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Jokes that employ a play on words, also known as puns, are sometimes considered too simple and even childish. And while everyone is entitled to their own opinion and taste, let me remind you that some of the world’s greatest wordsmiths loved creating puns – including Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, and John Lennon, just to name a few.
Making puns may seem easy but, in fact, requires a great feeling and understanding of language. The same is also necessary to get the meaning of a pun. Even if sometimes a pun falls into ‘dad jokes’ territory, there is nothing shameful about that. But if the listener has to make a huge leap to see the funny part, or it doesn’t make sense at all, sorry to say, but that’s a bad pun.
Interestingly, puns are the most difficult jokes to translate into other languages. A play on words that sounds funny in one language might never make sense in another one. Now you can imagine how difficult it was for translators all over the world to translate Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, both of which are studded with puns and word play.
In this article, we have collected some great jokes based on word play. Tell us the funniest puns you have ever heard in the comments, so we can share a laugh.
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#1
Police have arrested the World Tongue-Twister Champion. I imagine he’ll be given a tough sentence.
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#3
The past, the present, and the future walked into a bar. It was tense.
#4
You do realize that vampires aren’t real. Unless you Count Dracula.
#5
What's the difference between a cat and a complex sentence?
A cat has claws at the end of its paws. A complex sentence has a pause at the end of its clause!
#6
Why did the barber win the race?
Because he took a shortcut.
*Displayname*=idk 2 years ago
I got a hair cut today! Three inches shorter! So from my waist to mid back almost. :) I wanted to buy their special shampoo/conditioner. It smelt so good, and my hair felt so soft 🥺
#7
The person who invented the door knock won the Nobel Prize.
#8
Money doesn't grow on trees, right?
So why does every bank have so many branches?
#10
What did the policeman say to his belly button?
You're under a vest!
#11
I bought an Impressionist painting, but my cat scratched it.
So I'm now selling it on, as a clawed Monet!
#12
37 consonants, 25 vowels, a question mark, and a comma went to court.
They will be sentenced next Friday!
#14
What do you call four bullfighters in quicksand?
Quatro sinko.
YouKiddingMe 2 years ago
This is not funny to a Spanish speaker as it only means "4-5" and is seen as being spelled wrong.
#16
What do you get when you cross a centipede with a parrot?
A walkie-talkie.
#33
If you hear it from the horse's mouth, you're listening to a neigh-sayer.
#34
If you ever get cold, just stand in the corner of a room for a while. They’re normally around 90 degrees.
#36
Jokes about teachers on summer break are not funny.
They're just not working!
#37
What's the difference between a teacher and a train?
One says, "Spit out your gum," and the other says, "Choo choo choo!"
#40
It's hard to know which bug to vote for, but I'm choosing the lesser of two weevils.
#45
My ex-wife still misses me.
But her aim is steadily improving!
#48
What’s the difference between a literalist and a kleptomaniac?
A literalist takes things literally.
A kleptomaniac takes things, literally.
#52
I bet the butcher the other day that he couldn't reach the meat that was on the top shelf. He refused, saying that the steaks were too high.
#57
Do you know the soul singer Marvin Gaye used to keep a sheep in a vineyard?
He'd herd it through the grapevine!
#58
I call toilets "the Jim" instead of "the John."
So I can tell people, "I visit the Jim several times a day!"
#63
I've been having insomnia, so I've started sleeping in our fireplace.
Now I sleep like a log!
#65
A friend's dog swallowed a few coins.
He's keeping his eye on it, but says there's no change yet!
#66
I never wanted to believe that my Dad was stealing from his job as a road worker.
But when I got home, all the signs were there!
#67
My dad always said I loved alphabet soup growing up. But really it was just him putting words in my mouth.
#79
A friend of mine tried to annoy me with bird puns, but toucan play at that game.
#83
I worked in the woods as a lumberjack, but I just couldn’t hack it, so they gave me the axe.
#88
Vegans believe meat eaters and butchers are gross.
But those who sell you fruits and vegetables are grocer!
#89
I dig, you dig, she dig, we dig, you dig.
The poem may not be beautiful, but it's certainly very deep!
#95
Did you hear about the kidnapping at school?
Everything's fine. He woke up. But, according to your kid, they pay attention in school!
#97
When you get depressed in the middle of winter, just chuck some butter from your window.
You'll see a butterfly!
#100
What do you say to a drunk who walks into a bar with jumper cables?
"You can stay. Just don't try to start anything!"
#114
Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
#115
Why are people who carry bees considered good-looking?
Because beauty is in the eye of the bee-holder.
#122
Don’t interrupt someone working intently on a puzzle. Chances are, you’ll hear some crosswords.
#123
What’s the difference between deer nuts and beer nuts? Beer nuts are two dollars, but deer nuts are under a buck.
#124
I recently heard about a mannequin that lost all of his friends. He was too clothes minded.
#125
I was at a climbing center the other day, but someone had stolen all the grips from the wall. You couldn’t make it up!
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