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Frank.q Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
What's the meaning of Choochoo?
In one episode of Everybody Loves Raymonds, these is a dialoge as follow:
Frank: You know, Ray... when I retired, I thought, "Well, this is it." You know, sometimes I just sit there saying: "l got nothing left." But with this writing thing, it's like I got a new lease on life. I can't describe it. It's like for the first time, in a whole lot of years. I feel good.
Ray: That's good, Dad. That's nice. I'm glad.
Frank: I got you to thank for it. You're a writer. I looked at you, and I see what I had in me. You know, now we know where your talent comes from. So, go on, show me your chops. Did you know Mark Twain had a son who was a writer? You know what they called him?
Ray: No.
Frank: Choo-Choo. Choo-Choo Twain! That was in the Digest
Fisrt I checked the dictionary, the Choo-Choo means train.
Second, I can't know why Frank laugh. Is there some background information about Mark Twain or sth.
Could anybody give a futher explation about this humor?
Thanks in advancd.
Frank: You know, Ray... when I retired, I thought, "Well, this is it." You know, sometimes I just sit there saying: "l got nothing left." But with this writing thing, it's like I got a new lease on life. I can't describe it. It's like for the first time, in a whole lot of years. I feel good.
Ray: That's good, Dad. That's nice. I'm glad.
Frank: I got you to thank for it. You're a writer. I looked at you, and I see what I had in me. You know, now we know where your talent comes from. So, go on, show me your chops. Did you know Mark Twain had a son who was a writer? You know what they called him?
Ray: No.
Frank: Choo-Choo. Choo-Choo Twain! That was in the Digest
Fisrt I checked the dictionary, the Choo-Choo means train.
Second, I can't know why Frank laugh. Is there some background information about Mark Twain or sth.
Could anybody give a futher explation about this humor?
Thanks in advancd.
Top answer
Twain ryhmes with Train, in fact, Twain is how someone with a lisp or a young child (who would also use Choo Choo) would say train. 'Choo choo train' is a common name to teach children for 'train'. It's just a silly joke.
- Twain ryhmes with Train, in fact, Twain is how someone with a lisp or a young child (who would also use Choo Choo) would say train.
- 'Choo choo train' is a common name to teach children for 'train'.
- It's just a silly joke.
- Choo choo train/choo choo twain.
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Twain ryhmes with Train, in fact, Twain is how someone with a lisp or a young child (who would also use Choo Choo) would say train. 'Choo choo train' is a common name to teach children for 'train'.
It's just a silly joke. Choo choo train/choo choo twain.
It's just a silly joke. Choo choo train/choo choo twain.
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Nona The BritOh, Gee, without your help I can't understand this in million years.
Twain ryhmes with Train, in fact, Twain is how someone with a lisp or a young child (who would also use Choo Choo) would say train. 'Choo choo train' is a common name to teach children for 'train'.
It's just a silly joke. Choo choo train/choo choo twain.
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