Punctionaryの試み（12）

2001年
東京家政学院筑波女子大学紀要第５集 61∼85ページ
Punctionaryの試み（１２）
―Punctionary (4) （異分析による駄じゃれ）補遺―
豊田 一男
A Trial of a Punctionary (12)―A Supplement to Punctionary (4):
Puns based on Metanalysis
TOYODA Kazuo
adage-to become older
NOTE : adage 金言、ことわざ
Key : adage ⇔ add＋age
afford
“What is the meaning of afford?”
“It’s the car most sales representatives drive.”
Key : afford ⇔ a Ford
NOTE : Ford フォード社製の自動車
allocate
Jack : What is allocate?
Jill : That’s how I say hello to my friend Catherine.
NOTE : allocate 分配する
Key : allocate ⇔ Hello, Kate
cf. Kate Catherineの愛称
analyze
Rick : Anna lies.
Nick : Analyze what?
Rick : Anna lies about everything.
Nick : Don’t be silly, you can’t analyze about everything.
Key : analyze ⇔ Anna lies
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Annette
“What do you call a girl who lies across the middle of a tennis court?”
“Annette!”
Key : Annette ⇔ a net
cf. Annette Anneの別称
antelope
“That’s an antelope,”observed the small boy when he heard that his mother’s sister had run
away with the coachman.
NOTES : antelope レイヨウ（
（カモシカの類）
）
coachman（馬車の）御者
Key : antelope ⇔ aunt elope
cf. elope 駆け落ちする
anticlimax
The English caricaturist and satirist Max Beerbohm was asked to join a party for a hike to the
top of a Swiss Alps. He declined the invitation with the confession : “I am an anti-climb Max.”
NOTES : caricaturist（風刺）漫画家 satirist 風刺作家、皮肉屋
Key : anti-climb Max ⇔ anticlimax
cf. anticlimax（期待に反する）みじめな結末
antifreeze
“How do you make antifreeze?”
“Hide her nightdress.”
NOTES : antifreeze（自動車のラジエーターの）不凍液
NOTES : nightdress 寝巻き、ネグリジェ
Key : antifreeze ⇔ auntie freeze
cf. auntie おばちゃん（aunt）
apparent
A young woman who had resigned from her job explained, “My reason will soon be apparentand so will I.”
Key : apparent ⇔ a parent
ark
Q : Where was Noah when the lights went out?
A : In d’ark.
Key : d’ark ⇔ the ark
cf. the ark ノア（Noah）の箱舟
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Armageddon
“What will a wise man say on the Last Day?”
“Armageddon out of here.”
NOTES : the Last Day（
（キリスト教）
）最後の審判の日
NOTES : Armageddon（
（キリスト教）
）ハルマゲドン（
（世界の終末の善と悪との最終戦争）
）
Key : Armageddon ⇔ I’m getting
arrow
The first archery contestant won by an arrow margin.
NOTE : contestant（競技の）参加者
Key : an arrow ⇔ a narrow
cf. by a narrow margin わずかの差で
assist
“When a girl slips on the ice, why can’t her brother help her up?”
“Because he can’t be a brother and assist her, too.”
Key : assist her ⇔ a sister
asparagus
Customer : Have you got some asparagus?
Waiter : No, we don’t serve sparrows and my name is not Gus.
Key : asparagus ⇔ a sparrow, Gus
astronaut
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Astronaut.
Astronaut who?
Astronaut what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.
Key : astronaut ⇔ ask not
cf. Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.
cf.（
（John F. Kennedy大統領の就任演説中の有名な文句）
）
attack
“What is the definition of attack?”
“A small nail.”
Key : attack ⇔ a tack
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auto
In fact, these days they don’t make cars like they auto.
Key : auto ⇔ ought to
autograph
“What is an autograph?”
“A chart which shows car sales.”
NOTE : autograph（有名人の）署名
Key : autograph ⇔ auto（＝automobile）＋graph
avail
“I’ve proposed to four different men without avail.”
“Next time try wearing a veil.”
NOTE : without avail 無駄に
Key : avail ⇔ a veil
avoidance
Q : What is avoidance?
A : A dance for people who hate each other.
