Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoDick Van Dyke turns 100 todayen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down14
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minus-squaregrindemup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI think the pun is that “Sick Man Died” sounds vaguely like / rhymes with Dick van Dyke. Spoiler: it’s not a very good pun.
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoWell, you’re certainly correct in your assessment of the pun’s quality. I’m not a fan of slant rhyme even when it’s close, so it’s even less effective on me I guess. Thank you for the explanation, it now makes sense.
I think the pun is that “Sick Man Died” sounds vaguely like / rhymes with Dick van Dyke.
Spoiler: it’s not a very good pun.
Well, you’re certainly correct in your assessment of the pun’s quality.
I’m not a fan of slant rhyme even when it’s close, so it’s even less effective on me I guess.
Thank you for the explanation, it now makes sense.