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Hyper-literal humour I keep coming up with

Maja

- My local bus service has an advertisement currently running that basically reads "kids travel free all August"

*I need to check if there's a limit on the number of young goats I can bring with me on a given journey. 

- Outside an opticians, they've a sign that states: "free eye test with purchase".

*Does the purchase need to be from this company?

*I'd like to buy a lens cleaning cloth please... And may I book the free eye test?

*(If it turns out there's a minimum £££): I'd like to buy these £300 designer frames please, and have my free eye test. ... I'd like a refund on these frames please"

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  • I do this with advertising on TV. There's an advert for some dental product (not sure what now!) and the accompanying voice-over says "Our dentist-inspired [blah blah, whatever it is]". I often think "well who else would you use to design a dental product? A builder? The Archbishop of Canterbury? The drunken couple you met on an all-inclusive holiday to Tenerife?"

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  • I do this with advertising on TV. There's an advert for some dental product (not sure what now!) and the accompanying voice-over says "Our dentist-inspired [blah blah, whatever it is]". I often think "well who else would you use to design a dental product? A builder? The Archbishop of Canterbury? The drunken couple you met on an all-inclusive holiday to Tenerife?"

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