Maine farmer Posted January 12, 2016 Report Posted January 12, 2016 Going from the farm to my house heading east on a partly cloudy evening, I noticed a bright light between the clouds, and it occurred to me that it could be Sirius. Well, it made my wife laugh anyway. Moontanman 1 Quote
sanctus Posted January 12, 2016 Report Posted January 12, 2016 Have to admit, not getting it... Quote
Maine farmer Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Posted January 12, 2016 Serious? I guess it's better heard than read. Quote
CraigD Posted January 12, 2016 Report Posted January 12, 2016 Puns on Sirius are inherently more tasteful than ones on Uranus. Sure, our sense of humor has changes since 1781, but I still think Hershel should have put a bit more thought into that naming. Or maybe he did, in which case he was a very funny guy. Quote
Moontanman Posted January 12, 2016 Report Posted January 12, 2016 On 1/12/2016 at 6:44 PM, CraigD said: Puns on Sirius are inherently more tasteful than ones on Uranus. Sure, our sense of humor has changes since 1781, but I still think Hershel should have put a bit more thought into that naming. Or maybe he did, in which case he was a very funny guy. I heard there were ring around uranus... Quote
sanctus Posted January 13, 2016 Report Posted January 13, 2016 I am trying to guess how someone with english as mothertongue pronounces Sirius, I guess that is the joke. Is it sirius <=> serious? Quote
Moontanman Posted January 13, 2016 Report Posted January 13, 2016 On 1/13/2016 at 9:13 AM, sanctus said: I am trying to guess how someone with english as mothertongue pronounces Sirius, I guess that is the joke. Is it sirius <=> serious? How would you pronounce Sirius? Quote
sanctus Posted January 14, 2016 Report Posted January 14, 2016 "Si" like in "see" (but shorter e-sound)"ri" like in "Re" (REtry for example)"us" like "uz" in (Uzbekistan ) But is the joke "serious"? Quote
Maine farmer Posted January 14, 2016 Author Report Posted January 14, 2016 Yep, it's serious. English is a very funny language if you love puns. sanctus 1 Quote
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