The “pun” is a form of wordplay that suggests at least two meanings by exploiting similar-sounding words or multiple meanings of the same word. Whether simple or sophisticated, a good pun is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. Here are a few favorites:
- “Did you hear about the guy whose left side was cut off? He’s all right now.”
- “If you don’t pay your exorcist, you get repossessed.”
- “The thief who stole a calendar got 12 months.”
- “Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.”
- “I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.”
- “To write with a broken pencil is pointless.”
- “A boiled egg is hard to beat.”
- “Show me a piano falling down a mineshaft, and I will show you A-flat miner.”
- “I used to be a werewolf, but I’m alright nooooow!”
- Sign in a department store: “Bargain Basement Upstairs.”
- Sign in a pizza shop: “Seven days without pizza makes one weak.”
And a classic joke: Question: If you weigh a whale in a whale weigh station (railway station), where do you weigh a pie? Answer: “Somewhere Over the Rainbow Way Up High!”
Bob Marshall