To have kept my mouth shut?

[starshine1926]

I went into my local shop this morning and the female shop assistant was wearing a Xmas jumper. Not unusual for the time of year you might think. A black jumper with pretty red and green sparkly bits including bells.
But underneath the design were the words in big gold letters, 'Gingle Bells'.
I said nothing because I know the woman and didn't want to spoil her day. But really, this is right up there with redundant apostrophes and other language crimes.
Still wish I'd said something now .

At least you kept your gob shut so only look like a fool here and not real life.

Not unreasonable to have kept your mouth shut.
Very unreasonable not to have apologised for missing the pun.

No, I don't miss puns and if there had been a glass or bottle on the jumper it would have been obvious.

It was obvious to everyone else without even seeing the jumper.

What's so difficult about saying "oops, I feel an idiot now"?

It was a play on gin surely??

Be glad you didn’t say anything

Still wish I'd said something now* 

I bet you're very glad you didn't! It's better to graciously admit you got this one wrong OP

It was a gin joke jumper I have a jumper that says fab-Yule-Lous not the correct spelling but a Christmas cheer happy play on it just some people have no sense of humour and don't get it!

I have one that says 'Let the good times be gin'. It's tacky and I don't drink gin, but I didn't buy it and it's really warm so I don't care!

So glad you didn't say anything OP. I'm interested to know what you think it would've achieved (and I'm a proofreader so pedantry is my middle name).

Me acting superior? You mean like the posters on MN frothing at the mouth over 'Chester draws' on facebook? Yeah I've seen the gin puns everywhere. But no need to call someone a 'dickhead'. I guess my obsession with spelling blinded me to the pun. Tends to happen when you've a first in English (not a boast, just to counter the implication I'm thick).

Tends to happen when you've a first in English

of course you have... shame your writing is trying to hide it!

Yikes, this is going well!

Put the shovel down.

Not sure if this is supposed to be a joke or not so I'll answer as if it's serious. I'm assuming the wording was a play on the word 'Gin'.

I would have thought that too.

Yeah I've seen the gin puns everywhere.

I'd like to see a comma after that 'yeah', although a 'yes' would be preferable anyway OP.

Oh OP, own the fact you missed the joke ffs.

@starshine1926, I think you need to stop now. Mentioning your 1st in a degree? More than a bit embarrassing there.

However, posters do get a bit dog with bone over these things. Just waiting for 'harhar IT'S GINgle BELLS is the new Cancel The Cheque'. The op was wrong, I think it can be laid to rest now.

Tends to happen when you've a first in English

OP there's being hoist on your own petard, and then there's waving a big sign saying 'PETARD IN ACTION - DON'T MISS IT'

Stop now. Take your First which is definitely not even from a redbrick and go have a nice GIN.

The op was wrong, I think it can be laid to rest now.

you might want to tell the OP that... the only one missing the point here

I would love to be a fly on the wall in OP's house now. Oh the flames of agony!!!!!

" first in English" but slept through the class where they taught you what a 'pun' is? Sure.

Dear lord

Tends to happen when you've a first in English

Oh my god. I always thought that vicarious cringing was a joke. This is excruciating.

As we don't often say in Dublin, OP I'm scarleh [scarlet in a Dublin accent! ] for you

Fizzy love this: OP there's being hoist on your own petard, and then there's waving a big sign saying 'PETARD IN ACTION - DON'T MISS IT'

Forgot the Question mark (( ? )) looks like this for everyone else that doesn't have a first in English.

No, I don't miss puns

You do. You really do.

And then instead of saying “ooops, point taken” you start going on about your degree 😂