Key : avoidance ⇔ avoid dance
bandstand
“What is the easiest way to make a bandstand?”
“Take all the chairs away.”
NOTE : bandstand 演奏台
Key : bandstand ⇔ band stand
cf. make a band stand 楽団員を立たせる
barbecue
“What’s a barbecue?”
“A row of men waiting to get their hair cut.”
Key : barbecue ⇔ barber＋cue（queue）
before
Doctor : Did you follow my directions : Drink water 30 minutes before going to bed?
Patient : I tried to, but I was full after drinking for five minutes!
Key : Drink water (for) 30 minutes / before going to bed ⇔ Drink water / 30 minutes before
Key : going to bed
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belong-to take your time
Key : belong ⇔ be long
cf. I won’t be long.
bequest
“Why is hunting for honey like a legacy?”
“Because it is a bee-quest.”
NOTE : legacy 遺産
Key : bee-quest ⇔ bequest
cf. quest 探求、捜索 bequest 遺産
bison
“What did the buffalo say to his son when he went on holiday?”
“Bison.”
NOTE : buffalo＝bison
Key : Bison ⇔ Bye, son
bitter end
Teacher : Mary, can you make up a sentence with the phrase “bitter end” in it?
Mary : How about “Our dog chased our cat, and he bitter end”?
NOTE : bitter end 苦難のはての結末
Key : bitter end ⇔ bit her end
cf. to the bitter end 最後まで、とことん
blackmail
“What do you call a letter when it’s dropped down the chimney?”
“Blackmail.”
NOTE : blackmail 恐喝、ゆすり
Key : blackmail ⇔ black mail
bluebird
“Which birds are always unhappy?”
“Bluebirds.”
NOTE : bluebird ブルーバード（
（北米産の青い羽根の鳴き鳥）
）
Key : bluebird ⇔ blue bird
cf. blue 陰気な、憂うつな
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cabbage
What is an appropriate food for a taxi driver?−Cabbage.
Key : cabbage ⇔ cab (b) ＋age
cf. cab＝taxi
candidate
“What is the difference between a candidate and an elected politician?”
“You can eat a candied date.”
NOTE : candidate 候補者 candied 砂糖漬けの date ナツメヤシの実
Key : candidate ⇔ candied date
cf. (But you can’t eat an elected politician.)
canoe
I can row-canoe?
NOTE : row（舟を）こぐ
Key : canoe ⇔ can you
cantaloupe
“It’s no use,” said the boy as he saw the old man coming over the fence with the ox whip. “I
can’telope with that melon.”
NOTE : cantaloupe カンタロープ（
（皮に網目の筋のあるマスクメロン）
）
Key : cantaloupe ⇔ can’t elope
cf. elope 駆け落ちする
carnation
Q : What is the national flower of the United States?
A : A carnation.
Key : carnation ⇔ car＋nation
carpet-a dog or cat who enjoys riding in an automobile.
Key : carpet ⇔ car pet
caterpillar
Q : What do cats put their heads on when they’re asleep?
A : Caterpillars.
NOTE : caterpillar 毛虫
Key : caterpillars ⇔ cats’ pillows
cf. pillow まくら
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cauterize
The doctor passed a nurse in the corridor. He cauterize and winked. She intern winked back.
NOTE : cauterize（焼灼（しょうしゃく）剤・電気などで）（傷口を）焼く
Key : cauterize ⇔ caught her eyes
cf. intern（医師実習生）⇔ in turn（今度は）
chestnut
A group of chess enthusiasts were waiting to check into a hotel and were discussing their
recent tournament victories in the lobby. After an hour, the manager came out of his office and
asked them to leave.
“But why?” they protested.
“Because,” he said, “I can’t stand chest nuts boasting in an open foyer.”
NOTE : foyer（ホテルなどの）ロビー
Key : chest＋nuts ⇔ chestnuts
cf. nut 変人、奇人 chestnut クリ
chopstick
What is an ax?-A chop-stick.
NOTE : ax 斧（おの）
Key : chop（たたき切る）＋stick（棒切れ）⇔ chopstick（箸（はし））
cider
“Is there any alcohol in cider?”
