Denis Mosko:

Why not: "wisdom is power"?

Because it would not work in this joke from Reddit:

I understood it as "Knowledge is power, France is Bacon".
For more than a decade I wondered over the meaning of the
second part and what was the surreal linkage between the
two? If I said the quote to someone, "Knowledge is power,
France is Bacon" they nodded knowingly. Or someone might
say, "Knowledge is power" and I'd finish the quote
"France is Bacon" and they wouldn't look at me like I'd
said something very odd but thoughtfully agree. I did ask
a teacher what did "Knowledge is power, France is bacon"
mean and got a full 10 minute explanation of the Knowl-
edge is power bit but nothing on "France is bacon". When
I prompted further explanation by saying "France is Ba-
con?" in a questioning tone I just got a "yes". at 12 I
didn't have the confidence to press it further. I just
accepted it as something I'd never understand. It wasn't
until years later I saw it written down that the penny
dropped.

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Why not: "wisdom is power"?

Because it would not work in this joke from Reddit:

I understood it as "Knowledge is power, France is Bacon". For more than a decade I wondered over the meaning of the second part and what was the surreal linkage between the two? If I said the quote to someone, "Knowledge is power, France is Bacon" they nodded knowingly. Or someone might say, "Knowledge is power" and I'd finish the quote "France is Bacon" and they wouldn't look at me like I'd
said something very odd but thoughtfully agree. I did ask a teacher what did "Knowledge is power, France is bacon" mean and got a full 10 minute explanation of the Knowl- edge is power bit but nothing on "France is bacon". When I prompted further explanation by saying "France is Ba- con?" in a questioning tone I just got a "yes". at 12 I didn't have the confidence to press it further. I just
accepted it as something I'd never understand. It wasn't until years later I saw it written down that the penny dropped.

I reply to understand Your joke:
Is penny with bacon/beacon?

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Mark!

I reply to understand Your joke: Is penny with bacon/beacon?

the person's name is "Francis Bacon"... "Francis" sounds like "France is"...

Yes. Thank You, Our Tutor!

it is an english pronounciation play on words that sound similar...

Francis Bacon - ok, but what is beacon/becon (from kitchen)?


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Denis Mosko:

Is penny with bacon/beacon?

Hereas an explanation of the phrase:

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+penny+drops

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I wrote:

Hereas an explanation of the phrase:

Whereas I know such English words as "whenas", the instance
of "hereas" above is probably the first and hopefully the
last in history.

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Anton!

Hereas an explanation of the phrase:

Whereas I know such English words as "whenas", the instance of "hereas"

When as?

above is probably the first and hopefully the last in history.

:)


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