word-play |ˈwərdˌplā|
noun
the witty exploitation of the meanings and ambiguities of words, esp. in puns.* * *
In case you hadn't heard, at the end of November China banned wordplay, and puns in particular. The country’s print and broadcast watchdog ruled that "there is nothing funny about them," and that they "may mislead the public - especially children."
The real danger, of course, is that wordplay tends to encourages independent thinking rather than blind obedience to authority.
With that in mind, I offer the following olio, not to butter you up and not by occident, but as an attempt to orient you on your path to increasingly independent thought.
Perhaps these comics and comments will prove instrumental in helping you master the banned art form.
With that in mind, I offer the following olio, not to butter you up and not by occident, but as an attempt to orient you on your path to increasingly independent thought.
Perhaps these comics and comments will prove instrumental in helping you master the banned art form.
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