“Inside whom?”
NOTE : cider りんご酒（
（アルコール飲料）
）
Key : in cider ⇔ inside her
circumference
“Who invented King Arthur’s Round Table?”
“Sir Cumference.”
Key : Sir Cumference ⇔ circumference（円周）
collar
When ties were first worn, they were very collar full.
NOTE : collar（ワイシャツの）カラー、襟（えり）
Key : collar＋full ⇔ colorful
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contact
PR king and movie producer Billy Baxter says author-TV personality Rex Reed defines, “A
Hollywood contact man is mostly con without tact.”
NOTE : contact man（取り引きなどの）仲介者
Key : contact ⇔ con＋tact
cf. con man＜confidence man 信用［取り込み］詐欺師 tact 機転
corset
When the inventor of the first elastic girdle was asked if it worked, he replied, “Of corset does!”
NOTE : elastic 弾力性のある
Key : Of corset does ⇔ Of course it does
cot
“What is the softest bed for a baby to sleep on?”
“Cot-on-wool.”
NOTE : cot（
（英）
）ベビーベッド
Key : cot-on-wool ⇔ cotton (and) wool
damnation : Holland
NOTE : damnation 地獄に落ちる［落とす］こと
Key : damnation ⇔ dam＋nation
deceit
A gentleman is someone who always offers a lady deceit.
NOTE : deceit だますこと、詐欺
Key : deceit ⇔ the seat
decoration
In 1946, a speech was given by a congressman aboard an aircraft carrier; the sailors received a
deck-oration.
NOTE : aircraft carrier 航空母艦
Key : decoration ⇔ deck（甲板）＋oration（演説）
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diet
A plump young woman went to see her doctor.
“I’m worried about losing my figure, doctor,” she said.
“You’ll just have to diet,” said the doctor unsympathetically.
“What color?” asked the woeful patient.
NOTES : plump 丸々と太った woeful 悲しそうな
Key : diet ⇔ dye it
diploma
“What is a diploma?”
“Someone you call on when there’s a leak in the pipes.”
NOTE : diploma 卒業証書
Key : diploma ⇔ the plumber（配管業者）
dispense
Sign on a pharmacist’s shop : We dispense with accuracy.
NOTE : pharmacist 薬剤師
Key : dispense with accuracy（正確に調剤する ⇔ 正確さなしで済ます）
doughnut
“What is a doughnut?”
“Someone who is crazy about money.”
Key : doughnut ⇔ dough＋nut
cf. dough（
（俗）
）金、現なま nut 変人、奇人
cf. He is nuts. 彼は頭が変だ。
duet
Pity the man who couldn’t find anyone to sing with! He went out and bought a duet yourself kit.
Key : duet ⇔ do it
cf. do-it-yourself kit 日曜大工セット
egg roll
“How do you make an egg roll?”
“Push it.”
NOTE : egg roll（皮に卵が入った）春巻
Key : make an egg roll（春巻を作る⇔卵を転がらせる）
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enlarge
A photograph salesman makes more money by enlarge.
NOTE : enlarge（写真を）引き伸ばす
Key : by enlarge ⇔ by and large（概して、全体として見ると）
eraser
“Eraser,” said the artist’s wife when he drew a beautiful nude.
Key : eraser（消しゴム）⇔ erase her（彼女を消す）
evidence
Divorce lawyer, meeting his newest and prettiest client at a party : “May I evidence with you?”
Key : evidence ⇔ have a dance
fence
Barbed wire was first used for de fence.
NOTE : barbed wire 有刺鉄線
Key : de＋fence (defence) ⇔ the fence
fillet
You may have heard that the fish-processing factory had a vacancy, but I couldn’t fillet.
NOTES : fish-processing 魚加工の vacancy 欠員 fillet（魚の骨なしの）切り身
Key : fillet ⇔ fill it
floor show
“Why did the moth eat through the carpeting?”
“He wanted to see the floor show.”
NOTE : moth 蛾（が）
floor show フロアーショー（
（ナイトクラブなどの余興）
）
Key : see the floor show（フロアーショーを見る ⇔ 床が現れるのを見る）
forfeit
“What’s a forfeit?”
