When one hears a pun, one feels as though one has been pushed over without one's consent.
Showing posts with label Pun Quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pun Quotes. Show all posts
The goodness of the true pun i...
The goodness of the true pun is in the direct ratio of its intolerability.
Puns are the gag hand buzzers ...
Puns are the gag hand buzzers of conversation. It hurts a bit but everyone gets a good laugh out of it.
Puns are little ""plays on word...
Puns are little ""plays on words"" that a certain breed of person loves to spring on you and then look at you in a certain self-satisfied way to indicate that he thinks that you must think that he is by far the cleverest person on Earth now that Benjamin Franklin is dead, when in fact what you are thinking is that if this person ever ends up in a lifeboat, the other passengers will hurl him overboard by the end of the first day even if they have plenty of food and water.
People who make puns are like ...
People who make puns are like wanton boys that put coppers on the railroad tracks. They amuse themselves and other children, but their little trick may upset a freight train of conversation for the sake of a battered witticism.
Of puns it has been said that ...
Of puns it has been said that those most dislike who are least able to utter them.
Hanging is too good for a man ...
Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted.
In the pun, two strings of tho...
In the pun, two strings of thought are tangled into one acoustic knot.
If you trip over a pun in your...
If you trip over a pun in your speaking it's not so bad but to intentionally jump on one is a true offense.
A pun is the lowest form of hu...
A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself.
A pun is not bound by the laws...
A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect.
A pun does not commonly justif...
A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death ensued, the jury would be judges both of the facts and of the pun, and might, if the latter were of an aggravated character, return a verdict of justifiable homicide.
A man who could make so vile a...
A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket.
A lurking pun is the worst pun...
A lurking pun is the worst pun, one the offender has been waiting to spring on you.
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