isn't half the fun

Garfield:

"Stealing his lunch isn't half the fun."

What does it mean? Thanks! :)

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Garfield:

"Stealing his lunch isn't half the fun."

What does it mean? Thanks! :)

That needs a bit of context. Normally, "half the fun" is used to compare something that is more fun.

Example: Competing is half the fun of winning.

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Garfield:

"Stealing his lunch isn't half the fun."

What does it mean? Thanks! :)

Stealing his lunch is a quarter of the fun; seeing the look on his face when he realizes that his lunch is missing is three-quarters of the fun. In other words, stealing his lunch is a small part of the fun, whereas seeing his reaction is a bigger part of the fun.

:D

[Tdol]

No pleasure in eating the lunch?

Thanks for your explanations about "isn't half the fun".

I also searched the dictionary, and found the definition of "not half" :
not half! Exclam. Certainly! absolutely! definitely!

So "Stealing his lunch is not half the fun!" could also mean "Stealing his
lunch is absolutely fun!" Am I right?

The sentence was taken from Garfield comic strips here:

http://www.ucomics.com/garfield/2004/03/17/

Await your replies, thanks!

[RonBee]

What Garfield means in the comic strip is that stealing Jon's lunch isn't half the fun it used to be because it is too easy.

:)

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by RonBee

What Garfield means in the comic strip is that stealing Jon's lunch isn't half the fun it used to be because it is too easy.

:)

That, or sticking the plunger on Dave's face was the best part of it. :wink:

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by MikeNewYork

That, or sticking the plunger on Dave's face was the best part of it. :wink:

I don't think so, but that's an option, I suppose.

:wink:

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by RonBee

I don't think so, but that's an option, I suppose.

:wink:

:wink: