Homophones FTW

Theo: “Not to be nosey, Shee, but I couldn’t help noticing that you’d bought a pretty fancy dress recently” Sheila: “Had to get something to look good. It’s the social event of the season.”
Theo: “A wedding or something?” Sheila: “Yup. A mate from the basketball team is getting married next week.”
Sheila: “It’ll be quite a shindig. See, she has a child from her first marriage. The new husband’s a bit religious, so they’re going to baptize the girl in the same ceremony as the marriage.”
Theo: “So it’s a wedding and a wetting.” Sheila: “If I know this mob, it’ll be a slam dunk with instant replay.”

Homophone: Each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, e.g. new and knew.

Homonym: each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins, e.g. quail (the bird) and quail (to cringe in fear).

Homograph: Each of two or more words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same and having different meanings and origins, e.g. buffet (to batter) and buffet (restaurants afraid I’ll make them go broke, seeing how big I am).

This comic now may be banned in Florida, either for being too educational or unsuitable for K-12 children because we can’t say those things (“educational”).

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Wolfie Steel
August 16, 2023, 1:20 pm
*Chuckles* I’m sorry, but I have to say it before someone else does, “Hoop springs eternal”

 

Tess
August 29, 2023, 7:42 pm
The wordplay rather reminds me of the sketch “PIPNIC”, by the duo who call themselves “Real Big Boys”. It seems like the sort of humour that gels well with this comic, too..! Now, here’s hoping the website won’t mind me sharing the link…

 

Tristan Black Wolf
August 29, 2023, 7:46 pm
This is happily outrageous. I love it! Thanks for sharing it with us.