The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #81351   Message #1490870
Posted By: The Fooles Troupe
22-May-05 - 09:10 PM
Thread Name: BS: Nautical PCness...well blow me down...
Subject: RE: BS: Nautical PCness...well blow me down...
For those who haven't got it yet - especially ESL speakers (English as a Second Language) - it is a pun

Hol(e)ystone = Pumice

then there's

Hol(e)y Water - carbonated beverages....

Hol(e)y Spoons - strainer spoons, etc....