(November 24, 2012 at 9:15 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Doubtful use of the word "pun", I fear. Don't get me wrong, I see where you were going for the irony, but quite often words have very specific meanings and their misuse only leads to confusion. I suggest refraining from using them if you don't know what they mean. It'd be like me taking some random bible verse and twisting the context; that would only get your back up.
I didn't say it was a good pun... But I am playing on the double meaning of the word. Which still technically is considered a pun. I do know the typical construction of a pun is as you accuratly described, but a simply double meaning can also be considered a 'low brow' pun
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.