“A quadruped.”
NOTES : forfeit 罰、罰金 quadruped 四足獣
Key : forfeit ⇔ four feet
forebears
Paul : Did I ever tell you about my forebears?
Saul : No, but I’ve heard about the three bears.
NOTE : forebears 先祖
Key : forebears ⇔ four bears
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forbidding
“What is an auctioneer?”
“A man who looks forbidding.”
NOTE : auctioneer 競売人 forbidding 近づきにくい、敵意のある
Key : forbidding ⇔ for bidding
cf. bid（競売で）値をつける
frontier
Andy : Did you know Davy Crockett had three ears?
Zak : No, how was that?
Andy : He had a right ear, a left ear, and a wild frontier.
NOTE : Davy Crockett (1786-1836) アメリカの開拓者・政治家；伝説的なヒーロー
Key : frontier ⇔ front ear
giant
Q : What is the biggest ant in the world?
A : A giant.
Key : giant ⇔ gi+ ant
grateful
Andy : How does the fireplace feel when you’ve filled it with coal?
Zak : Grate-full, of course!
NOTE : grate（暖炉の）火格子
Key : grate-full ⇔ grateful（感謝している）
handicap : a ready-to-wear cap
NOTE : ready-to-wear 既製の
Key : handicap ⇔ handy＋cap
hereafter
“If you believe in the hereafter, you’ll give me a kiss.”
“What’s the hereafter got to do with a kiss?”
“A kiss is what I’m here after.”
NOTE : the hereafter 来世
Key : hereafter ⇔ here after
cf. after …を求めて
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Hindu
“What’s a Hindu?”
“Lays eggs.”
NOTE : Hindu ヒンズー教徒
Key : Hindu ⇔ hen do
home
I asked if I could see her home, so she showed me a picture of it.
Key : see … home（…を家まで送っていく）⇔ see …’s home（…の家を見る）
homeless
Her husband is not exactly homeless−but he’s home less than most husbands.
Key : homeless ⇔ home less (than …)
ice
The world largest glacier was spotted by a man with good ice sight.
NOTES : glacier 氷河 spot 見つける
Key : ice sight ⇔ eyesight
ideal
Ideal : what you say when it’s your turn to distribute the cards
NOTE : distribute 配る
Key : Ideal ⇔ I deal
cf. deal 配る
illegal
Q : What’s the difference between unlawful and illegal?
A : Unlawful is against the law. Illegal is a sick bird.
Key : illegal ⇔ ill eagle
impeccable
Rick : What’s impeccable?
Nick : I don’t know, but I bet chickens don’t eat it.
NOTE : impeccable 完璧な、欠点のない
Key : impeccable ⇔ im＋peck＋able
cf. peck（くちばしで）つつく
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in
“Do you like painting people in the nude?”
“No, I always keep my clothes on!”
Key : paint in the nude ⇔ people in the nude
increase
increases : needing pressing
Key : increases ⇔ in creases
cf. crease（布などの）しわ
infant
Q : What is the smallest ant in the world?
A : An infant.
Key : infant ⇔ inf-ant
insulate
An electrician came in at 2 a.m., and his wife demanded, “Wire you insulate?”
NOTE : insulate（物体を）絶縁体で覆う
Key : Wire you insulate ⇔ Why are you in so late
cf. electrician, wire, insulate は縁語
intend
A man who specialized in puns thought he had an outstanding chance of winning a pun contest
run by his local newspaper. He sent the paper no fewer than ten different entries in the hope that
one of them might win. Unfortunately, no pun in ten did.
NOTE : no fewer than＝as many as
Key : no pun in ten (puns) did (＝won) ⇔ no pun intended
intense
“What is the definition of intense?”
“It’s where campers sleep.”
Key : intense ⇔ in tents
justice
“What’s the difference between the law and an ice cube?”
“Nothing. They’re both just-ice.”
Key : justice ⇔ just ice
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kindred
Not found in Webster’s
kindred : fear of relatives
NOTE : kindred（
（古風）
）親族、親類（＝kin）
Key : kindred ⇔ kin＋dread
kitchen sink
Friend : I can lie in bed and watch the sun rise.
