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* OscarWilde's ''TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest''. Anyone who doesn't get the joke probably doesn't speak English.
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** From the same author, ''MeatyYoghurt'' needs to be spoken aloud with an american accent to get it.
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* In Japan, ''StreetFighterII′: Champion Edition'' is officially called ''Street Fighter II Dash''. The word "Dash" is represented by a prime symbol (′), which is used in math to indicate the derivative of a function. In other words, ''Street Fighter II Dash'' is really the " ''Street Fighter II'': The Derivative".

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* In Japan, ''StreetFighterII′: Champion Edition'' is officially called ''Street Fighter II Dash''. The word "Dash" is represented by a prime symbol (′), which is used in math to indicate the derivative of a function. In other words, ''Street Fighter II Dash'' is really the " ''Street Fighter II'': The Derivative".
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* In Japan, ''StreetFighterII′: Champion Edition'' is officially called ''Street Fighter II Dash''. The word "Dash" is represented by a prime symbol (′), which is used in math to indicate the derivative of a function. In other words, ''Street Fighter II Dash'' is really the "derivative of the original ''Street Fighter II''".

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* In Japan, ''StreetFighterII′: Champion Edition'' is officially called ''Street Fighter II Dash''. The word "Dash" is represented by a prime symbol (′), which is used in math to indicate the derivative of a function. In other words, ''Street Fighter II Dash'' is really the "derivative of the original " ''Street Fighter II''".II'': The Derivative".
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* In Japan, ''StreetFighterII′: Champion Edition'' is officially called ''Street Fighter II Dash''. The word "Dash" is represented by a prime symbol (′), which is used in math to indicate the derivative of a function. In other words, ''Street Fighter II Dash'' is a derivative of the original ''Street Fighter II''.

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* In Japan, ''StreetFighterII′: Champion Edition'' is officially called ''Street Fighter II Dash''. The word "Dash" is represented by a prime symbol (′), which is used in math to indicate the derivative of a function. In other words, ''Street Fighter II Dash'' is a derivative really the "derivative of the original ''Street Fighter II''.II''".
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* In Japan, ''StreetFighterII′: Champion Edition'' is officially called ''Street Fighter II Dash: Champion Edition''. Aside from having faster gameplay than the original, the word "dash" is represented by a prime symbol (′) used in mathematics to indicate derivatives. Naturally, ''Street Fighter II Dash'' is a derivative of the original ''Street Fighter II''.

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* In Japan, ''StreetFighterII′: Champion Edition'' is officially called ''Street Fighter II Dash: Champion Edition''. Aside from having faster gameplay than the original, the Dash''. The word "dash" "Dash" is represented by a prime symbol (′) (′), which is used in mathematics math to indicate derivatives. Naturally, the derivative of a function. In other words, ''Street Fighter II Dash'' is a derivative of the original ''Street Fighter II''.
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* ''[[RushNAttack Rush'n Attack]]'' = "Russian Attack"
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* Many of the books in the Xanth series are like this. Currant Events, Faun and Games, Cube Route (Book 27, the end of the first 'trilogy'), Crewel Lye, Swell Foop, Two to the Fifth (Book 32)...

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* Many of the books in the Xanth {{Xanth}} series are like this. Currant Events, Faun and Games, Cube Route (Book 27, the end of the first 'trilogy'), Crewel Lye, Swell Foop, Two to the Fifth (Book 32)...
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* Many of the books in the Xanth series are like this. Currant Events, Faun and Games, Cube Route (Book 27, the end of the first 'trilogy'), Crewel Lye, Swell Foop, Two to the Fifth (Book 32)...
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* The {{Rush}} album ''Moving Pictures'' might be considered one, since on the surface one would think it refers to movies, but the cover shows people carrying paintings out of a museum--that is, '''moving''' the '''pictures''' out of the building.

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* The {{Rush}} album ''Moving Pictures'' might be considered one, one twice over, since on the surface one would think it refers to movies, but the cover shows people carrying paintings out of a museum--that museum, as well as people crying or appearing otherwise emotionally affected--that is, '''moving''' the '''pictures''' out of the building.building, and also '''moved''' by the '''pictures'''.
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* The even numbered HonorHarrington Books are a pun on Honor.
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* [[WordOfGod According to]] OrsonScottCard, ''[[Ptitle6hmw2g74 Ender's Game]]'' has one of these--in the original short story, the character was named "Ender" solely so he could use that title, a pun on "endgame".

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* [[WordOfGod According to]] OrsonScottCard, ''[[Ptitle6hmw2g74 ''[[EndersGame Ender's Game]]'' has one of these--in the original short story, the character was named "Ender" solely so he could use that title, a pun on "endgame".
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* GrossePointBlank: the city of Grosse Point + point blank (also, the protagonist's surname is Blank).

