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Feine13 t1_j9wp9nh wrote

Louse is the singular noun for lice, it was a pun, and an excellent one at that

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dibalh t1_j9x4rmk wrote

Is it really a pun when that’s the literal etymology of the word?

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Feine13 t1_ja04ehj wrote

Yes, because if their joke was of poor quality, it would be "lousy". Add the E between the S and Y and now it's a play on words

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