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Capone's full name was Alphonse Capone. Aldrin Klordane is a similar name with the same number of syllables and the same meter (strong syllables in the same place: AL-phonse, AL-drin, ca-PONE, klor-DANE.) --Kandei | Capone's full name was Alphonse Capone. Aldrin Klordane is a similar name with the same number of syllables and the same meter (strong syllables in the same place: AL-phonse, AL-drin, ca-PONE, klor-DANE.) --Kandei | ||
| − | So both names start with "Al" and end with "ne". But is a certain similarity between syllables really enough to call it a pun? Okay, maybe I don't get it because I'm not a native english speaker, but it looks a bit farfetched to me. | + | So both names start with "Al" and end with "ne". But is a certain similarity between syllables really enough to call it a pun? Okay, maybe I don't get it because I'm not a native english speaker, but it looks a bit farfetched to me. --[[User:Toni|Toni]] 09:58, 22 December 2006 (EST) |
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| + | Oops, forgot to comment. ^^; Okay, let's take it out unless somebody else can agree that there is a connection. (: Honestly, I just had the thought as I looked at the article again. The words sound a lot more similar than they look; I hate English. -_-; --Kandei | ||
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I don't really get what makes Aldrin Klordane a pun of Al Capone. --Toni 04:49, 15 December 2006 (EST)
Capone's full name was Alphonse Capone. Aldrin Klordane is a similar name with the same number of syllables and the same meter (strong syllables in the same place: AL-phonse, AL-drin, ca-PONE, klor-DANE.) --Kandei
So both names start with "Al" and end with "ne". But is a certain similarity between syllables really enough to call it a pun? Okay, maybe I don't get it because I'm not a native english speaker, but it looks a bit farfetched to me. --Toni 09:58, 22 December 2006 (EST)
Oops, forgot to comment. ^^; Okay, let's take it out unless somebody else can agree that there is a connection. (: Honestly, I just had the thought as I looked at the article again. The words sound a lot more similar than they look; I hate English. -_-; --Kandei