Alec : So what? I can sit on a stool and watch the kitchen sink.
NOTE : kitchen sink 台所の流し（台）
Key : kitchen sink（名詞）⇔ kitchen sink（動詞）
laundry
“What’s the difference between a garden sprinkler and a washerwoman?”
“One keeps the lawn wet; the other keeps the laun-dry.
NOTES : laundry 洗濯物 washerwoman 洗濯女
Key : laundry ⇔ lawn dry
lemonade
Lawton got on a bus with a lemon behind his ear.
“Hey,” said the bus driver, “What’s that behind your ear, a hearing aid?”
“No,” said the man, “it’s a lemonade.”
Key : lemonade ⇔ lemon＋aid
cf. lemon には「欠陥車」の意味がある。
lilac
She is very pretty but she can lilac anything.
Key : lilac ⇔ lie like
cf. like anything 猛烈に、すごく
live on
“It says that thousands of germs can live on the point of a needle.”
“What a strange diet!”
NOTE : the point of a needle 針の先
Key : live on …（…を主食とする）⇔ live on …（…の上で生きる）
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man-eating
“Have you ever seen a man-eating lion?”
“No, but I have seen a man eating herring.”
NOTE : herring（
（魚）
）ニシン
Key : man-eating ⇔ man eating
Marconi
Dorothy : Mum, did you know that Marconi was a famous inventor?”
Mother : Yes, dear. But it’s not polite to say Ma Coni-you should say Mrs Coni.”
NOTE : Marconi (1874-1937) イタリアの電気技師；無線電信を発明
Key : Marconi ⇔ Ma Coni
cf. Ma お母ちゃん
marmalade
Did you hear about the baby chick who found an orange in his nest and said:
“Look what marmalade!”?
Key : marmalade ⇔ mama laid
cf. laid＜lay（卵を）産む
maybe
Q : What do you call a bee born in May?
A : A maybe.
Key : maybe ⇔ May bee
Mayflower
“If April showers bring May flowers, what do Mayflowers bring?”
“Pilgrims.”
NOTES : Mayflower ５月に咲く草木、（特に）サンザシ；メイフラワー号（
（1620年
Pilgrim Fathersを乗せてアメリカ大陸へ渡航した船の名）
）
Key : May flowers ⇔ Mayflower (s)
cf. April showers bring May flowers.（
（ことわざ）
）４月のにわか雨は５月の花を連れてく
る。
metaphor
Her hair cascaded over her apple-smooth shoulders when I metaphor the first time.
NOTES : metaphor 暗喩 cascade 滝になって落ちる
Key : metaphor ⇔ met her for
cf. Her hair cascaded over her apple-smooth shoulders（彼女の髪がりんごの滑らかな肩
を滝になって落ちた）は隠喩表現。
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metathesis
I never metathesis I didn’t like.
NOTE : metathesis 音位［字位］転換
Key : metathesis ⇔ met a thesis
cf. thesis（学位）論文
metronome
Have you heard about a Kerryman who thought that a metronome was a city
dwarf who lived in the Paris underground?
NOTES : Kerryman ケリー（
（アイルランド南西部の州）
）の男 dwarf（おとぎ話に出て
くる）小人
Key : metronome ⇔ metro（パリの地下鉄）＋gnome（地下に住み地中の宝を守る地の精
［小人］）
miaow
“I’m learning to steal. A cat burglar is teaching miaow.”
NOTE : miaow＝mew（猫の鳴き声、ニャ―）
Key : miaow ⇔ me how
milk shake
Farmer : Stop it! Stop it! Why are you beating the feet of the cows like that and
Farmer : making them jump up and down?
Brian : I’m trying to make milk shake.
Key : make milk shake（ミルクセーキを作る）⇔ make milk shake（ミルクを揺す振らせ
る）
misfortune
Dame Fortune has lots of daughters, but the one to avoid is Miss Fortune.
NOTE : Dame Fortune 運命の女神
Key : misfortune ⇔ Miss Fortune
mistake
“Why is a bachelor such a smart man?”
“Because he’s never miss-taken.”
