My favourites are when I can mix up languages in puns.

Eg. The opposite of leg-pulling is arm-streeling.

That uses Hindi.

Paradise is a devastate.

That could be any Indian language.

French candy in Frankfurt is Fransuessigkeiten..

and so it goes.

On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 5:05 AM, Thaths <tha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Source: https://plus.google.com/+MohammedAlSahaf/posts/3DrDr6cD7wj [1]
>
> "The gesture for "pasteurized milk" in ASL (American Sign Language) is the
> gesture for the word "milk" while moving your hand Past Your Eyes. That's
> right, it's a pun."
>
> Milk (noun): https://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/MILK/627/1
> Pasteurized milk: https://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/pasteurized+milk
>
> This got me thinking.... what are some other punny languages in the world?
> People tell me that puns are highly evolved and prized among Mandarin
> speakers. Tamil has the concept of "kadi" jokes which are almost, but not
> entirely, unlike puns.
>
> What are your favorite puns in languages that are not English?
>
> Thaths

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