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** Takamura later acknowledges Itagaki's father as the better one when it comes to bad puns, evidenced by him calling Mr.Itagaki "master."
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** The entire episode ''Mr. Monk and the Genius'', in whihc Monk takes on a grandmaster at chess. Said grandmaster nearly makes one chess pun per sentence. At the end of the episode, Monk even chews him out for it...before declaring checkmate.
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* The entire point of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QVoFOAvcPU&feature=channel_video_title this]] ''Creator/BaratsandBereta'' video.

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* The entire point of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QVoFOAvcPU&feature=channel_video_title this]] ''Creator/BaratsandBereta'' ''Creator/BaratsAndBereta'' video.
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* The entire point of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QVoFOAvcPU&feature=channel_video_title this]] ''BaratsandBereta'' video.

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* The entire point of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QVoFOAvcPU&feature=channel_video_title this]] ''BaratsandBereta'' ''Creator/BaratsandBereta'' video.
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* ''BeanyAndCecil'' lived for puns, both verbal and visual.
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* Bally's ''Pinball/DrDude'' is jammed with countless TotallyRadical puns and gags all over the backglass and playfield.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode "Her Wacky Highness," Wackyland is one long rapid-fire series of visual puns. Babs escapes to Wackyland and finds all these puns amusing, but she starts getting seriously annoyed by them by the third act.
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* In the 1980s, comedian Kip Adotta recorded [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEZG14eGmR8 "Wet Dream"]], which is one long stream of fish puns, and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyI9VxOtFX8 "Life in the Slaw Lane"]], which does the same for plants. And as a bonus, the videos linked here punctuate the wordplay with additional visual puns.

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* In the 1980s, comedian Kip Adotta Addotta recorded [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEZG14eGmR8 "Wet Dream"]], which is one long stream of fish puns, and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyI9VxOtFX8 "Life in the Slaw Lane"]], which does the same for plants. And as a bonus, the videos linked here punctuate the wordplay with additional visual puns.
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* Late Seattle businessman Ivar Haglund was notorious for these. His restaurant's ads are ''still'' loaded with cheap puns regarding fish and seafood (he was listed as "flounder" of the chain, and the company mottor is "Keep Clam"), and when the Seattle Building Department protested to a windsock he flew from the top of the Smith Tower (at the time, one of the tallest buildings in the city), he wrote them protest letters...''in pun-loaded poetry.''
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--> ''Lastly, this chapter's name, Los, is something of a pun. In Spanish 'los' is the masculine form of the word 'those'. In German it can mean -less (as in, the suffix, like helpsLESS), off or loose (as an adjective), or “Go!” (as a command) ... Basically, Jericho was saying “go!” as well as remarking upon his loose (or, more accurately, lack thereof) morals. Though the line “Ich bin Gott...los!” can either mean “I am God. Go!”, or “I am Godless”, or even “I am free from God”, that last one possibly also meaning “I am free of morality” or “I have no morals”. Whereas the spell “Es wurde zeit...los!” can mean “It became timeless” or “It was time, go!” And finally, Jericho's remark “Ich bin los” can be interpreted to mean “I am -less” or “I am off!”, and “I am off” can further be interpreted multiples ways, either as “I'm off [to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz]” or “I'm crazy”. Basically, Jericho just made a storm of puns in only a few words. Nifty, eh?''\\

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--> ''Lastly, this chapter's name, Los, is something of a pun. In Spanish 'los' is the masculine form of the word 'those'. In German it can mean -less (as in, the suffix, like helpsLESS), off or loose (as an adjective), or “Go!” (as a command) ... Basically, Jericho was saying “go!” as well as remarking upon his loose (or, more accurately, lack thereof) morals. Though the line “Ich bin Gott...los!” can either mean “I am God. Go!”, or “I am Godless”, or even “I am free from God”, that last one possibly also meaning “I am free of morality” or “I have no morals”. Whereas the spell “Es wurde zeit...los!” can mean “It became timeless” or “It was time, go!” And finally, Jericho's remark “Ich bin los” can be interpreted to mean “I am -less” or “I am off!”, and “I am off” can further be interpreted multiples ways, either as “I'm off [to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz]” or “I'm crazy”. Basically, Jericho just made a storm of puns in only a few words. Nifty, eh?''\\eh?''

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* ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'': All of them Organ-Related.

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* ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'': All of them Organ-Related.organ-related.



* In ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/29466/Twilight-finds-a-book-of-puns Twilight finds a book of puns]]'', Twilight Sparkle finds, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a book of puns]]. And having read it, can't stop making them. HilarityEnsues.
* In episode 30, part 3 of team four star's Dragon Ball Z abridged, after Frieza cuts himself in half, Goku unleashes one of these on him:
--> '''Goku:''' "Wow Friezer, I guess you really were a cut above the rest, but too bad you didn't make the cut, I guess you could call this a slice of life"
Frieza: "Please stop!"
Goku: "Okay. I'll cut you a break. I'm gonna split."

