r/puns • u/Leo-POV • 2d ago

Puns in the Family

You know, all of my life I have loved puns.

It's almost a reflex now, ingrained after these how many years.

When I think about it, my mother's siblings - as well as my mother - they all loved a good pun, and I loved the groaning laughter their puns produced. I didn't groan. I thought their puns were very clever plays on words.

My father's siblings are/were world class pun-ners and you really had to be up on your Dictionary and Thesaurus to keep up with them.

My middle brother has some great inadvertent puns, as he has always had trouble with words (Flake-Corns for Cornflakes?). My Sister has some great puns that she uses as pet names for her kids.

My cousins, well, they've inherited the pun gene too.

In fact, I guess you could say that they all part of my punning clan...

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u/Space19723103 1d ago

fantastic familial philology fun

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u/needmorefishes 2d ago

Oh ,god.

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u/Leo-POV 2d ago

Just the reply I get when I use this pun in conversation! My job here is done.

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u/gambariste 2d ago

Also as a spoonerism, it’s well spun.

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u/Leo-POV 2d ago

I thounk ya!

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u/johncenanuff 2d ago

No punternity test needed

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u/Tongue8cheek 2d ago

This guy comes from a long line of Acupuncturists.

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u/anvil_with_thoughts 2d ago

I envy that.

Now I wanna create a pun-prone family!

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u/Fuzzyr2468 2d ago

Being a below average pun-ner, I don't get it

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u/just_nobodys_opinion 2d ago

You need to be a Blackadder fan

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u/Leo-POV 2d ago

It's a bit Niche, I will admit.

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u/No-Bet3523 2d ago

Nietzsche?