On my mother's side I'm Polish-Jewish, and on my father's side I'm Scottish puffin.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker mixes heritage with humor, calling their father a puffin.
- In plain terms
- They joke about being Scottish on their father's side.
- What can you take from it?
- Use humor to describe family background.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes heritage jokes work?
Another view
The puffin comment is nonsensical.
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