Key : miss-taken ⇔ mistaken
monsoon
Two old maids bought a sailboat in the hope they’d find a monsoon.
Key : monsoon ⇔ man soon
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moth
Q : What’s the biggest moth ever known?
A : The mammoth.
Key : mammoth ⇔ mam＋moth
mothball
“Why couldn’t the butterfly go to the dance?”
“Because it was a moth-ball.”
NOTE : mothball 防虫剤の玉（
（ナフタリンなど）
）
Key : mothball ⇔ moth＋ball
cf. ball 舞踏会
mournful
“What’s the matter, Bobby? You look mournful.”
“That’s what’s wrong. I’m more’n full.”
NOTE : mournful 悲しみに沈んだ
Key : mournful ⇔ more’n full（＝more than full）
museum
“Where would you go to see a prehistoric cow?”
“To a Moo-seum.”
Key : museum ⇔ Moo-seum
cf. moo モー（
（牛の鳴き声）
）
Musketeer
“Why do you call the boss ‘Musketeer’?”
“Because he says I mustketeer by 9.30!”
NOTE : Musketeer マスケット銃兵
Key : Musketeer ⇔ must get here
name after
“They named me Oscar after Irving.”
“Named you Oscar after Irving? How could they name you Oscar after Irving?”
“They named my brother Irving and when I was born they named me Oscar after Irving.”
Key : name … after ∼（∼の名をとって…と名づける） ⇔ name … after ∼（∼のあとに…
と名づける）
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noble
A farmer who only owns cows is a noble man.
Key : noble ⇔ no＋bull
cf. bull 雄牛 nobleman 貴族（
（男性）
）
nuclear
Nuclear physics is better than the old, clouded kind.
NOTE : nuclear physics 原子物理学
Key : nuclear ⇔ new, clear
nuisance
I haven’t had anything nuisance I got married.
NOTE : nuisance 迷惑、やっかいなもの
Key : nuisance ⇔ new since
octopus
Teacher : Can anyone tell me what an octopus is?
Pupil : An eight-sided cat.
NOTE : octopus 蛸（たこ）
Key : octopus ⇔ octo + pus (s)
cf. octo-「8」を意味する接頭辞 puss 猫
on
Bruce : In Australia, I used to chase kangaroos on horseback.
Benny : Well, I never. I don’t know kangaroos rode horses.
NOTE : Well, I never. おや、これは驚いた
Key : chase … on horseback : 馬に乗って…を追いかける ⇔ 馬に乗った…を追いかける
orphan
At the age of four I was left an orphan. I ask you, what could I do with an orphan?
Key : leave … an orphan : …に孤児を残す ⇔ …を孤児にする
Oscar
The car sometimes owned by a movie star is an “Os-car.”
NOTE : Oscar アメリカで毎年映画のアカデミー賞受賞者に贈られる金色の像
Key : Oscar ⇔ Os＋car
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outstanding
A farmer is a man who’s outstanding in his field.
NOTE : outstanding 傑出した、目立った
Key : outstanding ⇔ out standing
paradise
“Why did Adam and Eve have to stop gambling?”
“Because their paradise was taken away from them.”
Key : paradise ⇔ pair of dice
cf. dice さいころ
pasta
The first macaroni factory in Chicago had to pasta inspection.
Key : pasta ⇔ pass her
patter
Q : When does the rain become too familiar to a lady?
A : When it begins to patter behind.
NOTE : patter パタパタ音をたてる
Key : patter ⇔ pat her
cf. behind おしり
perfect
Advert :
BUY A CAT
THEY’RE PURR-FECT PETS!
Key : purr ＋ fect ⇔ perfect
cf. purr ゴロゴロ（
（ネコがのどを鳴らす音）
）
pitcher
Q : What’s the difference between a jug of water and a man throwing his wife into the river?
A : One is water in the pitcher, and the other is pitch her.
NOTE : pitcher（米）水差し（＝（英）jug）
pitch 投げる
Key : pitcher ⇔ pitch her
potato
Q : What one letter in the alphabet will spell the word potato?
A : The letter O. Put them down one at a time until you have put eight o’s.
Key : potato (es) ⇔ put eight o’s
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pullet
Alec : I want to buy a chicken for my mother.
