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pbhjpbhj
on Feb 28, 2011
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I simply read that straight as being "a lift moving downwards", can you explain the pun?
pluies
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Well, this
is
the pun; although I guess a better description would be "a made-up word with a meaning that might not be instantly clear to non-French speakers" rather than a "pun".
forensic
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the opposite of elevation is depression
Instead of calling it an elevator they are calling it a depressor.
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