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* GrossePointBlank: GrossePointeBlank: the city of Grosse Point + point blank (also, the protagonist's surname is Blank).

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* {{Pokemon}} episodes are often a pun on the featured Pokemon, such as ''To Master the Onix-pected'' and ''Turning Over a Nuzleaf''.

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* {{Pokemon}} ''[[{{Anime/Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]]'' episodes are often a pun on the featured Pokemon, Pokémon, such as ''To "''To Master the Onix-pected'' Onix-pected''" and ''Turning "''Turning Over a Nuzleaf''.Nuzleaf''".
** ''[=~Pokémon 3~=]: Spell of the Unown'' refers to two things: 1) the fact that Unown are Pokémon based on the alphabet, and 2) [[RealityWarper their powers]].
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* From Sunbow's GIJoe cartoon, we have "The Viper Is Coming". Which is 20 minutes of dreadful setup for the horrible pun: the "Viper" in question is a foreignese-accented "Vindow Viper".
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* [[WordOfGod According to]] OrsonScottCard, EndersGame is one of these--the character was named "Ender" solely so he could use that title, a pun on "endgame".

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* [[WordOfGod According to]] OrsonScottCard, EndersGame is ''[[Ptitle6hmw2g74 Ender's Game]]'' has one of these--the these--in the original short story, the character was named "Ender" solely so he could use that title, a pun on "endgame".
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* [[WordOfGod According to]] OrsonScottCard, EndersGame is one of these--the character was named "Ender" solely so he could use that title, a pun on "endgame".
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* The {{Megadeth}} album and song ''Rust in Peace''.
* The {{Rush}} album ''Moving Pictures'' might be considered one, since on the surface one would think it refers to movies, but the cover shows people carrying paintings out of a museum--that is, '''moving''' the '''pictures''' out of the building.
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* Spoofed in TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella, where every strip is given an intentionally horrible pun based title.
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* All of the titles of the SavannahReid mysteries are puns relating to food. For example... ''Just Desserts'', ''Killer Calories'', ''Cooked Goose'', ''Corpse Suzette'', ''Death by Chocolate'', ''Cereal Killer''....
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* The {{Nirvana}} songs ''Hormoaning'' and ''Incesticide''

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* The {{Nirvana}} songs records ''Hormoaning'' and ''Incesticide''
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* The Australian TV series ''Packed to the Rafters'' is about the Rafter family, whose house is "packed" (after all the parents' adult children moved back in with them).
* A short-lived Australian TV series titled ''Above the Law'' was set in an apartment complex situated above a police station.
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* {{Pokemon}} episodes are often a pun on the featured Pokemon, such as ''To Master the Onix-pected'' and ''Turning Over a Nuzleaf''.
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* Several ''{{Lost}}'' episodes have pun-based titles (such as "Lockdown," which features John Locke pinned under a blast door. Michael Giacchino's score is ''riddled'' with groan-worthy puns, such as "Thinking Clairely," "Keamy Away From Him," and many, many more.

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* Several ''{{Lost}}'' episodes have pun-based titles (such titles, such as "Lockdown," which features John Locke pinned under a blast door. Michael Giacchino's score is ''riddled'' with groan-worthy puns, such as "Thinking Clairely," "Keamy Away From Him," and many, many more.

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* Several ''{{Lost}}'' episodes have pun-based titles (such as "Lockdown," which features John Locke pinned under a blast door. Michael Giacchino's score is ''riddled'' with groan-worthy puns, such as "Thinking Clairely,"
Keamy Away From Him," and many, many more.

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* Several ''{{Lost}}'' episodes have pun-based titles (such as "Lockdown," which features John Locke pinned under a blast door. Michael Giacchino's score is ''riddled'' with groan-worthy puns, such as "Thinking Clairely,"
Keamy
Clairely," "Keamy Away From Him," and many, many more.
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* Several ''{{Lost}}'' episodes have pun-based titles (such as "Lockdown," which features John Locke pinned under a blast door. Michael Giacchino's score is ''riddled'' with groan-worthy puns, such as "Thinking Clairely,"
Keamy Away From Him," and many, many more.
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I'm putting this back with an explanation. Maybe it's a bad pun, but I think it's legit.

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* ''TegamiBachi'' translates to "Letter Bee," which sounds like "letter 'B.'" Considering that the author bothered to use the translation as a subtitle, it could have been an intentional pun.
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* The fourth ''{{Blackadder}}'' series is called - what else? - ''Blackadder Goes Forth''.
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* ''TegamiBachi'', brought to you by the "Letter Bee."

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