Wednesday 23 November 2011

The Play on Words

At least three times a day I hear a variation of one of these phrases:


'How's your elf?'
'I think you need to brush up on your elf and safety'
'Are you feeling fit and elfy?'
'Do you need any elf?'
'You could lend an elfing hand'


They are usually followed by a chortle. 


I think the humour lies in the fact that the word 'elf' is quite similar in certain accents to the word 'health', and, at a push, the word 'help'. I think that's where the humour lies, I could be wrong.

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