Our quiz guy John Chaneski is back with a game of wedding puns. For example, if Ella Fitzgerald married Darth Vader, she’d be, well, a kind of shoe, or something that might convey you to the top floor of a building. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Wedding Puns Game”
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I’m Martha Barnette.
And I’m Grant Barrett, and here he is, John Chaneski, our quizzicist.
Hello, John.
Hey, hi, Grant. Hi, Martha.
Hello, Mr. Chaneski.
Now, do you guys, I don’t know if you guys heard this old joke that goes, if Ella Fitzgerald married Darth Vader, she’d be Ella Vader.
Yeah.
Oh.
But I was wondering what other romantic blendings might be possible.
For example, if film actress Kendrick of Up in the Air married Texas Senator Phil and took his name, she would become the rearranging of one word’s letters to make another word.
Anna Graham.
Yeah, Anna Graham. She would be Anna Graham.
So Anna Kendrick and Phil Graham.
That’s very good. Yeah, nicely done. So that’s how this quiz works.
If actress Dunaway from Chinatown married talk show host Larry from CNN and took his name, she would become the act of pretending.
Faye King.
Faye King.
Very good.
If TV comedian Newhart married TV comedian Betty and took her name, he would become a small bird.
Bob White.
Bob White.
Very nice.
If singer Astley of Never Gonna Give You Up married playwright George Bernard and took his name, he would become a human-powered conveyance.
Rick Shaw.
Rick Shaw, yes.
Very nice name, Rick Shaw.
There’s a few Rick Shaws out there.
Radio Rick Roll.
Radio Rick Roll, there we go.
If psychologist brothers married sci-fi icon Philip K. and took his name, she would become a video game controller.
Joystick. That’s very good. That’s very, very good.
That’s right.
Very good.
A little fun with phonetics there, yeah.
Nice.
Joystick.
If TV actress Stapleton of All in the Family married rock singer Vince of Motley Crue and took his name, she would become rather friendly and cheerful.
Geneal.
Geneal, yes. Geneal.
If legendary actress Hayworth married Larry from the Three Stooges and took his name, she would become a word meaning to change what a word means.
Redefine.
Yes.
Redefine.
Very good.
That’s awesome.
These are really good.
They should have gotten together.
They should get together.
Seriously.
The most beautiful, funniest kids you ever wanted to meet.
Of course.
They’re gorgeous and they’re hilarious.
Okay.
Finally, if former U.S. Vice President Gore married silent film comic Harold and took his name, he would become like two metals that are blended to obtain a desired property.
Alloyed.
Alloyed.
Alloyed, yes.
Very nice.
And I hope they are very happy Alloyed in their wedded bliss.
Al Gore and Harold Lloyd.
Thank you so much, John.
Thank you.
Nice work, guys.
All right.
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