Talk:Innuendo

message: After adding most of this article, I realised that it overlaps largely with Double entendre. Are they close enough to being the same thing that they should be combined into one article?
Tjwood 20:29, 27 May 2004 (UTC)

message: should be published, but not here :S  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.75.157.94 (talk) 03:42, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Funny entry

message: I've heard the word "innuendo" described as, in itself, innuendo, as the word commonly makes people think it is sexual in nature, when it is not necessarily. Does that make any sense? --BDD 20:11, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Innuendo as innuendo

message: :For example, in Are You Being Served?, Mrs. Slocombe makes frequent references to her "pussy", such as "It's a wonder I'm here at all, you know. My pussy got soakin' wet. I had to dry it out in front of the fire before I left." A child might find this statement funny simply because of the references to her pussy cat, whereas an adult would detect the innuendo (pussy is sexual slang for vagina).
There is a very similar paragraph at double entendre (one was obviously taken from the other, though the wording is different now); I posted about this on its talk page. To that, I'll add that the problem here is even worse, because the example seems to be used specifically as an example of a pun a child would not get, whereas, as I said at the other page, an older child would very easily get it. There are many better examples that are readily understood by adults, but not children. The pun about "melons" further down the page is a much better example. Perhaps this paragraph should be replaced by the one about "melons"? I'm not sure enough to "be bold" and commit to it, though. - furrykef (Talk at me) 11:21, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Pussy" pun 

message: The reference at the bottom of the page, about U.S. Politics, appears to no longer be available. It references the url
http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=32;t=000386;p=1
All that is there is a page that says that "You have requested a topic that does not exist!"
In my opinion, a forum is not a particularly reliable reference. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.160.128.40 (talk) 00:31, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  lack of reference 

message: In my opinion this page sounds uncyclopedic. No offense to the writer.
75.193.121.57 20:46, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Maybe it's just me? 

message: I agreed with the above comment so I did a big old re-structure - before there was very little structure at all, which is what made it seem too dense to read.
The paragraph on cartoon humor gives no real information - just a huge list of cartoons. This should be revised. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Icecold.trashcan (talk • contribs) 14:23, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Restructure.... 

message: The final paragraph is stuffed with innuendo.  It has been very well preformed, and drawn out at length.  As such, I with to congratulate whoever was so talented in their chosen arena.  The largness of the innuendos is impressive, but the appropriateness of such behavior, talented and experienced as its performer may be, seem suspect in an encyclopedic setting.  Perhaps it could be given in Talk as an example of the kind of technique one should strive to employ?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.71.82.82 (talk) 18:06, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Concluding Paragraph 

message: Some mention needs to be made of pantomime, in which innuendo plays a major part. 81.153.111.37 (talk) 04:13, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh no it doesn't. 95.123.54.33 (talk) 20:46, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pantomime 

message: As well as a few of the other shows? Can someone cite sources or at least give examples?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.18.134.249 (talk) 14:33, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Sonic X?

message: Anyone else feel that that list is a bit too long? Llxwarbirdxll (talk) 06:42, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Cartoons

message: Right now this is a laundry list of disparate instances with little to no critical commentary or encyclopedic value. I removed this section because it was becoming a dump. At best, it needs a complete overhaul. ˉˉanetode╦╩ 20:38, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of section on Sexual innuendo in media 

message: As the article stands now, it is unclear whether the cock is indeed standing erect. He could be seated.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.180.47.76 (talk) 23:06, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs better cock picture 

message: I am so very tempted to add "See also: Uranus" section to this article. -- The Anome (talk) 14:18, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  See also 

message: This article seems to be mostly about innuendo as euphemism or risque humor.  Might be good to talk a little about innuendo as in yellow journalism, e.g., strong claims made without evidence, expressed indirectly so as to appear innocent or avoid legal liability.  For instance, this article implies that former national security advisor Susan Rice has gotten rich through unethical or illegal means, without directly saying so or offering any hint of how she might have done it: https://investmentwatchblog.com/fun-fact-susan-rice-has-a-net-worth-of-50-million-as-a-career-u-s-public-servant-with-a-maximum-salary-of-172000/
Articles of this type may use rhetorical questions, rather than direct statements: "First of all, how is someone like Susan Rice worth between $23.5 and $43.5 million? If the media did their jobs, maybe we’d know how a UN diplomat could amass so much wealth."  Or they may make statements attributed to vague sources ("Some claim that..."), etc.  Innuendo is a way of leading readers to believe the article says something it doesn't actually say, using carefully-worded sentences that don't directly libel anyone.
Thotso (talk) 06:54, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Journalism 

message: Are innuendos from ICarly and other Nickelodeon shows noteworthy? NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 01:23, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  ICarly