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by **Who's Wee Dug** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:11 pm

tusk, tusk Tony. :lol:

by **Quatermass** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:25 pm

Ayiyiyiyi.... :roll:

Look at the excess of cringeworthy puns here.

Anyway...

poohcarrot wrote:
Quatermass wrote:BTW, Saltzman ordered 2600 elephant shoes. That means 650 elephants (2600 divided by 4), assuming none were meant for spares. And as of 1990 (according to a James Bond trivia site), EON Productions hadn't paid the man who rustled up the shoes.

As of 1990? So 21 years ago then (2011 minus 1990).

That's the most current information. I dunno whether they bothered to pay since then.

by **Who's Wee Dug** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:32 pm

deldaisy wrote:

Elephants wear shoes??????? What kind of shoes? I figure velcro ties ..... I mean thier trunks are pretty amazing but doing bows?

Sorry... I have images now....

"Elephants!!!! Elephants to costuming! Hurry up! The catering table will be there when you get back! Move it move it!"

"So... Fred.... they gave me a size 230... what did they give you? These feel a little snug. I mean these look like they would be more your style anyways Fred... they are Nike ffs...I told them I have a contract with Puma and I can't break the contract, you know how it is."

del Black Sabbath had a track on their album Faires Wear Boots, wonder if they were riding on the Elephants.

by **raisindot** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 4:55 pm

Who's Wee Dug wrote:tusk, tusk Tony.

You shouldn't Hannibalize someone else's pun.

:lol:

by **Quatermass** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:16 pm

raisindot wrote:
Who's Wee Dug wrote:tusk, tusk Tony.

You shouldn't Hannibalize someone else's pun.

And which Hannibal are we speaking of here? The Cannibal or the Carthaginian? :roll:

by **Tonyblack** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:36 am

Quatermass wrote:
raisindot wrote:
Who's Wee Dug wrote:tusk, tusk Tony.

You shouldn't Hannibalize someone else's pun.

And which Hannibal are we speaking of here? The Cannibal or the Carthaginian?

As the puns are elephant related, I'd say the Carthaginian.

by **Quatermass** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:16 am

Tonyblack wrote:
Quatermass wrote:
raisindot wrote:
Who's Wee Dug wrote:tusk, tusk Tony.

You shouldn't Hannibalize someone else's pun.

And which Hannibal are we speaking of here? The Cannibal or the Carthaginian?
As the puns are elephant related, I'd say the Carthaginian.

I knew that.

That was the point. I was making a joke, as most people of my generation, when they hear the name 'Hannibal', would immediately think of Anthony Hopkins saying "I ate his liver with some fava beans, and a nice Chianti. S-S-S-S-S-S-S!" Or maybe a certain character from The A-Team.

by **Tonyblack** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:29 am

He'd need an awful lot of Chianti to wash down 1000 elephants. :lol:

by **deldaisy** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:30 am

My daughter did a psycho routine at her comp with a hannibal mask... (Dammit I am still trying to get the photo off my phone and up here). It was so scarey. She was bound up in a straight jacket about to go on stage and said "Mum! Can you push my hair out of my eyes!" I was really really freaked about even going near her let alone touch her.... my brain was saying oh yeah that my baby... my other brain was saying RUUUUN! :shock:

by **Dotsie** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:33 am

There are so many things about that last post that are just too wierd to comment on.... :shock:

by **ChristianBecker** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 8:56 am

++ to that. (What other brain are we talking about, here? One in a glathth jar?)

I think that "Hannibalize" pun was very clever indeed, since it alludes on the one hand to the Carthaginian and his Elephants and at the same time to Hannibal the Cannibal, both of which fitted the context. :mrgreen:

by **poohcarrot** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:24 am

ChristianBecker wrote:I think that "Hannibalize" pun was very clever indeed, since it alludes on the one hand to the Carthaginian and his Elephants and at the same time to Hannibal the Cannibal, both of which fitted the context.

You shouldn't have said that! :shock:

You'll only encourage him.

by **Who's Wee Dug** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:37 am

raisindot wrote:
Who's Wee Dug wrote:tusk, tusk Tony.

You shouldn't Hannibalize someone else's pun.

I did not see yours before I put that in Im helliphant sorry.

by **raisindot** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 3:43 pm

poohcarrot wrote:
ChristianBecker wrote:I think that "Hannibalize" pun was very clever indeed, since it alludes on the one hand to the Carthaginian and his Elephants and at the same time to Hannibal the Cannibal, both of which fitted the context.

You shouldn't have said that!
You'll only encourage him.

If you want me to stop, you'll have to present a pact o' terms.

by **poohcarrot** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:00 pm

raisindot wrote:
poohcarrot wrote:
ChristianBecker wrote:I think that "Hannibalize" pun was very clever indeed, since it alludes on the one hand to the Carthaginian and his Elephants and at the same time to Hannibal the Cannibal, both of which fitted the context.

You shouldn't have said that!
You'll only encourage him.

If you want me to stop, you'll have to present a pact o' terms.

Trunk off big ears!

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