“no pun intended” can you help explain it!?
“i tell ya michael vick is in a dog fight right now with the legal issues…no pun intended”
now my question would be, what is the proper use of no pun intended….i mean is it actually ment to say the pun or is it indeed no pun intended?sounds like sarcasm to me because it always seems like the pun was ment to be placed there on purpose.
care to explain? thank you in advance!
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In your talk show example, though, it sounds like the guy was using “no pun intended” as a sarcastic way to call attention to the fact that he WAS making a pun.
In this case, the pun was obviously intended. The person who wrote it needed to use it to emphasize the joke because he knows that it’s a hack line.
More would be:
-Michael Vick is in the Doghouse this season.
-The authorities sniff around Vicks place for dog fighting.
-The Falcons keep Vick on the leash this season.
Etc, etc, etc
I hope this helped =)
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