I came across this on fb and simply had to repost this both there and now here.
It's good on its own but also reminded me of this joke, which I heard a very long time ago.
It's a great play on words from Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice: "The quality of mercy is not strained."
A customer walks into an international tea shop in Liverpool and sees the day’s special is an Australian blend featuring local hints of Merseyside flavouring. The owner behind the counter explains that it’s an ingenious confection marrying the best of the billabong and water straight out of the Mersey River right there in Liverpool. When it arrives, the customer notices there are bits of hair and bone and what looks like claw floating in the tea, and demands they be immediately removed.
"Sir,” snaps the owner. “I’ll have you know that the Koala Tea of Mersey is not strained." link
I am slow this morning. Had to have a conversation in my head to get the pun!
ReplyDeleteI was slow too! But this was fun! Thanks for making the brain cells wake up today.
ReplyDeleteVery good. I like word play.
ReplyDeleteFunny!
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm in good company. I had to say the pictures out loud to get the pun.
ReplyDeleteHahahaha!
ReplyDeleteI guess I am dense. I don't get it.
ReplyDeleteHah! Initially, the biologist in me was trying to figure out what in the heck “marsupial-tea” was supposed to mean. It took a minute for me to think “koala” instead!
ReplyDeleteI guess it shows I truly am of a “clumper” mindset and not a “splitter” mindset….. two different thought processes…… one, the “clumper” tends to view things in patterns and groups, whereas the “splitter” focuses on delineating differences.
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What fun, especially if you knew the quote it was punning about. Or was that satire?
ReplyDeleteLoL 🤣
ReplyDeleteThere is quality and then there is ..... that. I had to teach Merchant and I have that whole speech by rote, unfortunately. Therefore, you ...
ReplyDeleteGood one!
ReplyDeleteI too had to say it outloud to get it.
ReplyDeleteIt took me a while to get that meme. Like Marcia, I had to say it out loud! I can be too much of a linear thinker.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was thinking bear tea? Bear leaf? Took minute!
ReplyDeleteOuch!
ReplyDeleteGroan
ReplyDeleteToo funny! But gee... thank goodness you explained it.
ReplyDeleteThe louder the groan, the better the pun. I'm pretty sure that you could hear my groan all the way up there.
ReplyDeleteIt took me a minute to realize it was a koala, not some sort of dog or bear!! I'd done dogtea, beartea, then arghghgh koalatea!
ReplyDeleteYou are the punmeister!
ReplyDeleteWell I got koala tea of mersey is not strained right away without being told but I still don't understand the My Puns Are picture. Oh wait ... is it the picture for the koala tea of mersey is not strained? I'm confused but familiar with that sensation so it's all good. xoxo
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