BAD PUNS XLII

DIS-INFORMATION

Fill in the blank in each of the following sentences with a word starting with the prefix"dis" that completes the sentence to make a bad pun. "Dis" always equals "this" in the pun. As a bonus hint, a definition of the "dis" word appears somewhere in the sentence.

Ex. Please take apart _____ from over the fireplace.

                                dismantle

      [dismantle = "this mantel" - defined in the sentence as "take apart"]

1. _____ seems to look with scorn on his native Copenhagen.

2. When the orchestra played _____, the result was a cacophonous combination of notes.

3. "I can't speak for the other servants, but _____ was very disappointed with the way I was treated

4. _____ was thrown out of the Shakespearean poets' club.

5. Firing _____ at the terrorists' base will break up their evil operation.

6. We decided to take the money from _____we found on the street and scatter it about.

7. One who argues a lot with me said, "_____ plate is not a pretty as the bronze one."

8. The perfume tester said, "I do not agree with the majority! _____stinks!"

Answers:

 

1. DISDAIN (this Dane) [look with scorn on]

 

2. DISCORD (this chord) [ cacophonous combination of notes]

 

3. DISMAYED (this maid) [very disappointed]

 

4. DISBARRED (this bard) [thrown out]

 

5. DISMISSAL (this missile) [firing] 

 

6. DISPERSE (this purse) [scatter about]

 

7. DISPUTER (this pewter) [one who argues a lot]

 

8. DISSENT (this scent) [do not agree] 

 

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Will Shortz