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tommangan	Post subject: to pun or not to pun Posted: Tue May 28, 2002 10:57 am
Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 485 Location: San Jose, CA	Des Moines register story about a TV anchor who married her plastic surgeon after he did her boob job<p>One line in the story: <p>She came to Des Moines three years ago after knocking around in some smaller markets. <p>Question: as a copy editor would you leave that in? The pun is obviously intentional. The story's written playfully and it's the only boob pun in there. <p>I'm torn. First intinct is to take it out; second is to leave it in because the reporter is obviously not abusing the privilege.
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Phillip Blanchard	Post subject: Re: to pun or not to pun Posted: Tue May 28, 2002 1:07 pm
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 8342 Location: Bethesda, Md.	[QUOTE]Originally posted by tom mangan: [QB]Des Moines register story about a TV anchor who married her plastic surgeon after he did her boob job<p>One line in the story: <p>She came to Des Moines three years ago after knocking around in some smaller markets. <p>Question: as a copy editor would you leave that in? The pun is obviously intentional. The story's written playfully and it's the only boob pun in there. <p>***Since the "story," if one can call it that, concerns this poor woman's breasts, to which she seeks to call attention, I'd leave it, although I would shake my head and mutter something about the state of journalism. If, however, the story were about, say, the woman being fired or winning an "award," and said, "The buxom TV anchor came to Des Moines three years ago after knocking around in some smaller markets," it's a different matter.***
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DougOfCal	Post subject: Re: to pun or not to pun Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2002 7:53 am
Joined: Wed Apr 10, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 2	<blockquote><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica ,sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by tom mangan: Des Moines register story about a TV anchor who married her plastic surgeon after he did her boob job<p> [QUOTE]I'm torn. First intinct is to take it out; second is to leave it in because the reporter is obviously not abusing the privilege.<hr></blockquote><p>If it were a good pun, I'd think about leaving it in, but it's a lousy pun. From "knockers" to "knocking around" is too far a reach. I'd take it out.
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