Butcher : Do you want a pullet?
Alec : No, I’ll carry it home!
NOTE : pullet 卵を産み始めたばかりの若いめんどり
Key : want a pullet ⇔ want to pull it
pretty
There are many kinds of women : pretty ones, good ones, pretty good ones, and pretty, good
ones.
Key : pretty good ones ⇔ pretty, good ones
program-in favor of the metric system
NOTE : in favor of… …に賛成で
Key : program ⇔ pro-gram
cf. pro-「賛成する、支持する」の意味の接頭辞
protein-in favor of teenager
NOTE : protein たんぱく質
Key : protein ⇔ pro-teen
pull over
Policeman : Pull over, madam.
Woman driver : No, I’m knitting a pair of socks, officer.
NOTE : pull over 車を道の端に寄せる
Key : pull over ⇔ pullover
cf. pullover プルオーバー（
（頭からかぶるセーター、シャツ）
）
Putin
The Russian president Putin was approached by an old friend of his. He said, “I’m going to try
for a job interview at your uncle’s office. Please remember me to your uncle.” Putin indifferently
answered, “I’ll put in a word for you.”（
（トミー植松作）
）
NOTE : remember … to ∼ …のことを∼によろしくと言う
Key : Putin ⇔ put in
cf. put in a good word for … …のために口添えする
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Queen’s English
“Don’t you know the Queen’s English?”
“Of course I do. And so’s the King.”
NOTE : the Queen’s English 純正英語
Key : the Queen’s English ⇔ the Queen is English
cf. so’s the King＝so is the King（王様もまたそうだ）
reindeer
Q : What animal drops from the clouds?
A : Rain, dear.
Key : reindeer ⇔ rain, dear
cf. reindeer トナカイ
ranger-container for rainwater
NOTE : ranger 森林監視員、レーンジャー
Key : ranger ⇔ rain + jar
salad bowl
“Did you ever see a salad bowl?”
“No, but I saw a fruit punch.”
Key : a salad bowl : サラダボウル ⇔ サラダがボウリングをする
cf. a fruit punch : フルーツポンチ ⇔ 果物がげんこつでなぐる
salad dressing
“Why didn’t Silly Billy open the refrigerator?”
“He was embarrassed to see the salad dressing.”
Key : the salad dressing : サラダドレッシング⇔サラダが服を着替えている
seasick
“Why shouldn’t we pollute the ocean?”
“Because it’ll make the sea sick.”
Key : seasick ⇔ sea sick
cf. make the sea sick 海を病気にする
cf. seasick 船酔いした
shortstop
Q : What takes longer, running from first base to second, or from second to third?
A : Second to third, because you have to go through a shortstop.
NOTE : shortstop（野球の）ショート
Key : shortstop ⇔ short stop
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solo
The pilot trainer said to his student, “Tomorrow, you’ll begin flying solo.”
“Really?” said the student. “How low is that?”
Key : solo ⇔ so low
spider
Q : Why did the fly fly?
A : Because the spider spied her.
NOTES : fly ハエ；飛ぶ spy 見つける
Key : spider ⇔ spied her
swell
One little leaguer said to the other, “Hey, wanna see something swell?”
“Sure,” said the other, and the first kid hit him in the eye with the bat.
NOTE : wanna＝wan to
Key : see something swell : すてきなものを見る ⇔ 何かがふくれるのを見る
talk about
At a banquet, several long-winded speakers covered almost every subject possible.
Then another speaker rose and said, “It seems to me everything has already been talked about.
But if someone will tell me what to talk about, I will be grateful.”
A voice shouted, “Talk about a minute!”
NOTS : long-winded 長たらしい
Key : talk about a minute : 瞬間についてしゃべる ⇔ 約１分間しゃべる
tall
Better to have loved a short girl than never to have loved a tall.
Key : a tall (girl) ⇔ at all
tangent
Teacher : What’s tangent?
Student : The guy just back from the beach.
NOTE : tangent（
（数学）
）タンジェント、接線、正接
Key : tangent ⇔ tan gent
cf. tan 日焼け gent＜gentleman
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telephone
“Modern life is wonderful. You can telephone from an airplane.”
