I have just one thing to say to the people who can't believe they changed the name of Mt. McKinley

[EarlG]

Denali's not just a mountain in Alaska.

[MineralMan]

1. Uff da!

[sheshe2]

2. Lol~

[Electric Monk]

3. (groan)

[pinboy3niner]

89. A lot of people thought of it, but EarlG executed it perfectly!

The trick in using an old or obvious pun or wordplay is the execution.

[pinboy3niner]

90. P.S.: You can Kiska my ass!

[Zorra]

4. For many folks whose families have lived near the mountain for centuries,

the meaning of Denali is something like "the great one" in English.

Or "Wayne Gretzky", in Canadian.

[dieter]

23. Thanks for making me actually laugh out loud.

The other people in Starbucks want to know what's so funny.

[etherealtruth]

57. :-) ... Love it!

[tammywammy]

58. Ha!

That made me chuckle!

[Arugula Latte]

5. The police oughtta Everest you for that pun.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

72. I agree!

What this country needs is Pun Control!

[progressoid]

6. Juneau, that kind of made me chuckle.

[Arugula Latte]

19. Can I Barrow that joke?

[progressoid]

27. It's my brother's. Alaska'm.

[Arugula Latte]

28. Okay. Yukon get back to me later about it.

[progressoid]

29. He's always on the move. He's hard to Ketchikan

[Arugula Latte]

31. I understand. But let me know if he comes Homer someplace close to it.

[Blue_In_AK]

62. This little subthread pleases me greatly.

[malaise]

65. It's delish

[pinboy3niner]

66. It's like the Holy Graehl. nt

[Spirochete]

71. Aaaagggghhhhh!!!!!

Nome more puns. please!

[Rex]

7. Drumroll!

[Hekate]

8. Well done

[eppur_se_muova]

9. LLO !!

:rlof:

[onecaliberal]

10. Agree.

That was the name to begin with.

[hatrack]

11. I had to Sitka down and get a deep breath . . .

Some people just take the Kake!

[roguevalley]

18. Kenai step in here and add a verse or two? :D:D:D

I have lived here for forty years and I have NEVER heard anyone call it McKinley. Everyone has always called it Denali. OHIO, BE DAMNED!

[hatrack]

40. Yukon if you realy want to . . .

[roguevalley]

44. bwahahahaaha!

[Solly Mack]

12. I trust you punished yourself for that.

Gently, of course.

[DrBulldog]

13. I voted twice for the man who promised to move mountains ...

... but he simply wimped out and renamed them instead. I can't wait for BERNIE.

[roguevalley]

20. Genius, DrBulldog. Truly. :D:D:D

[madokie]

25. What!!!

Bernie's gonna' to move mountains?

I'm SO voting for him if thats true

[LeftofObama]

14. I Anchorage you to keep the puns coming!

[Arugula Latte]

17. I would but I don't Nome any.

[leftstreet]

21. Did Juneau that was really lame?

[Arugula Latte]

22. Well, sorry. So Seward me.

[LeftofObama]

36. Don't be Wasilla.

You can always Barrow one.

[Arugula Latte]

37. Okay. I guess that's the Prudhoe thing to do at this juncture.

[LeftofObama]

39. If you need some help I'm sure someone can Wrangell one up for you.

They'll even Whittier it down to the funniest one.

[hatrack]

42. I will Brooks no interference in this pun thread!

.

[LeftofObama]

45. While that's enDeering, Yukon interfere if you want to.

[hatrack]

46. You'd probably just Chicken out before even trying.

My Eagle eye will be upon all thread participants!

[LeftofObama]

49. Go ahead! Just keep Mekoryukking it up.

Nikolai that puns are fun.

[Arugula Latte]

50. Okay, but Hoonah or later this Alaska pun thread will be like beating a Deadhorse.

[LeftofObama]

52. That's probably a good Bettles.

How about we end it here with a picture I took with my Kodiak camera.

[hatrack]

53. I may have to Susitna this next one out . . . .

[roguevalley]

68. I would Ekwok a mile to hear more. I win!

Eek!

[malthaussen]

15. I had no idea the president could unilaterally do that.

I suppose that means when Mr Trump is elected, the mountain will bear his name.

