Here’s another quadruple entendre or unparalleled misalignment. Organic chemistry and carbon dating.
Organic chemistry. Oh, and carbon dating. Because if you hit it off with someone, you said to have chemistry. Right. Got you.
Chemistry involves carbon. Right. Amazing.
People are so clever. They are, and I know our listeners are too, so we’d love to hear your unparalleled misalignments. You can send them to words@waywordradio.org.
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