“Of course. Can’t you tell a phone from an airplane?”
Key : telephone ⇔ tell a phone
cf. tell … from∼ …と∼を区別する
temperamental-90% temper, 10% mental
NOTES : temperamental 興奮しやすい、気まぐれな temper 気質；かんしゃく
Key : temperamental ⇔ temper + mental
tenant
Q : How many insects does it take to make a landlord?
A : Ten-ants.
NOTE : landlord（アパートなどの）主人、大家
Key : ten-ants ⇔ tenants
cf. tenant 借家［室］人、テナント
tequila
Charged with trying to push his girlfriend out of a window, the Mexican protested, “We were
just dancing. I wasn’t trying tequila!”
NOTES : charge ... with ∼ ∼のかどで…を非難［告訴］する
tequila テキーラ（
（メキシコ産の強い酒）
）
Key : tequila ⇔ to kill her
tourist
Q : Why is a guidebook like handcuffs?
A : Because they’re for tourists.
NOTE : handcuffs 手錠
Key : tourists ⇔ two wrists
transistor
Have you heard about the Kerryman who thought that a transistor was a nun who wore men’s
clothes?
NOTE : nun（カトリックの）修道女、尼
Key : transistor ⇔ trans＋sister
cf. trans-「他の状態［場所］へ」「変えて」の意味の接頭辞 sister＝nun
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tubby
“What did Hamlet say when he found he was putting on weight?”
“Tubby or not tubby ... that is the question.”
NOTES : tubby ずんぐりした put on weight 体重がふえる
Key : Tubby or not tubby ⇔ to be or not to be
cf. To be or not to be ; that is the question. Hamletの中の有名な文句
tulip
“What flowers make you think of a kiss?”
“Tulips.”
Key : tulips ⇔two lips
tuna
Hubert : What is the difference between a tuna fish and a piano?
Erastus : I don’t have the foggiest.
Hubert : You can’t tuna fish.
NOTE : tuna fish マグロ肉 I don’t have the foggiest (idea) 全然見当がつかない
Key : tuna ⇔ tune a
cf. tune 調律する
tyrant
Q : What is an ant dictator?
A : A tyrant.
NOTES : dictator 独裁者 tyrant 暴君、専制君主
Key : tyrant ⇔ tyr＋ant
Venetian blind
Q : How do you make a Venetian blind?
A : Stick a finger in his eye.
NOTE : Venetian blind 板すだれ、ブラインド
Key : make a Venetian blind（ブラインドを作る ⇔ ベニス人を盲目にする）
wafer
“Why did the biscuit cry?”
“Because its mother had been a wafer so long.”
NOTE : wafer ウエハース
Key : a wafer ⇔ away for
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waterfall
“Why did the boy throw a bucket of water out of the window?”
“He wanted to see the waterfall.”
Key : see the waterfall ⇔ see the water fall
wigwam
Q : Why does an Indian wear feathers?
A : To keep his wigwam.
NOTE : wigwam（アメリカインディアンの）（テント）小屋
Key : wigwam ⇔ wig warm
cf. wig かつら
wire
As the philosophical tightrope walker asked himself, “Wire we here?”
NOTE : tightrope walker 綱渡り芸人
Key : Wire ⇔ Why are
with
The police are looking for a man with one eye. Typical police efficiency!
Key : with one eye（片目の ⇔ 片目で）
zebra crossing
“Why did the bus stop?”
“Because it saw the zebra crossing.”
Key : zebra crossing（歩行者横断歩道⇔シマウマが横断している）
参考書目（１∼１１集に記載したものは省略した）
Goldstein-Jackson, Kevin (1977), The Public Speaker’s Joke Book (Elliot Right Way)
Tibballs, Geoff (2000), The Mammoth Book of Jokes (Robinson)
Weitzman,Ilana, Blank, Eva, & Green, Rosanne (2000), Jokelopedia (Workman)
トミー植松（2001）『トミー植松 パーティージョークを楽しもう 英語ユーモア社交術』（丸善）
宮原盛也（1996）『外国人を笑わせろ！ジョークで覚える爆笑英会話』（データハウス）
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