>>>>Nah! Still not got it. Unless it's "sue her" but that's meaningless. Perhaps you'd care to share it with me, seeing that Alex is keeping a low profile to avoid the bad pun police?
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>>>Well, it's Alex's lousy pun, so he should have to be the one to explain it, but sleep on it. Then maybe we can talk.
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>>I looked up the Chico Marx reference. I still don't get it.
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>From the movie Animal Crackers:
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>Capt. Spaulding (Groucho Marx): How much would you charge to run into an open manhole?
>Ravelli (Chico Marx): Just the cover charge.
>Capt. Spaulding (Groucho Marx): Well, drop in sometime.
>Ravelli (Chico Marx): Sewer.
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>I was not avoiding the bad pun police. Had to leave work early due to my wife being sick and could not connect for the rest of the day.
>Sorry you didn't like (or know) Marx Brothers pun trivia. Your loss not knowing these fine gentlemen.

Au contraire, mon brave! I love the Marx Bros (well, Groucho really). I'm sure we've discussed his jokes and puns on the UT before (well I certainly have). I just don't know them all (by any stretch) verbatim. And it's years since I've seen any films.

One of my favourite Grouchoisms is "Why, I aught to join a club and hit you over the head with it!" :-)

Now you've included the passage, I understand the pun, and the context. Now I'm laughing till the tears run down my legs.

I do hope your wife is feeling better now.

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>[Update] Wrong addressee. This was meant for Terry.

Makes it sound like a bullet! :-(