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Hard To Catch ...

Hard To Catch ...
For this week's Sunday Challenge, which has the theme of visual puns.

Essentially a visual pun is an image that depicts objects, or the arrangement of objects, in such a way that the names of the objects, or their arrangement suggests a play on words.

So a shot of flies on top of a block of butter might be used to convey the phrase butterflies, which is often used to describe that queasy feeling you get in your stomach when you're very nervous about something. Or another example might be a worm crawling out of or across an old book to represent the phrase bookworm used to describe an avid reader.

So, for English speakers at least, an easy topic and one that saw loads of ideas come into my head, but not so easy to capture if you can't find suitable props and that was certainly the problem for me.

In the end, I came up with this image to represent the phrase screwball,which is often used to describe someone or something that is crazy or wacky.

Can't let this one go without also taking the opportunity to add it into the Sight & Sound group ... along with Bobby Vee's "Rubber Ball" of course:

youtu.be/6GRuzaMwvrA

youtu.be/qu1Vjf9hTvY

youtu.be/z5jrqe8ryJ8?list=RDz5jrqe8ryJ8

, PhLB - Luc Boonen, .t.a.o.n., Wierd Folkersma and 7 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Ha ha ha! =D I almost did an "eyeball" ;-)
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Glad you like it Sami ... as for the "eyeball" just wait till you see my NTSC post! ;)
7 years ago.
 Coco
Coco club
Very clever and great colors.
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Coco club
Many thanks for the kind comments! :)
7 years ago.
 Taormina
Taormina club
..... ?!?
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Taormina club
..... ?!? ;)
7 years ago.
 Valfal
Valfal
Lol, excellent pun, Paul! Here's another one that you probably haven't thought of if you are not familiar with "America's Pastime": as an avid baseball fan, the first thing I thought of when I saw your photo was a type of throw that pitchers use called a "screwball"; they literally twist away to a different location than they appear to be aimed, hence the name. They are very hard to hit if they are thrown correctly. And sometimes very hard to catch as well! I love it when more than one pun can apply to a word! ;-)
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Valfal
No, I hadn't heard that one Val ... wish I had as I could have applied the same approach to an old baseball that's assuming I could find one! :)
7 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
It is a very screwball idea.
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Esther club
Yes, indeed it is Esther! ;)
7 years ago.
 Dida From Augsburg
Dida From Augsburg
Oddball idea! ;-DD
7 years ago.
Clickity Click has replied to Dida From Augsburg
lol great catch!
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Dida From Augsburg
Ha, yes ... that would have done too ... even without the screw! :)
7 years ago.
 Chrissy
Chrissy club
sehr schön farbenfroh!
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Chrissy club
Glad you like them Chrissy! :)
7 years ago.
 Clickity Click
Clickity Click
Like Val, I originally thought of the pitch that baseball pitchers throw but it makes for another good pun. :)
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Clickity Click
Yes, that suggestion of Val's would have been a good one too Chris! :)
7 years ago.
 Jan
Jan
hmm guess we are a little like that.

Great work - love the colours
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Jan
Glad you like it Jan and yes I think we all have our moments ... especially those of us that are involved with the Sunday Challenge group! ;)
7 years ago.
 Shuttering Yukon
Shuttering Yukon
lol, were you thinking of any particular person when this popped into your head?
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Shuttering Yukon
Nooooo ... don't be silly Wendi ... well, okay, maybe! ;)
7 years ago.
 Karen's Place
Karen's Place club
Well, from one "screwball" to another, I love it!! ;)

Great idea and photo, Doc! Ooops... forgot to say that I like the music too!
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Karen's Place club
Glad you like the shot Karen and as for the music I hope this is one you've heard before? ;)
7 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to autofantasia club
I'm almost embarrassed to say that I haven't heard it before. Music pretty much started with the Beatles for me. I don't know a lot of 50s and real early 60s music besides them. Sorry! :D
7 years ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
A spot-on musical match for 'Sight and Sound'. Like it :-) A classic from Bobby Vee. Cheers very much for posting, Paul.
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Roger Bennion club
Thanks Roger ... glad you enjoyed seeing/hearing this combination! :)
7 years ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Well thought out, eye catching.
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Gillian Everett club
Glad you like it Gillian! :)
7 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
That ball looks screwed up:-)
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Gudrun club
It's certainly an odd one! :)
7 years ago.
 Amazingstoker
Amazingstoker
fun idea, and strange ball
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Amazingstoker
Yes, sold as a "grass ball" for dogs! :)
7 years ago.
 PaulOClassic©
PaulOClassic©
Of course!!

Super idea Paul!
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to PaulOClassic©
Thanks for that Paul ... glad you like it! :)
7 years ago.
 Wierd Folkersma
Wierd Folkersma club
like the colors and screw makes it :))
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Wierd Folkersma club
Glad you like it Wierd and thank you for the fave! :)
7 years ago.
 PhLB - Luc Boonen
PhLB - Luc Boonen club
worked out very well! compliments
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to PhLB - Luc Boonen club
Thanks ... glad you like it! :)
7 years ago.
 Diederik Santema
Diederik Santema club
I like the pink and green contrasting with the drab background
Nice catch!
7 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Diederik Santema club
Thanks for the kind comments Diederik! :)
7 years ago.

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