The Internet Is Confused About This Egg Pun
This Pun Was So Confusing People Got Hysterical Over It
By Aimee LutkinNov. 18 2019, Updated 2:38 p.m. ET
Fans of puns will be pulling their hair out over this one, and people who hate puns will finally feel vindicated.
Writer for The Opposition with Jordan Klepper on Comedy Central, Asher Perlman, shared a photo of an advertisement for what I assume is eggs. Since he's a writer for a comedy show, let's also assume he was being sarcastic when he joked this sign was a great pun: "Okay I don't always like puns but this one got me good!" he wrote on Twitter.
Okay I don’t always like puns but this one got me good! pic.twitter.com/QTqorBJKg8
— Asher Perlman (@asherperlman) February 13, 2018But pun aficionados are treating it seriously, asking "What does that even mean?," "Am I getting this right... the joke is just that there is no actual pun? Learning English to the level that I get puns was hard enough, non puns might kill me" and "I'm not sure that the American word pun & the English word pun must mean the same thing."
You're not alone, confused people. This pun is truly perplexing and we can't seem to make heads or tales out of it. Have a bacon morning? Can you just put any non-adjectival noun in the place of "good"? I kind of feel like these arbitrary rules might end up making communication more difficult, but what do I know? I'm just a measly writer.
what does that even mean?
— Tifferss (@parisian_tiger) February 14, 2018Thank you-- I thought I was the only one missing it 😶
— ❤️Melissa❤️ (@Mannabouttown) February 14, 2018Am I getting this right... the joke is just that there is no actual pun? Learning English to the level that I get puns was hard enough, non puns might kill me 😄
— Jonas 🌹 (@aModernDandy) February 14, 2018I'm not sure that the american word pun & the english word pun must mean the same thing
— Andy Perry (@APComputers) February 14, 2018I don't get it....
— the snark knight (@Roberto80714674) February 14, 2018A few people graciously explained that this "pun" is just replacing a word with another word, but they don't sound the same nor mean the same thing. It's more like Mad Libs than a pun, if you think about it.
Ok, it doesn't really make sense but if you say it, it kind of sounds like "hey, g'morning." So.... I'm going to go with that so my head won't keep puzzling on it.
— Kate Allison (@kateaallison) February 14, 2018Reminds me of the pretzel place near my house that uses the slogan “Have A Pretzel Day!”
— Sophie Boudreau (@sophrubo) February 13, 2018I hope they feel egg soon!
— Asher Perlman (@asherperlman) February 13, 2018Eeeeeeegg morning, egg morning/ We’ve egged the whole night through/ egg morning, egg morning, to you!
— Necronomijohn (@Scrawny_John) February 13, 2018EGG Morning! Like a BIRD'S EGG! EGG! pic.twitter.com/olyARuphX2
— Mattias Thomas (@Mattias_Thomas) February 13, 2018These comments made me egg so hard. 🤣
— Yo, Jimbo! (@JimLo7) February 14, 2018I do hope they change it to "Egg Afternoon", "Egg evening" and "Egg Night" at appropriate times of the day.... otherwise they would look silly
— obs omo (@obsomo) February 14, 2018Add it to the growing list of egg puns, like, Have an Egg Day! Egg well soon! Cure for the common egg!
— Mike Q (@QMikeQ) February 14, 2018Case of the Egg days ha ha
— 👾 Sarah Shockey 👾 (@sarahjoyshockey) February 13, 2018"How's it going?"
"Egg, you?"
"Egg."
i've been literally scouring this for puns and that's the joke i'm dead https://t.co/CmwLdlPI2h
— Adam Holwerda (@adamholwerda) February 14, 2018couldve went for "eggsellent morning" or "eggciting morning" or witever but naw egg morning hahahahahahhahaha https://t.co/hkU1GtcR81
— beans (@loganptfc) February 14, 2018It's part of a would-be-but-isn't-clever-enough-to-be a bad pun as marketing oeuvre. https://t.co/ONg1HH4eRI
— Egg Moment #Doom (@herbdoom) February 14, 2018Puns: When they're good, they're egg! https://t.co/QVPlamoRrP
— Seamas, based on the novel Push by Sapphire (@shockproofbeats) February 14, 2018Apparently, this isn't a rare problem in advertising:
THIS IS LIKE MERRY PRINGLES https://t.co/FeGi0qnVQC
— bored lemon (@idiotsarah) February 14, 2018Agency:
So we're thinking either Pringle Bells, Kris Pringle, or Pringles all the Way?
Client:
Nah I've got a better idea.
Client: pic.twitter.com/hF7D0TizZF
— Zach Mander (@zachmander) December 18, 2016My personal theory is that "Egg morning!" isn't a greeting—it's a directive. Have an egg morning by buying our eggs and shoving them in your face. Or else. Egg morning!
What do you think?
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