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Have you ever groaned at an elaborate pun? It might have been a *feghoot*!

The term comes from a 1956 sci-fi series about time-traveling troubleshooter Ferdinand Feghoot, whose adventures always ended in cringey puns.

This episode is guaranteed to make you laugh, and there's even one piece of "Rocky & Bullwinkle" trivia that made me say, "No way!" out loud. :)

@grammargirl
Hey @ajroach42, have you come across Ferdinand Feghoot on your travels through old media? If so, do you have any context for this?

@ddlyh @grammargirl Occasionally. Shaggy dog stories ending in bad puns are a staple of early scifi.

Asimov wrote one called "Shah Guido G." that elicited a long groan out of me when I finished it.

I can only recall coming across an actual Feghoot once or twice, but they're out there.