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* In ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/29466/Twilight-finds-a-book-of-puns net/story/29466 Twilight finds a book of puns]]'', Twilight Sparkle finds, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a book of puns]]. And having read it, can't stop making them. HilarityEnsues.
* In episode 30, part Part 3 of team four star's Dragon Ball Z abridged, ''DragonBallZAbridged'', after Frieza cuts himself in half, Goku unleashes one of these on him:
--> '''Goku:''' "Wow Friezer, I guess you really were a cut above the rest, but too bad you didn't make the cut, I guess you could call this a slice of life"
Frieza:
life!"\\
'''Frieza''':
"Please stop!"
Goku:
stop!"\\
'''Goku''':
"Okay. I'll cut you a break. I'm gonna split."



--> \From the Author's Notes: ''Lastly, this chapter's name, Los, is something of a pun. In Spanish 'los' is the masculine form of the word 'those'. In German it can mean -less (as in, the suffix, like helpsLESS), off or loose (as an adjective), or “Go!” (as a command) ... Basically, Jericho was saying “go!” as well as remarking upon his loose (or, more accurately, lack thereof) morals. Though the line “Ich bin Gott...los!” can either mean “I am God. Go!”, or “I am Godless”, or even “I am free from God”, that last one possibly also meaning “I am free of morality” or “I have no morals”. Whereas the spell “Es wurde zeit...los!” can mean “It became timeless” or “It was time, go!” And finally, Jericho's remark “Ich bin los” can be interpreted to mean “I am -less” or “I am off!”, and “I am off” can further be interpreted multiples ways, either as “I'm off [to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz]” or “I'm crazy”. Basically, Jericho just made a storm of puns in only a few words. Nifty, eh?''\\

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--> \From the Author's Notes: ''Lastly, this chapter's name, Los, is something of a pun. In Spanish 'los' is the masculine form of the word 'those'. In German it can mean -less (as in, the suffix, like helpsLESS), off or loose (as an adjective), or “Go!” (as a command) ... Basically, Jericho was saying “go!” as well as remarking upon his loose (or, more accurately, lack thereof) morals. Though the line “Ich bin Gott...los!” can either mean “I am God. Go!”, or “I am Godless”, or even “I am free from God”, that last one possibly also meaning “I am free of morality” or “I have no morals”. Whereas the spell “Es wurde zeit...los!” can mean “It became timeless” or “It was time, go!” And finally, Jericho's remark “Ich bin los” can be interpreted to mean “I am -less” or “I am off!”, and “I am off” can further be interpreted multiples ways, either as “I'm off [to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz]” or “I'm crazy”. Basically, Jericho just made a storm of puns in only a few words. Nifty, eh?''\\eh?''\\
* More than half of the stuff Link says in the ''FanFic/PaperMarioX'' series. It gets on the others' nerves rather quickly.
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* The Transperth website (the public transportation service in Perth, Western Australia) uses this when issuing notices for upcoming concerts. From the Music/P!nk concert in 2013:
-->If you want to ''Get The Party Started'' and not have to worry about traffic, take Transperth to the Pink Concert. Then ''Raise Your Glass'' because public transport is included in your ticket and Perth Arena is only a short walk from Perth Station.
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* MO of the villain found [[http://cockeyed.webcomic.ws/comics/14 here]]
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* ''JamesAndTheGiantPeach'' has an underwater scene with our heroes trying to steal a compass, and for really no reason almost all the characters makes puns here. Some excerpts:

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* ''JamesAndTheGiantPeach'' ''Film/JamesAndTheGiantPeach'' has an underwater scene with our heroes trying to steal a compass, and for really no reason almost all the characters makes puns here. Some excerpts:
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** Michael Giacchino's track 'Buying the Space Farm' Which is actually a major TearJerker when one learns/realizes that the expression "buying the farm' means [[spoiler: to die in battle.]]
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* Creator/MichaelGiacchino strikes again in his score for ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'' with track names such as:
** 'Meld-Merizing'
** 'The Kronos Wartet'
** 'Warp Core Values'
** 'The [[KungfuHustle San Fran Hustle]]'
** 'Kirk Enterprises'
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* Negativland's "Drink It Up" is a spoof commercial jingle that's mainly based around puns on brand names of beverages:

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* Negativland's Music/{{Negativland}}'s "Drink It Up" is a spoof commercial jingle that's mainly based around puns on brand names of beverages:
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** Then again, AdventureQuest did it first.

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** Then again, AdventureQuest [=AdventureQuest=] did it first.

