What's in a pun?

Let's take a look at some defintions of  what a pun is.....

Most authorities agree on this:

"Pun (puhn):

the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words."

 

             What I found amusing and punny was this definition from a British Dictionary:

"the use of words or phrases to exploit ambiguities and innuendoes in their meaning, usually for humorous effect; a play on words. An example is: "Ben Battle was a soldier bold, And used to war's alarms: But a cannonball took off his legs, So he laid down his arms." (Thomas Hood)"

 

From Wikipedia:

"The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play that suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect."

 

We find that once we get the ball rolling using puns in almost every sentence that we cannot stop! 

 

Like pointing to a chemistry set on Valentine's day and saying "we've got great chemistry together!"

Claiming that a Pirate's favorite place to eat lunch is ARRRRRRR- BY's

 

Here's some other examples that will wither make you laugh , shake your head, or just plain groan!

 

People say that as a child, William Shakespeare was very playful. -Sgt Snorkel

 

Of all the philosophers, Descartes can carry the most things.

 

Resale means to go yachting again. Joseph Leff

The salesman claimed the shoes were made from alligator, but I knew it was a crock. Larry Levin

 

Have you read the book about hands? It's a real page turner. Drew

 

I wasn't originally going to get a brain transplant, but then I changed my mind. Colin Thomas

So you see, we could go on and on and on, but now it's your chance to make up a few of your own.

To see the chemistry set we mentioned visit Durango Toy Depot!