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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've just remembered another one...

    I read a lot of news online (I suppose you could call it a special interest!), and I regularly see headlines along the lines of "Person A Quizzed by Police". Naturally I imagine them being held in an interview room being asked questions like "Who was the lead singer in 1980s pop band, Kajagoogoo?", "Which element with atomic mass of 55 has the Chemical Symbol Cs?" and "Which Anglo-Irish author wrote 'Gulliver's Travels'?"

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  • I've just remembered another one...

    I read a lot of news online (I suppose you could call it a special interest!), and I regularly see headlines along the lines of "Person A Quizzed by Police". Naturally I imagine them being held in an interview room being asked questions like "Who was the lead singer in 1980s pop band, Kajagoogoo?", "Which element with atomic mass of 55 has the Chemical Symbol Cs?" and "Which Anglo-Irish author wrote 'Gulliver's Travels'?"

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