What’s so puny?
Is the pun the lowest rung on the comedy ladder or the glue that holds the joke together? Face it, the best puns are also the worst. Old episodes of Rocky and Bullwinkle with the accompanying Fractured Fairy Tales quite often caused me to clap my hand to my forehead in unbridled amusement. My cousin and I would endlessly play off each other in what some might call “dueling puns.” It was great exercise for the mind, but not of much actual value. Or so I thought. My long suffering wife often asks... Sign in to see full entry.