Re: [silk] Puns in other languages

2015-09-25 Thread Venkatesh Hariharan
Once, at a party, I yawned and set off a chain reaction. Upon which, a sharp tongued lawyer friend of mine remarked, "Hum logo ka "yawn" sambandh hai. In Hindi, yawn sambandh refers to sexual relationship. I am quite amazed at how quickly some people's brains latch on to a situation. Venky On Se

Re: [silk] Puns in other languages

2015-09-25 Thread Ashwin Kumar
Here is some word play in Tulu. We were attending a lunch at my ancestral home, and they had prepared Mango Rasayana (Mango pulp + Coconut milk + sugar). An aunt remarked that the dish was a bit "puli" or sour. My grandmother (the cook), and a bit hard of hearing, shouted back, "How is that pos