Malapropists and Punsters Unite!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 13:46Posted in category Ponderings
As is evidenced by our politicians, the malapropism and the pun are true art forms, as well as timing gold. You say it and it takes a beat for the listener to do one of three things: (1) chuckle; (2) groan; or (3) give you a dirty look.
A pun almost never gets no reaction at all, unless the punnee just doesn’t ‘get’ the punster. Regardless, I giggle at malapromisms and I love a good pun. I frequently make friends and family chuckle and groan. I ignore the dirty looks.
What about you? Have a favorite pun? Here are some of mine:
- I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.
- Police were called to a day care where a 3-yr-old was resisting a rest.
- Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He’s all right now.
- The roundest knight at King Arthur’s round table was Sir Cumference.
- The butcher backed up into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.
- When fish are in schools, they sometimes take debate.
- The short fortune teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.
A thief who stole a calendar got 12 months.- Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
- A backward poet writes inverse.
- Show me a piano falling down a mine shaft and I’ll show you A-flat miner.
- The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine was fully recovered.
- A grenade fell onto a kitchen floor in France, which resulted in Linoleum Blownapart.
- You are stuck with your debt if you can’t budge it.
- A calendar’s days are numbered.
- Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.
- Acupuncture: a jab well done.
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BevQB says:
January 29th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
…Lloyd Bridges; from the 1980 movie, Airplane; with its sequels, it’s a veritable orgy of malapropisms and puns.
And, btw, Gwen, get your own damn glue, cause I want mine back! HAH!
katiebabs says:
January 30th, 2008 at 8:34 am
“To the tower… Rupunzel, Rupunzel!!!”
Sybil says:
January 30th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
My computer went boom and all you do is make puns?
hmph I HAVE NO COMPUTER AT HOME! And do you care? No you watch Nip/Tuck!!!!
poor me…
ok so I do have one in the closet I could have tried to hook up but still! Do you know the stress of hitting the button on the puter and NOTHING happening?
le sigh
le gasp
I R soooooooo abused.
katiebabs says:
January 30th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I forgot to watch Nip/Tuck last night!! Damn.
Perhaps you have a virus on your computer? Where’s the computer tech when you need one?
Gwen says:
January 30th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Funniest scene in last night’s show – Christian confesses all to the toddler, Wilbur, who proceeds to ask Christian “Is momma a skank?” You’ll see what I mean when you watch it.
Creepiest scene was the one involving Sean’s agent method of dealing with her competition. I’ll never look at Build-a-Bear Workshop the same ever again. geesh
katiebabs says:
January 30th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Gwen,
Nip/Tuck is my favorite show, Only 2 more episodes to go because of the writers’ strike! Did you see last week when Wilbur’s momma went splat? LOL
The lovely Julian McMahon I so lurve him as Christian his naked butt he shows many times on Tuesday night.
Thank god for DVR!
Sybil says:
January 30th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
HELLO!!!!!!
Computer is TEH dead.
brat
Amie Stuart says:
February 3rd, 2008 at 6:15 am
I’m glad I’m not the only one watching N/T! (though I haven’t liked it as much this season–I can’t WAIT for Dirt to come back) Sybil…if computer went splat honey, why are you here? Is magic?
Sybil says:
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:18 am
Cuz the work computer tis magic…
katiebabs says:
February 3rd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Last weeks Nipt/Tuck had to be the most disgusting and foul episode ever! I really find the need to jump on Christian aka Julian MacMahon.
Teddy bears, biting and eat flesh of my!
Sybil, hope the compuer magic is till with you. Use the force…