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dibalh t1_j9x4rmk wrote

Reply to comment by Feine13 in TIL scientists believe people started wearing clothes between 83k and 170k years ago because that's when clothing lice diverged from head lice. by cwood1973

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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