OK, then, substitute the word “Bayeux” for “by you” and read it again. Is there a “joke” in the first sentence? No. The joke is in the second sentence. If it was in the first, why did he go on with the second?
In a book about the Grateful Dead, the author (a friend of the band) mentioned keyboardist Tom Constantin and “….one of the obscure multi-lingual puns that made him so lonely.”
MeanBob Premium Member 3 months ago
Was it created in Bienville Parish, La?
Jesy Bertz Premium Member 3 months ago
A very subtle pun on the medieval “Bayeux Tapestry”.
gammaguy 3 months ago
A “tapas tree”? Where can I get one?
crosscompiler Premium Member 3 months ago
Just repeating the proper name: Tapisserie de Bayeux
ChessPirate 3 months ago
OK, then, substitute the word “Bayeux” for “by you” and read it again. Is there a “joke” in the first sentence? No. The joke is in the second sentence. If it was in the first, why did he go on with the second?
chutoi 3 months ago
Oh! That is clever!
darcyandsimon 3 months ago
Oh, Ha!! I didn’t get it til he pointed it out!
Stan Corrected 3 months ago
Many years ago, a friend built a cardboard boat for a friendly competition that he optimistically named Blew by You.
Cozmik Cowboy 3 months ago
In a book about the Grateful Dead, the author (a friend of the band) mentioned keyboardist Tom Constantin and “….one of the obscure multi-lingual puns that made him so lonely.”
MikeM_inMD 3 months ago
Wow. That’s might be better than any of the puns in Pearls Before Swine.
HoraceLaBadie,Jr 3 months ago
It is also true that the Bayeux Tapestry is not a tapestry (with woven design), but an embroidery, like a sampler.