Richard Osman’s won joke of the day and it took us far, far too long to get it
See if you can get it quicker than us. You probably can, trust us.
This is just what it sounds like… pic.twitter.com/01r3b5fSo8
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) August 23, 2018
Think about it, think about it …
It wasn’t either of these, obviously.
Blackman Juan beech?
— The Nottinghamian 🌹 (@magpie1159) August 23, 2018
Pussy sea man
— Dean (@Deandangdo) August 23, 2018
Or this one.
Guys, guys! It’s BondGirlMidfielderSeasonalPovertyInCoastalResorts.
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) August 23, 2018
And it doesn’t help if you’re Scottish.
Not quite, if you're Scottish. We Scots pronounce the letter 'r'.
— Al Muckersie (@almuckersie) August 23, 2018
I remember the frustration of a text-book at school, where you had to match pairs of words to demonstrate homophones, and *none* of them worked if you were Scottish – witch and ware do *not* sound like which and where, pour is nothing like paw… >:-(
— Simon Doyle (@tintinologist) August 23, 2018
Here’s a clue.
I love the late, great Bob Monkhouse's definition: The Italian word for an untrained puppy.
— Steve B… (@dysnystaxis) August 23, 2018
Oh, go on then.
Onomatopoeia…😂😂👏🏼 very good!
— Caroline Corrigan Parker (@FSW69) August 23, 2018
Clever clogs!!
— Phil Bayard (@philbayard) August 23, 2018
Us neither.
To conclude …
This is an incredible joke. https://t.co/NB2uB7gVPp
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) August 23, 2018