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(Message started by: Speaker on Sep 24^th, 2003, 11:43pm)

Title: A door
Post by Speaker on Sep 24^th, 2003, 11:43pm

When is a door not a door?

Title: Re: A door
Post by James Fingas on Sep 25^th, 2003, 6:00am

This one's got in me a pickle.

Title: Re: A door
Post by Speaker on Sep 25^th, 2003, 11:53pm

Not over the barrel I trust.

Title: Re: A door
Post by maryl on Sep 26^th, 2003, 5:09pm

No, that wouldn't be transparent enough.

P.S. Speaker, Glad to see your still kicking with all those darn earthquakes over there.

Title: Re: A door
Post by Speaker on Sep 26^th, 2003, 5:20pm

Thanks Maryl.

The last earthquakes were all the way up in Hokkaido, the northern island. I am down in Yokohama, where all was calm. Except of course that we have tremblors every couple of weeks, but these just shake the house a little, nothing breaking.

Title: Re: A door
Post by WayDownSouth on Sep 29^th, 2003, 8:12am

When it is a door knob.(?) :-/

OR When it is out door. ??? as in out side.

Title: Re: A door
Post by visitor on Sep 29^th, 2003, 8:26am

When it's unattractive. [hide]It's not adorable so it's not a door(ed) [/hide]

Title: Re: A door
Post by Icarus on Sep 29^th, 2003, 9:26am

This was ancient when I was a child, which makes doubly ancient now. For those who -amazingly- have never heard it, and are tired of guessing, the answer is hidden here: [hide]when its ajar[/hide]. Note that James and Maryl's replies are actually hints, though Speaker moved in to obfuscate James' some.

Title: Re: A door
Post by towr on Sep 29^th, 2003, 10:42am

on 09/29/03 at 09:26:54, Icarus wrote:

For those who -amazingly- have never heard it, and are tired of guessing, the answer is hidden here: [hide]<hidden>[/hide]

I think there are many, many people who've never heard of it. Probably over 80% of the world population.

Title: Re: A door
Post by Speaker on Sep 29^th, 2003, 4:50pm

I liked visitor's line of thought. Along the same lines you could say:

When it is the test.
Explanation hidden: [hide] (de test) (Adore <-> Detest). [/hide]
Not the classic answer, but it does have a nice balance.

Title: Re: A door
Post by Icarus on Sep 29^th, 2003, 5:51pm

on 09/29/03 at 10:42:39, towr wrote:

I think there are many, many people who've never heard of it. Probably over 80% of the world population.

My apologies. Of course it is highly unlikely that someone who does not speak English will have heard of it. And for those of you who speak English as a second language, puns are something to be avoided until a certain familiarity is reached.

On the other hand, it is amazing to me that any native English speaking adult should have somehow passed through childhood blissfully unexposed to this horrid pun! :-X

(I know that the official name for this smiley is "lips sealed", but he looks to me as if he is about to vomit!)

Title: Re: A door
Post by wowbagger on Sep 30^th, 2003, 3:56am

on 09/29/03 at 17:51:14, Icarus wrote:

And for those of you who speak English as a second language, puns are something to be avoided until a certain familiarity is reached.

When I looked at the solution, I rembered encountering it at school, but I not in which year, probably second or third (wrt English).
However, the context was different I think, so it didn't surface at once. Or maybe I only repressed it. ;)

Quote:

(I know that the official name for this smiley is "lips sealed", but he looks to me as if he is about to vomit!)

Up to now, I've avoided being in a position to judge this statement - neither have I looked someone straight in the face who's about to vomit, nor have I vomited into a mirror. :D
[hide]I'm sure there are some adequately animated smilies out there![/hide]

Title: Re: A door
Post by Todd, j on Oct 1^st, 2003, 2:34pm

when its ajar (an open door to a car is ajar.) :)

Title: Re: A door
Post by maryl on Oct 2^nd, 2003, 6:31am

I don't get it Icarus; what's so horrid about a pun, a pun after all serves a purpose-no? Sometimes the little things help.

Title: Re: A door
Post by Icarus on Oct 2^nd, 2003, 5:32pm

I did not say that all puns were horrid. But this one is punishing.

Title: Re: A door
Post by lindsey on Oct 30^th, 2003, 3:14am

when its a jar

Title: Re: A door
Post by Redingensian on Oct 30^th, 2003, 4:07am

There's nothing wrong with puns - if you ever get attcked they could save your life! they do say the pun is mightier than the sword...