# How are puns and wordplay translated?

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> [@TokyoBayer](#):
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> Hell, that movie is almost 30 years old so I don’t remember the exact words.

No, you were pretty much dead-on.

> You got a problem with your horizontal hold?
> 
> I don’t know.
> 
> Your wife says you do.
> 
> Well, she ought to know.

> **[Mr. Mom (1983) Movie Script | Subs like Script](https://subslikescript.com/movie/Mr_Mom-85970)**
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> Read Mr. Mom Movie Script. Created from srt subtitles.

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