It was a new word to me. "A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning, and may differ in spelling. The words may be spelled the same, such as rose (flower) and rose (past tense of "rise"), or differently, such as carat, caret, and carrot, or to, two, and too". As I understood the cartoon, Steve assigned different meanings to the words in the vows. The ultimate in spin! Cherish, chair-ish, Honor, on her, Part, Part (hair), Obey, e-bay. The idea struck my "funny bone", although I would never condone such behavior.