Punny Game.

Question

A few days ago the Word of the Day was "Bronco" and I used a discussion about a horse from the movie Top Secret (1984) - Hace unos días la Palabra del Día era "Bronco" y usé una discusión sobre un caballo de la película Top Secret (1984).

What's wrong with him?

Oh, he caught a cold last week, and he's just a little hoarse.

¿Qué le pasa?

Oh, cogió un resfriado la semana pasada, y es está sólo un poco bronco.

The pun is - El juego de palabras es:

Bronco = Horse / Bronco = Hoarse.

The challenge is to find more puns that work in both languages - El reto es encontrar más juegos de palabras que funcionen en ambos idiomas.

I know my double pun isn't ideal - Hoarse may be a less common definition of Bronco, and Bronco may only be Horse in some Spanish regions, but I'll claim it :) - jellonz, Sep 26, 2017

wow, really difficult jello, great idea - 006595c6, Sep 26, 2017

Gracias Heidi. I stumbled upon the above one by accident, but thinking of more is really difficult. - jellonz, Sep 27, 2017

the horse in Top Secret was (estaba) a little "ronco" and was (era) not "bronco" at all- - aleCcowaN, Sep 30, 2017

Ah - yes estar Alec - but I'll claim bronco / hoarse as it is in the dictionary, and this challenge is hard :) - jellonz, Oct 1, 2017

Although the es / está difference does ruin the joke in the Spanish version regardless :) - jellonz, Oct 1, 2017

Answer 1

I hope I didn't have to think about that, as I find that rather an impossible ordeal...however, I did find a couple of very funny ones, which should do the trick

Where do cats go when they die? Purrgatory.

¿A dónde van los gatos cuando mueren? Purgatorio.

Lol, no Xmas cracker jokes allowed Heidi :) I should have included the rule: All four words must be real. That should make it tougher :) - jellonz, Sep 27, 2017

Answer 2

What about a bi-lingual one, one a tinsy bit risqué:

When I pronounce "horse" many people think I'm talking about yeguas

Excellent Alec - that's close enough to a homophone for me - good one :) - jellonz, Oct 1, 2017

Answer 3

Here's another one:

Cesión (Surrender) Cession.

Sesión (Meeting) Session.

I get the feeling I'm the only one playing my own game

If anybody else wants to try, you need to find homophones in Spanish that can translate into homophones in English.

Answer 4

Yes - This is difficult But here's one:

El barón (The big-wig) The Man.

El varón (The male) The man.

Answer 5

There is, of course, no horse of course, unless you're talking of Mr. Ed.

Ah, that's not what we're looking for.

No, not quite Don, but a vote for being the only other participant in the challenge :) - jellonz, Sep 27, 2017