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The Best Book of Puns [Paperback]

Art Moger
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25 Aug 1998
As Oscar Levant said many years ago, "A pun is the lowest form of wit, especially if you didn't think of it first." In this lively collection you'll find a hilarious abundance of pun-ishment for the millions who can't resist giving a word or phrase a twist... and ammunition for many occasions from movie, TV and theatre wags; from the wits of Wall Street and Washington... the gems from poets and pundits and some of the bottom-of-the-barrel crumbs!

Golf is like taxes. You drive hard to get to the green and wind up in the hole.

A monastery in financial trouble decided to go into the fish-and-chips industry to raise revenues. One night a customer knocked on the door and a monk answered. "Are you the fishfriar?" the customer asked. "No," the robed figurereplied, "I'm the chipmonk."

The book also contains a PUNdix, a PUNabridged dictionary and a collection of the best... and worst... jokes in the world!


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  • Paperback: 168 pages
  • Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp. (25 Aug 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0806510978
  • ISBN-13: 978-0806510972
  • Product Dimensions: 1 x 15.2 x 22.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 130,897 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pun-tastic stuff 13 Aug 2008
By Wayne Redhart TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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While it is quite universally accepted that sarcasm constitutes the lowest form of wit, today the pun is often spoken of as if it were an immediate rival. Balderdash, I say!!! The pun-y fools who s-pun this web of lies, deserve to be pun-ished! These armchair pun-dits do not hap-pun to possess im-pun-ity, so somebody with a little s-pun-k had better be darn pun-ctual in dealing with the pun-ks- with all the pun-icious wrath of an ancient Pun-jabi warrior. Let us set about pun-cturing the figurative pun-net of their deceit! I'd certainly have no com-pun-ctions about o-pun-ly dishing out a series of pun-itive pun-ches (pun-ctuated only by a couple of pun-ctillious pun-ts up their pun-gent backsides)!

Anyhow, this is a very worthy exploration of the play on words. There's a fine Art to the pun and his surname is Moger! Having studied the pun in some depth, among other things he is in a position to reveal that 95% words in the English language can be incorporated into word-play (while the other 5% can be ex-pun-ged as im-pun-etrable). Just be warned that this book was published all the way back in 1991. Those who are hoping to accompany their afternoon tea with a 'current pun' may find themselves disappointed.

PS. What a howling shame that so many modern comedians favour potty-mouthed vocabulary over ingenuity of word-play. All we hear from certain popular comics is a tirade of effing and jeffing. These days, you'll even witness the S-word uttered on TV- before the watershed! What a terrible example for our youngsters! Anyone who fancies themself as a sophisticated humorist would do well to remember that "The pun is mightier than the S-word"!
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Amazon.com: 4.5 out of 5 stars  2 reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book 27 Dec 2012
By mjmulgrew - Published on Amazon.com
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Lots of good puns. Moaners and Groaners and Pun-ch lines are good chapters. The Pun-Abridged dictionary is unique. Good price and more pages than other pun books.
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book of puns for all! 25 Dec 2012
By lizlyne - Published on Amazon.com
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Very good book of puns for all! The book came in perfect shape and it came early as well, perfect!
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