# Punning in Innsmouth

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punning-in-innsmouth/838151>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 4, 2019, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punning-in-innsmouth/838151 "2019-08-04T01:13:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punning-in-innsmouth/838151/21 "2019-08-04T17:28:46Z")

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> [@kenobi\_65](#):
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> You are _all_ going straight to shell for these puns.

Carp Diem.

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punning-in-innsmouth/838151/22 "2019-08-04T17:36:16Z")

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[It’s beginning to look a lot like fishmen.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tTHn2tHhcI)

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**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punning-in-innsmouth/838151/23 "2019-08-04T17:44:39Z")

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> [@running\_coach](#):
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> Speaking of which, the drama dept. is putting on a production of _Porgy and Bass_.

I got first roe tickets.

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**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punning-in-innsmouth/838151/24 "2019-08-04T17:46:55Z")

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Fishmen puns leave my blood cold.

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**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punning-in-innsmouth/838151/25 "2019-08-04T19:28:40Z")

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> [@Kobal2](#):
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> Fishmen puns leave my blood cold.

you’ll char if it gets too warm

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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punning-in-innsmouth/838151/26 "2019-08-04T19:51:37Z")

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What a [crappie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crappie) discussion!

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punning-in-innsmouth/838151/27 "2019-08-06T19:42:33Z")

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You really scrod the perch with all these fish puns. Bad move.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punning-in-innsmouth/838151/28 "2019-08-06T20:08:58Z")

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> [@Johnny\_Q](#):
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> You really scrod the perch with all these fish puns. Bad move.

I do believe we’ve just been schooled.

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**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punning-in-innsmouth/838151/29 "2019-08-06T20:53:04Z")

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I’ll be the first to break this fishy cycle; all the songs in the Ethel Merman musical sections were written by Bert Batratchian. 😃

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**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punning-in-innsmouth/838151/30 "2019-08-06T21:00:18Z")

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Are you getting frosch with us?

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punning-in-innsmouth/838151/31 "2019-08-06T21:24:24Z")

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Hey, let’s at least admit we’re all [trolling](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c5o7lUcun8) here.

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