Count de Monet: 'It is said that the people are revolting' King Louis XVI (Mel Brooks): 'You said it. They stink on ice.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A pun-based exchange where a political complaint is met with a vulgar insult.
- In plain terms
- One person complains about people revolting and another insults them physically.
- What can you take from it?
- Wordplay can turn serious complaints into jokes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why are puns effective?
- How does humor handle politics?
Another view
It reduces political unrest to a childish joke.
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