19:39 Sep 10, 2015 |
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4 +7 | for the halibut/for the hell of it |
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2 | I'm floundering here |
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I'm floundering here Explanation: "For the halibut" may mean "for the cod" = "for a joke". "Fishing around" means try things more or less at random. Or perhaps it's an esoteric reference to Atheresthes evermanni the "arrowtooth halibut" (but I don't think so). |
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for the halibut/for the hell of it Explanation: I don't see, based on the dialogue, where a "pun about fishing" is being set up. Certainly not in anything LUCAS says. But in reply to Lucas's last remark, Jessy does make a pun about fishing (the last sentence in the dialogue)..."I just made this 'for the...halibut" is a pun on a common phrase "I just made this...'for the hell of it'". A halibut is a type of fish. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2015-09-10 22:27:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- What makes Jessy think Lucas is probably going to make a pun about fishing? Here's where it would help to see the visuals from the game. Maybe Jessy made a fishing pole? Lucas says he's made an arrow from the items collected the game. Jessy in turn shows Lucas what she just made, announcing "I just made this". So, what is the "this" she shows him? Given that Lucas made an arrow, presumably Jessy also made some kind of weapon or hunting tool. Anticipating Lucas is going to joke about what an ineffectual tool/weapon a fishing pole is, Jessy makes a joke herself, explaining she made the fishing rod "Just for the 'Halibut'" (just for the hell of it, i.e. for no particular reason). |
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