"Puns" and/y "retruécanos
Pun: “ The humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize its different meanings, or the use of words that are alike or in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.” Webster´s Unabridged Dict. 3.0 --I tried to sue the airline for losing my luggage. I lost my case. --When the semi-colon broke grammar laws it was given two consecutive sentences. --Why did the scarecrow win a Nobel Prize? For being outstanding in his field. --What kind of tea did the American Colonists want? Liberty. Retruécano: “ Chiste conseguido manejando palabras parónimas (de forma parecida y distinto significado). ” M. Moliner. --Un capataz tan malo que ni jugando al ajedrez conseguía mover los peones. --La mujer era tan pobre que en vez de dar a luz dio a oscuras. --Era un hombre tan fuerte que doblaba todas las esquinas. --La vaca era tan flaca, tan flaca, que en vez de dar leche daba pena. I hope you got a belly laugh out of these! (No son míos; los he copiado.) ...