Peter Duffell Puns

June 7, 2005

PREFACE BY EMRU TOWNSEND

Many years ago I wrote an unpublished article on Rock & Rule titled "The Canadian Cult Film That Could." I was thinking of the story of the train engine determined to make it to the station, and imagined Rock & Rule as a movie that had spent years languishing in obscurity, but was gradually increasing its fan base through occasional showings on HBO and Cinemax and the circulation of bootleg videotapes.

The occasion of the article was the 1996 Ottawa International Animation Festival, where a celebration of the Nelvana studio's 25th anniversary included a rare theatrical screening of Rock & Rule. By complete coincidence, the issue of fps that hit the stands that same month featured Rock & Rule on the cover, as that issue contained the first of a two-part retrospective of the movie. I had interviewed a few members of the Rock & Rule crew for the retrospective, and met two of the interviewees, Lenora Hume and Clive Smith, in person for the first time at the festival.

I remember shaking Clive's hand after the screening and congratulating him on having created a movie that many animation fans had enjoyed.I had figured that was the end of it. But little did I know that things were still chugging along. Unearthed Films, a company focused on releasing cult films on DVD, acquired the rights to Rock & Rule, and when I found out I contacted Unearthed's head honcho Stephen Biro and offered to do some follow-up interviews with members of the cast and crew and present them as a booklet to accompany the DVD.

Late last October, I found myself sitting in Clive Smith's astonishingly eclectic living room, surrounded by about a dozen of the people who had worked on the film. While a television set showed Rock & Rule, they reminisced about what it was like to work not only on one of Canada's first feature animated films, but on such a staggeringly ambitious film at a time when feature animation was on the decline.

Our flashback/interview/gag session was lively, informative, utterly exhausting, and impossible to fit into the twelve-page booklet accompanying the DVD. As a result, we are presenting the entire interview here, over the next few months. It's a fascinating look into the workings of a studio packed with raw talent and searching for a way to express it; it's hard not to wonder what would have happened if Rock & Rule had done better and the studio had had a chance to establish itself in featu

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

The nurse asked the rabbit, “what is your blood type?”

“I am probably a type O” said the rabbit.

The eve of 11/11 quickly approaches, here is a comprehensive list of the things I have in my sugargoo storage. I have some other PSPs for things like the Y project accordion bag, a Hommegirls button down and and kiko pants but the link is dead so I did not include them, let me know if you still want to see those or if theres anything you want me to gp!

Misc branded accesories

Branded garment bags (i got prada and celine) 40RMB each, extremely cheap and they look it PSPs

Transparent Prada socks 39 RMB incredibly inaccurate but i have yet to find better PSPs

vivienne westwood orb necklace 39 RMB youve seen this necklace this store has a ton of vw jewelry and i think its all branded PSPs

return to tiffany necklace 28 RMB PSPs

Vintage chanel duffel 139 RMB PSPs

Clothes

J'adore Dior Cartoon tee I bought this for 238 RMB, fully branded, looks well made PSPs

Hyein Seo Two piece garter dress this is amazing, i bought at 358 RMB and im obsessed w it PSPs

Zara Pleather Blazer its unbranded but looks like zara quality at f21 prices 117 RMB PSPs

Margiela pants I paid 240 RMB, i saw these on the morefashionless hype account like 6 months ago PSPs

Burberry check mini 170 RMB, fully branded yup its add to cart time PSPs

Potentially fantasy Chrome hearts skirt looks unbranded and cheap quality 40 RMB PSPs

Acne cardigan unbranded on the inside 39RMB clearly acrylic but looks nice PSPs

The doctor says it terminal.

Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB

Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"

I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual

So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes

r/unclejokes for dirty jokes

r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC

r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes

Punchline !

Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub

Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat

Do your worst!

How the hell am I suppose to know when it’s raining in Sweden?

Mathematical puns makes me number

We told her she can lean on us for support. Although, we are going to have to change her driver's license, her height is going down by a foot. I don't want to go too far out on a limb here but it better not be a hack job.

Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.

But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.

They were cooked in Greece.

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

He lost May

Now that I listen to albums, I hardly ever leave the house.

Said if she ever hosts a gender reveal party, when it comes time to pop the balloon she'll spray everyone with water.

Gender is fluid.

Don't you know a good pun is its own reword?

Two muffins are in an oven, one muffin looks at the other and says "is it just me, or is it hot in here?"

Then the other muffin says "AHH, TALKING MUFFIN!!!"

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

It really does, I swear!

But let me give it a shot.

And now I’m cannelloni

Because she wanted to see the task manager.

He’s the new temp.

But that’s comparing apples to oranges

And boy are my arms legs.

I was just watching a compilation and couldn't help but chuckle at the fake septum ring. I was wondering what your favourite ALR 'accessory' is?

Runners up:

- Duffel backpack that looks tiny but is in fact full size

- Peter Griffin stick on nails

Amy

Put it on my bill

Heard they've been doing some shady business.

but then I remembered it was ground this morning.

Edit: Thank you guys for the awards, they're much nicer than the cardboard sleeve I've been using and reassures me that my jokes aren't stale

Edit 2: I have already been made aware that Men In Black 3 has told a version of this joke before. If the joke is not new to you, please enjoy any of the single origin puns in the comments

They’re on standbi

BamBOO!

A play on words.

Calcium, nickel, neon

My daughter, Chewbecca, not so much.

Pilot on me!!

Until he discovered it was extra sharp.