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Post by The Doctor on Apr 10, 2016 20:54:51 GMT
Oh God I just realised that Terribull is a pun name!
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Apr 10, 2016 20:59:21 GMT
I was like that with Spinister  |
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 10, 2016 21:10:09 GMT
Oh God I just realised that Terribull is a pun name! -Ralph I was like that with Spinister OH SHIT! I HAD NOT REALISED! THAT IS A PUN NAME TOO! THIRTY YEARS!!! FUCK!!!! -Ralph |
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Post by blueshift on Apr 10, 2016 21:14:41 GMT
You realise that Terribull is because they couldn't get the trademark for Horri-Bull. Also a pun.
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 11, 2016 11:11:56 GMT
You only just realised those names were pun-names?!?!?!
Even I realised they were pun-names!!!
Even I!!!!!
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 11, 2016 20:41:06 GMT
You realise that Terribull is because they couldn't get the trademark for Horri-Bull. Also a pun. SHIT! THAT'S A PUN TOO! OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!! THIS IS JUST LIKE WHEN IT TOOK ME 30 YEARS TO WORK OUT THAT CY-KILL WAS A PUN NAME!!! -Ralph |
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Post by Toph on Apr 11, 2016 21:16:35 GMT
Inspired by Doc not realizing so many names are actually puns, what are your favorites?
(My explinations are probably pretty bad)
•Horri-Bull: Horrible+Bull, sounds horrible.
•Terri-bull: Terrible... Saaaaame pun
•Spinister: Sinister, combined with Spin, because he's a chopper, and the two makes the sounds.
•Cy-Kill: he's a psychopathic killer cycle. The pun works on a few levels.
•Cop-Tur- works on a few levels. He's a cop copter.
•Cheetor: Cheetah/cheater
•Double Header: A double header is a baseball term (two games back to back), used on a bot with two heads, hilarity ensues. (Not a pun in the classic sense, but I feel the joke deserves mentioning)
•Spoons: Because he's a FORKlift! Eh? Eh?!? (Also not a classic pun, but a good joke)
•Ikard- it's combining the japanese word for squid, with Picard... Because he's a squid who's a starship captain!
•Jeeper-Creeper: also a pun on the phrase Jeepers creepers, because he's an evil jeep dude
There are quite a few more, but I can't access TFU.info anymore, and that's all I can remember at the moment
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 11, 2016 21:34:01 GMT
Magnaboss' Prowl
TMII Prowl
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Post by Toph on Apr 11, 2016 21:36:03 GMT
Yes, TMII Prowl!
It took me a few decades to catch the pun in that!
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 12, 2016 5:48:33 GMT
The trouble with Spinister is it also reminds me of the word 'spinster'. A bit like poor Vortex who thought he was naming himself after a powerful cyclone-type thing but just reminds humans of toilet cleaners.
I like Kickback - triple meaning, he's a chilled-out kinda guy who likes to kick back and relax, he's corrupt and takes kickbacks from his underhand dealings, and he's got a powerful kick with his back legs. (Apart from that he's cool in that he wields a gangster-type tommy gun.)
Other puns/wordplay:
Hun-Grrr - hunger, grrr
Fangry - fang, angry
Tentakil - tentacle, kill
Catilla - cat, Attila the Hun
Chainclaw - chainsaw, claw
Mudslinger - off-road vehicle, one who likes to stir up trouble
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 12, 2016 7:03:14 GMT
Magnaboss' Prowl TMII Prowl I don't get it. -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 12, 2016 7:41:22 GMT
Prowling Lion
Prowl Owl
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 12, 2016 9:33:30 GMT
But that's not their names?
-Ralph
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Apr 12, 2016 10:10:26 GMT
Optimus Primal must count as a pun.
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Post by Toph on Apr 12, 2016 11:53:42 GMT
But that's not their names? -Ralph You know how most BW names have the animal in it? Cheetah/Cheetor, Rhino/Rhinox, and so on? The same is with TM2 Prowl. He's an owl. prOWL. Definite pun. As for the lion, most cats prowl around. Personally, I feel that's not as much a pun or joke, as it is an incredibly appropriate and well used name. |
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Post by Llama God on Apr 12, 2016 14:07:30 GMT
Oh yeah. Optimus "Primal". I mean, yeah, I knew it was a pun at the time. But after 20 years I've just gotten used to it...
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 8, 2017 19:32:35 GMT
On a walk earlier it suddenly occured to me that Fangry is a pun name. Fang + Angry = Fangry. Only took me 30 years to work it out.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Jan 8, 2017 19:41:01 GMT
On a walk earlier it suddenly occured to me that Fangry is a pun name. Fang + Angry = Fangry. Only took me 30 years to work it out. -Ralph So is Horri-Bull! But not Squeezeplay I don't think. Unless someone can explain it? |
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Post by Pinwig on Jan 8, 2017 19:44:15 GMT
I had a similar moment the other day. I have never thought of Kup having a cab. I thought he was just a Cybertronian style vehicle, but seeing the Titanmaster sat there behind a windscreen I realised he's supposed to be some kind of truck. Hence his previous CHUG alt mode I suppose. But that original alt mode doesn't look like a sit in truck to me...
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 8, 2017 19:45:02 GMT
I only got the gag about Horri-Bull last year!
With pun TF names if I only know them from print rather than audio I am astonishingly slow at getting the gag.
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Jan 9, 2017 0:06:01 GMT
I had a similar moment the other day. I have never thought of Kup having a cab. I thought he was just a Cybertronian style vehicle, but seeing the Titanmaster sat there behind a windscreen I realised he's supposed to be some kind of truck. Hence his previous CHUG alt mode I suppose. But that original alt mode doesn't look like a sit in truck to me... He's Kup, because he's a picK-UP truck. Not surprising this one loses something in the american to british translation as pick-ups aren't a big thing for you, but here you can't strp into the street without getting mowed doen by at least twenty of them. |
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Post by The Huff on Jan 9, 2017 13:30:30 GMT
Grotusque was the one pun that evaded me for years. I probably always spelt it wrong (or correct) too before I realised.
I also thought Spinister was called Spinster for ages too.
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Post by blueshift on Jan 9, 2017 13:45:03 GMT
Wait what
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 9, 2017 15:46:10 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Jan 9, 2017 16:50:53 GMT
Huh I always assumed it was Grotesque. But he doesn't grow a tusk! |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 9, 2017 17:43:42 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Jan 9, 2017 19:24:57 GMT
Each day brings fresh delights on the Hub... :-)
This is one that eluded me for longer than the others, though. Mostly because I'd not encountered anyone using the word "grotesque", and thus thought the name was pronounced "grot-tus-kew".
Yes I know.
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Post by Pinwig on Jan 9, 2017 19:34:03 GMT
He's Kup, because he's a picK-UP truck. Good lord. I never knew. I NEVER KNEW! B-b-b-b-ut - if you put anything in the back of that alt-mode it'd just fall out as soon as you moved. I really thought he was something like a tron light cycle, something you lay on the back of and held onto. There's a control panel on the back of the cab that looks like a dashboard. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 9, 2017 20:16:32 GMT
I remember the day the Hub taught me the true meaning of Kup's name. It blew my mind in two.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jan 9, 2017 21:00:53 GMT
That would explain many things.
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