“Rain” and “reign” lead to an obvious pun:
Q: What do you call dangerous precipitation?
A: A rain of terror.
The joke has been cited on Twitter since September 12, 2013.
Twitter
Muchira Alex
@abMuchira
What do you call dangerous precipitation? A rain of terror.
10:26 AM - 12 Sep 2013
Twitter
Drew Erickson
@AniDrewit
What do you call dangerous precipitation? A rain of terror. #puns
2:41 PM - 12 Sep 2013
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‘What do you call dangerous precipitation? A rain of terror.’
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Memedroid
Aug 14, 2014 at 7:34 PM
jali34022 said:
What do you call a dangerous precipitation ? A rain of terror
Chicken Smoothie
Re: Plumerian #688;; four plumes or less! much punny!
Post by grapejuice » Tue Jan 19, 2016 1:51 pm
username; grapejuice
plume’s name; Leopold
plume’s gender; Male
horrible pun; “What do you call a dangerous precipitation? A rain of terror.”
Twitter
S.Aise
@shalezaaise101
#Joke: What do you call dangerous precipitation? A rain of terror.
2:16 AM - 16 Apr 2016
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