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* While the average [[TexAveryMGMCartoons MGM cartoon directed by Tex Avery]] contained plenty of [[{{Pun}} puns]], one cartoon, ''Symphony in Slang'', is practically nothing ''but'' puns, as the angels in heaven try vainly to make sense of the life story of a newly-deceased hipster. Examples:

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* While the average [[TexAveryMGMCartoons MGM cartoon directed by Tex Avery]] contained plenty of [[{{Pun}} puns]], one cartoon, ''Symphony in Slang'', is practically nothing ''but'' puns, as the angels in heaven try vainly to make sense of the life story of a newly-deceased hipster. Examples:Examples (with [[LiteralMinded literal interpretations]] in parentheses):



** "She [Mary] looked mighty pretty with her hair done up in a bun." (Mary's hair is placed between two hamburger buns)

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** "The proprietor drew a gun on me, but I gave him the slip and hid in the foothills." (the proprietor draws a picture of a gun on the narrator's shirt, the narrator gives the proprietor a slip (as in a lady's undergarment) and then runs into a bunch of hills with pairs of feet sticking out of them upside-down)
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** "I was feeling mighty blue, and everything looked black." (the sad narrator turns completely blue in color and then the whole screen turns black [[ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes except for his eyes]])
** "Why, Mary... Mary had a bunch of little ones." (the narrator notices Mary has become the mother of several crying number "1"s)

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** "I was feeling mighty blue, and everything looked black." (the sad narrator turns completely [[ThroughAFaceFullOfFur blue in color color, clothes and all]], and then the whole screen turns black [[ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes except for his eyes]])
** "Why, Mary... Mary had a bunch of little ones." (the narrator notices Mary has become the mother of several crying number "1"s)1s)
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* While the average [[TexAveryMGMCartoons MGM cartoon directed by Tex Avery]] contained plenty of [[{{Pun}} puns]], one cartoon, ''Symphony in Slang'', is practically nothing ''but'' puns, as angels in heaven try to make sense of the life story of a newly-deceased hipster, whose language they struggle to understand. Examples:

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* While the average [[TexAveryMGMCartoons MGM cartoon directed by Tex Avery]] contained plenty of [[{{Pun}} puns]], one cartoon, ''Symphony in Slang'', is practically nothing ''but'' puns, as the angels in heaven try vainly to make sense of the life story of a newly-deceased hipster, whose language they struggle to understand.hipster. Examples:
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* While the average [[TexAveryMGMCartoons MGM cartoon directed by Tex Avery]] contained this trope, one cartoon, ''Symphony in Slang'', is practically nothing ''but'' this trope. Examples:

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* While the average [[TexAveryMGMCartoons MGM cartoon directed by Tex Avery]] contained this trope, plenty of [[{{Pun}} puns]], one cartoon, ''Symphony in Slang'', is practically nothing ''but'' this trope.puns, as angels in heaven try to make sense of the life story of a newly-deceased hipster, whose language they struggle to understand. Examples:
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* Yet another [[FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]] example is their dub of ''KinnikumanNisei'', which they renamed ''Ultimate Muscle''. In this case, though, the puns (along with the goofy and over-the-top voice acting) actually ''work to the show's advantage'', thanks to the {{Kinnikuman}} series itself being an action-comedy. Thus, despite it getting the [[{{Bowdlerization}} usual treatment]] that 4Kids is known for implementing, ''Ultimate Muscle'' is [[IncrediblyLamePun ultimately]] considered one of their better dubs.
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* Zazu's "morning report" in ''TheLionKing'' is basically a dumping ground for all sorts of animal puns [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot (although only some of them are actually heard in the movie, because Simba wanders off and the audience follows him)]].

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* Zazu's "morning report" in ''TheLionKing'' ''Disney/TheLionKing'' is basically a dumping ground for all sorts of animal puns [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot (although only some of them are actually heard in the movie, because Simba wanders off and the audience follows him)]].



** The Lion King is also notable for the Hyena's puns when threatening to eat Simba.

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* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlhDAN8Dwnw&feature=related WTF Blanket 3: Awful Pun Overload]]''.

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* WebVideo/{{Jacksfilms}} brings us ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlhDAN8Dwnw&feature=related WTF Blanket 3: Awful Pun Overload]]''.



* This parody commercial of the third series of wtf blankets: "Your dog will beg for these...bitchin...blankets!" "Bitch as in..the female dog..." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlhDAN8Dwnw
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* In ''JohnDiesAtTheEnd'', John distracts a roomful of vengeful, trans-dimensional monsters by hitting them with chairs, while spouting out numerous chair-related {{puns}} unabashedly.

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* In ''JohnDiesAtTheEnd'', John distracts a roomful of vengeful, trans-dimensional monsters by hitting them with chairs, while spouting out numerous chair-related {{puns}} {{pun}}s unabashedly.



