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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I still dont get it.

What to say out loud?

Is it suu sticks.

Kuu sticks

Or zoo sticks?

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    A coo sticks

    Acoosticks

    Acoustics

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    ok so far.

    It'll become funny once I understand the double meaning. What does it mean the way it is written "coo sticks"? I get the "coo" as the sound of the pidgeon, but the "sticks" escapes me.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Maybe it's because I'm not a native speaker, but I didn't find it funny at all. I got the A coo sticks = Acoustics right away, but it seems forced. Saying a sound 'sticks' is not how one would describe a sound not traveling/bouncing.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago*

    The coo doesn’t bounce. It sticks.

    The pun is “acoustics”- which is a branch of physics that deal with sound (and also the term for acoustic qualities of a particular enviroment; which is something that is very carefully controlled on a stage)

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    There word "sticks" is being used in the sense "adheres". So the "coo" doesn't bounce around in a series of reflections, but instead remains attached to the first surface it strikes.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Cooing, is the term for the noise pigeons make.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Honestly I would translate a pidgeon sound with an R

    Like

    Chrooo.

    But thats just my 2 cents.

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