Word Play and Puns

Generally not translatable without losing the element of humour.

Examples:

FUNEX? – SVFX – FUNEM? – SVFM – OKMNX. Supposedly two Poles talking in a restaurant: “Have you any eggs?” “Yes, we have eggs.” “Have you any ham?” “Yes, we have ham.” “Ok, ham and eggs.”

“Why can you never starve in the desert? – Because of the sand which is there.”

“En Japon quand tu as le nord devant, tu as le sudoku!”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pun

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