** In one story, "Did You Hear The One About..." we meet Josie Bauer, a "humor groupie", who had taken to going home (and having sex) with whoever won Punday Night or Tall Tale Thursday. [[spoiler:She turns out to be a time-cop and arrests a charlatan who claimed to be an Intergalactic Traveling Salesman. She then let it slip that her father was science fiction writer [[PhillipJoseFarmer Philip José Farmer]], turning the story into the ultimate "Did You Hear The One About The Traveling Salesman And The Farmer's Daughter?" joke.]]

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** In one story, "Did You Hear The One About..." we meet Josie Bauer, a "humor groupie", who had taken to going home (and having sex) with whoever won Punday Night or Tall Tale Thursday. [[spoiler:She turns out to be a time-cop and arrests a charlatan who claimed to be an Intergalactic Traveling Salesman. She then let it slip that her father was science fiction writer [[PhillipJoseFarmer Philip José Farmer]], Farmer, turning the story into the ultimate "Did You Hear The One About The Traveling Salesman And The Farmer's Daughter?" joke.]]



* The narrator on ''Series/MythBusters'' delivers dozens of puns per episode with a folksy twang.[[hottip:*: The "Folksy Twang" is actually the vestiges of the narrator's [[OohMeAccentsSlipping Australian accent]] coming through. (European broadcasts have a different narrator.)]] The ''Mythbusters'' teams occasionally do this themselves.

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* The narrator on ''Series/MythBusters'' delivers dozens of puns per episode with a folksy twang.[[hottip:*: [[note]] The "Folksy Twang" is actually the vestiges of the narrator's [[OohMeAccentsSlipping Australian accent]] coming through. (European broadcasts have a different narrator.)]] )[[/note]] The ''Mythbusters'' teams occasionally do this themselves.



** TheOnionNewsNetwork did a similar piece, with a VT report about legalizing weed featuring more and more strained puns, with the studio anchor responding with a much straighter- yes slightly punny- comment, which goes straight over the head over the reporter.

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** TheOnionNewsNetwork ''TheOnion News Network'' did a similar piece, with a VT report about legalizing weed featuring more and more strained puns, with the studio anchor responding with a much straighter- yes slightly punny- comment, which goes straight over the head over the reporter.



* Every single boo (save King Boo) in VideoGame/LuigisMansion has a name-based pun. Yes, ''[[http://www.mariowiki.com/List_of_Boos_in_Luigi%27s_Mansion all fifty of them.]]''
** Same with every single Boo in LuigisMansionDarkMoon. As well as at least 99% of the ScareScraper bosses (which use terrible puns based off themes like sports, clothing and animals).

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* Every single boo (save King Boo) in VideoGame/LuigisMansion ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' has a name-based pun. Yes, ''[[http://www.mariowiki.com/List_of_Boos_in_Luigi%27s_Mansion all fifty of them.]]''
** Same with every single Boo in LuigisMansionDarkMoon. ''LuigisMansionDarkMoon''. As well as at least 99% of the ScareScraper Scare Scraper bosses (which use terrible puns based off themes like sports, clothing and animals).
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** There's even a Tumblr [[http://nhlhomepagepuns.tumblr.com/ dedicated to the NHL.com headlines.]] Maybe they're paid by pun.
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* As if being the poster girl for SpellMyNameWithAnS isn't enough, HaydenPanettiere has had to put up with lots of [[IncrediblyLamePun cracks]] about the similarity between her last name and female underwear ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gO--bgKlMQ as she says in this video]]). And as for "Panettiere" being Italian for "breadmaker"...

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* As if being the poster girl page image for SpellMyNameWithAnS isn't enough, HaydenPanettiere has had to put up with lots of [[IncrediblyLamePun cracks]] about the similarity between her last name and female underwear ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gO--bgKlMQ as she says in this video]]). And as for "Panettiere" being Italian for "breadmaker"...
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* [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/specials/32349-doug-spoony-benzaie-and-sadpanda-try-pussy This.]] [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Doug]], [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]], {{Benzaie}} and [[SadPandaQAndA Sad Panda]] try Pussy. 25 minutes of pussy jokes, and it's hilarious.

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* [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/specials/32349-doug-spoony-benzaie-and-sadpanda-try-pussy This.]] [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses [[Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Doug]], [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]], {{Benzaie}} and [[SadPandaQAndA Sad Panda]] try Pussy. 25 minutes of pussy jokes, and it's hilarious.
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* The creator of ''Manga/SailorMoon'' is said to love puns. Tsukino Usagi, read last name first as Japanese people read names, also sounds like "rabbit of the moon", which is a(n universal) reference to the bunny-shaped shape one can detect when looking at the moon.

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* The creator of ''Manga/SailorMoon'' is said to love puns. Tsukino Usagi, read last name first as Japanese people read names, also sounds like "rabbit of the moon", which is a(n universal) a(universal) reference to the bunny-shaped shape one can detect when looking at the moon.

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