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   simpsonfan2 said, 6 months ago

   Unfortunately, Pastis’ puns are neither dirty, nor hidden.
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   The J.A.M. said, 6 months ago

   Thanks, Grandpa :D
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   Pacopuddy said, 6 months ago

   Nice one Grandpa – true and motivating.
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   M2MM said, 6 months ago

   That’s the way to reel them in, Gramps! >:-D
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   dotweasl said, 6 months ago

   Shakespeare! and Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales—wow! My students went crazy when I taught them what they were really saying!
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   pschearer said, 6 months ago

   Hobby horse. Country matters. And all Ophelia’s flowers. If you read Shakespeare, you really need a well-annotated edition. (And that doesn’t even mention the “English” lesson in French in Henry V.)
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   Number Three said, 6 months ago

   Excellent!

   xxx
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   LadyLavendar said, 6 months ago

   good one
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   Allan said, 6 months ago

   George Carlin said about 7 words on tv… about the usage of those words:
   You can prick your finger, but don’t finger your p***k.
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   haha
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    Number Six said, 6 months ago

    Fletcher used the same trick to encourage Ives to read ‘Little Women’…
    
    Link.
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    Comic Minister said, 6 months ago

    There you go Toby.
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    Jerry Carlson said, 6 months ago

    Once you learn the language – which just takes reading about half a dozen in a well-annotated edition (I recommend the Signet paperbacks), Will is easier to understand than many if not most modern playwrights.
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    Chikuku said, 6 months ago

    Jonathan Swift invented a place called Laputa – which is Spanish for “The Ho.” Not an accident. He knew dirty words in Spanish.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 6 months ago

    The concept of “dirty words” is a myth created by myth believing people to think words are magical.
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    Number Six said, 6 months ago

    @Night-Gaunt49

    Link.
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