The author of this is unknown.
A visiting professor at Texas A&M University is giving a seminar on the supernatural. To get a feel for his audience, he asks: “How many people here believe in ghosts?” About 90 students raise their hands.
“Well that’s a good start. Out of those of you who believe in ghosts, do any of you think you’ve ever seen a ghost?” About 40 students raise their hands.
“That’s really good. I’m really glad… Read the rest…
posted by Brian P. Combs on September 7, 2010 at 1:46 pm
This is an old tale that I have seen in various forms. It recently appeared on the groaners listserv. As a shaggy tale, it should be much longer, but we will let it pass for now.
Once upon a time there dwelt in Fairy Land, a particularly beauteous young man. He was kind of heart and fair of face and form. But, woe and dismay, he also felt accursed, because he had, protruding from his navel, a silver… Read the rest…
posted by Alan B. Combs on September 7, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on March 6, 2010.

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posted by Brian P. Combs on September 7, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Another episode from Paul DeAnguera’s epic.
By means of its unique GAG levitation system, the H.M.S. Legume followed the Yangtze River upstream across the Tibetan border into the Daxuc Mountains. Here, steep canyons topped by snowbound crags were shrouded in fog. “Wait — I see something!” Emma cried from the crow’s nest.
“What is it?” the First Mate bellowed up from the maindeck.
“It’s yellow, flat and diamond-shaped, and about 10 feet up from the ground,” she… Read the rest…
posted by Brian P. Combs on September 7, 2010 at 11:40 am
Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on February 17, 2010.

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posted by Brian P. Combs on September 6, 2010 at 12:23 pm
A fish tail by Bob Dvorak.
With a brash combination of selective breeding and genetic modification, Earl had managed to produce herring that grew about twenty percent faster, and equally larger, than the natural fish.
Eager to cash in on his labors, he synopsized his four years of work and submitted it to a scholarly journal. The peer review process was both quick and deadly.
“Insufficient records.” “Lack of controls.” “Insufficient data.” “Consistently unreproduceable results.” “Insufficient sample size.”… Read the rest…
posted by Alan B. Combs on September 6, 2010 at 8:17 am
xkcd is a webcomic by Randall Munroe. Sometimes he includes puns that are usually of a mathematical and/or scientific nature.

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posted by Brian P. Combs on September 6, 2010 at 7:46 am
Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on December 7, 2009.

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posted by Brian P. Combs on September 5, 2010 at 11:02 am
These helpful explanations of what we see on TV were posted by Stan Kegel on the groaners listserv.
Cartoon Law I
Any body suspended in space will remain in space until made aware of its situation.
Daffy Duck steps off a cliff, expecting further pastureland. He loiters in midair, soliloquizing flippantly, until he chances to look down. At this point, the familiar principle of 32 feet per second per second takes over.
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Cartoon Law II… Read the rest…
posted by Alan B. Combs on September 4, 2010 at 11:38 am
Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on December 4, 2009.

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posted by Brian P. Combs on September 4, 2010 at 10:50 am