I'd prefer a name like in Terry Pratchett. You know, "Your finger, you fool," or "Who is this fool who does not know what a mountain is?"

-- Mal

[Renew Deal]

16. You've been saving that one for over 100 years.

[left-of-center2012]

24. I posted previously ....

Someone claimed it's Obama trying to destroy white history.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7126810

[tclambert]

26. Maybe Michelle Obama knows the real reason for this. Alaska if I ever interview her.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

30. I'm going to Aleut this thread

[randome]

33. Peak pun-ditry.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]You should never stop having childhood dreams.[/center][/font][hr]

[Arugula Latte]

35. That doesn't surprise me. In fact, Inuit all along.

[Angry Dragon]

32. Sarah is going to have trouble now with the name change

[Glassunion]

34. To be honest. This isn't fair...

Do you know how many conservatives had to wake up this morning, and lookup McKinley's Wikipedia's page to find out why they are outraged?

[LuckyLib]

38. This is one of those wonderful DU posts that

helps us laugh in the face of so much Republican idiocy. The goofy puns are wonderful.

[dem in texas]

41. Best Post on DU - Ever!!!

I laughed so much, I am on pun overflow!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

43. EarlG, you're th'igloo that holds DU together.

[Arugula Latte]

47. Valdez puns are making my head swim.

[hatrack]

55. Chenga lie down for a minute?

[Arugula Latte]

56. I hope to get a nap soon, Bering a change in my schedule.

[tanyev]

48. How is pinboy3niner not in this thread yet?

[Arugula Latte]

51. We already used up all the good Alaska town names, but I Bethel come up with something.

[pinboy3niner]

59. Attu, Brutus?

All the other DU punsters are doing such a great job that I'm just kicking back and enjoying it all.

[tanyev]

61. Whew. I feared something might be terribly wrong.

[lpbk2713]

54. Don't forget to leave a little something for your waitress.

[MiniMe]

60. According to some RW radio idiot...

Obama did it because McKinley was a republican president.

[joshcryer]

63. I admit my shame. I don't get it.

Someone explain the pun to an idiot like me?

[pinboy3niner]

67. Ever hear the line, "Denial is not just a river in Egypt"?

[joshcryer]

80. Doh! I'm dumb.

Thanks!

[pinboy3niner]

81. You're certainly not dumb, Josh. You just needed more coffee.

I feel dumb when I miss the obvious, too. That's when I know I need another fix...

[roguevalley]

69. which pun josh? :D

As an Alaskan I salute the hell out of this thread

[pinboy3niner]

70. Don't Badger him

How would you like to be Iniskin right now?

[mhatrw]

64. Funny, I thought I heard that some place before.

[mhatrw]

74. Now I remember.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7125859

[KamaAina]

73. I hope they all fly into Washington National Airport

[pinboy3niner]

75. Yes. Apparently it's a mountain in Japan...

Honshu glad kpete found this?

Using the wrong picture (this is Mt. Fuji) can never get in the way of a meme.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027131056

[Arugula Latte]

77. There is Lhotse crazy stuff on the Interwebs!

[pinboy3niner]

79. That one's an intentional joke from a site that mocks Bachmann :) nt

[DashOneBravo]

76. Ooof

Someone should alert on that.



And I thought PB39er were bad.

[pinboy3niner]

78. Already Aleuted--see #30

GreatCaesarsGhost
30. I'm going to Aleut this thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7127569

[pinboy3niner]

82. Kenai get an Amen? :)

[countryjake]

83. I Anchorage you NOT to bring religion into this thread!

[pinboy3niner]

84. Here in Kalifornsky we try to show religious tolerance

Though the Alaskan spelling of California must have happened during the Red Scare because of all the commies and pinkos here.

And that was a good one, my friend.

[countryjake]

85. After reading thru this thread, I couldn't come up with anything Whittier

(and now I see that even Anchorage has already been used...I'm always late to the party)

What a pleasant surprise to find all of this right here in GD!

[Contrary1]

88. Alas! (ka)...yes you can! n/t

[Contrary1]

86. It's spectacular by whatever it is named!

[pinboy3niner]

87. Nailed it, lol

[pinboy3niner]

91. Good name change, whether you're a Poorman or Livengood

Both names of Alaskan towns or villages.