon whereby words of different origins become identical in pronunciation

homographical – one of a group of words spelt in the same way but having different meanings

polysemic – the existance of several meanings in the same word

metonymic – the substitution of a word refering to an attribute for the thing that is meant ie. the use of ‘the crown’ to refer to a monarch.

metaphoric – well everyone knows that one!

All bar two of those words can be summarised by the simple word “pun” Phillis.
You’ve been messing with my head again, haven’t you? I’m going back to bed – metaphorically!

]]> By: Flapjack http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/clog-show-cancelled-due-to-bad-feng-shui/#comment-9632 Flapjack Wed, 06 May 2009 08:08:41 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1649#comment-9632 Damn you Phyllis, that's another morning wasted with the Oxford English Dictionary on my lap! GRRR Damn you Phyllis, that’s another morning wasted with the Oxford English Dictionary on my lap! GRRR

]]> By: ReliegiousMarie http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/clog-show-cancelled-due-to-bad-feng-shui/#comment-9611 ReliegiousMarie Tue, 05 May 2009 23:31:01 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1649#comment-9611 What on earth are you lot mumbling about?!... What on earth are you lot mumbling about?!…

]]> By: phillis http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/clog-show-cancelled-due-to-bad-feng-shui/#comment-9610 phillis Tue, 05 May 2009 23:13:31 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1649#comment-9610 I think you'll find that's not strictly a pun - more of a "one liner" - such paronomasiac ambiguity may arise from the intentional misuse of homophonical, homographical, homonymic, polysemic, metonymic, or metaphorical language. That sounded gay didn't it? I think you’ll find that’s not strictly a pun – more of a “one liner” – such paronomasiac ambiguity may arise from the intentional misuse of homophonical, homographical, homonymic, polysemic, metonymic, or metaphorical language.

That sounded gay didn’t it?

]]> By: Flapjack http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/clog-show-cancelled-due-to-bad-feng-shui/#comment-9604 Flapjack Tue, 05 May 2009 16:11:08 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1649#comment-9604 Phillis, I feel honoured! You're officially part of the pun posse now y'know! We'll have you doing Xmas Cracker jokes next! Phillis, I feel honoured! You’re officially part of the pun posse now y’know!
We’ll have you doing Xmas Cracker jokes next!

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