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->''"Not a joke, but an incredible simulation!"''


# It's [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar naughty]] and not appropriate for this timeslot, in which case this serves the same purpose as a LastSecondWordSwap.
# It's an incredibly lame pun and is only remotely funny [[LateToThePunchline when realized later]]; using it in story would grind everything to a halt.
# Telling the punch line would keep our lawyers busy for months, so [[WritingAroundTrademarks we'll just leave a blank here]] and let ''you'' do the copyright infringement.
# The pun is a form of foreshadowing, and the audience won't get the joke until later. (It's probably also a spoiler.)
# Or simply because they're being clever, or trying to.

The form can range a bit from a "fill in the blank" stand up style jokes to cases where the plot and setting form a pun that you only realise when you try to summarise the situation later. If you're on the Internet, expect someone to respond "[[MemeticMutation I see what you did there]]".

'''Also, as this page is about puns that are intentionally obscured in-work, it is one of the few times when it is good form to [[DontExplainTheJoke explain the joke.]] Use your judgment to avoid far-reaching examples; almost anything can be turned into a pun with enough thought. We want the ones that were likely intended by the creators.'''

Compare VisualPun, another form of subtle punning. See DontExplainTheJoke for the complete opposite.
!!Examples with subpages:
* StealthPun/{{Advertising}}
* StealthPun/AnimatedFilm
* StealthPun/AnimeAndManga
* StealthPun/{{Comics}}
* StealthPun/FanWorks
* StealthPun/{{Film}}
* StealthPun/{{Jokes}}
* StealthPun/{{Literature}}
* StealthPun/LiveActionTV
* StealthPun/{{Music}}
* StealthPun/{{Other}}
* StealthPun/PuppetShows
* StealthPun/RealLife
* StealthPun/StandUpComedy
* StealthPun/TabletopGames
* StealthPun/{{Theater}}
* StealthPun/{{Toys}}
* StealthPun/VideoGames
* StealthPun/WebComics
* StealthPun/WebOriginal
* StealthPun/WesternAnimation