You're not fooling anybody.
2007-02-16 05:26:49 · 6 answers · asked by shapedy 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Yeah Ok. Sometimes it isn't intended, but that vast majority of the time it is.
2007-02-16 05:45:16 · update #1
They are proud of their pun, and want to draw attention to it. "No pun intended is one of the most common lies--right up there with "the check is in the mail."
2007-02-16 10:44:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, sometimes there really isn't a pun intended. They just couldn't think of a better phrase and the phrase they said was unintentionally related to whatever they were talking about.
2007-02-16 05:33:23 · answer #2 · answered by newyorkrose9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it's to keep the other person from thinking what's being said is a joke when it's really meant to be serious. On the other hand, it could be said as a type of apology - as if the speaker is sorry what he/she is about to say is a pun.
But I agree with you - when most people say that, they mean the pun for exactly what it is! :)
2007-02-16 07:02:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of the time its sincere--the person is making a pun, but doesn't relize it until after the fact. Other times its on porpoise, so you can't pretend to ignore the pun! :)
2007-02-16 05:34:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes i say that to take the importance away from the pun. and to adhere to the intent of the message.
2007-02-16 06:28:31 · answer #5 · answered by j.wisdom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the effect it generates.
2007-02-16 05:38:57 · answer #6 · answered by ericscribener 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