Clever little picture pun making the rounds…
All posts for the month May, 2013
Turnip Beet a Ground
… Posted by Brian P. Combs on May 29, 2013
https://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/turnip-beet-a-ground/
Buzz Off!
A pun forty something years in the making.
Posted by Brian P. Combs on May 26, 2013
https://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/buzz-off/
Punslingers Round Four, 1st Half (Video)
Due to batteries going kaput, I only caught the first of the two competitions in Round Four of Punslingers. It was between Ben Ziek and Dav Wallace, and the topic was Celebrity Questions.
Posted by Brian P. Combs on May 25, 2013
https://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/punslingers-round-four-1st-half-video/
Punslingers Round Three (Video)
The third round of Punslingers involved eight competitors in four matches:
I was running low on batteries at this point, so I apologize for the abrupt break in the middle.
Topics covered included:
– Famous Vehicles
– Theatre
– Religion
– Tubes… Read the rest...
Posted by Brian P. Combs on May 25, 2013
https://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/punslingers-round-three-video/
Gillian Anderson
This visual pun is a bit more clever than most.
Posted by Brian P. Combs on May 24, 2013
https://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/gillian-anderson/
Punslingers Round Two (Video)
Here’s the second round of Punslingers from last weekend’s O. Henry Pun-Off. It’s a mere 41 minutes in length.
Topics included:
– Handwriting Instruments
– Desserts, no Candy
– Exercise
– Magic & Illusions
– Currency & Coins
– Power Tools
– Fruits & Vegetables
– Archeology… Read the rest...
Posted by Brian P. Combs on May 24, 2013
https://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/punslingers-round-two-video/
Putin on the Ritz
This series of picture puns is making the rounds.
… Posted by Brian P. Combs on May 24, 2013
https://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/putin-on-the-ritz/
Punslingers Round One (Video)
Here’s the first round of Punslingers from last weekend’s O. Henry Pun-Off. Grab some popcorn, because it runs for almost seventy minutes of puns!
Topics included:
– Space Travel
– Toys
– Candy, no Desserts
– Metal
– Photography
– Disney
– World War II
– Bread
– Mythology
– Headwear
– Chemistry
– Flowers
– Geology
– Hair, no Products
– Glassware
– Olympics… Read the rest...
Posted by Brian P. Combs on May 24, 2013
https://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/punslingers-round-one-video/
Punslingers (2013 Pun-Off) Results
The second half of the annual O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships is Punslingers, a head-to-head battle of puns in a single elimination format. Thirty-two competitors are narrowed down to one with varying topics.
Here are the results, with the topics in parentheses.
Round One
Mark Eells defeats Scott Seay (Space Travel)
Ben Zeik defeats Brian Agler (Toys)
Jerzy Gwiazdowski defeats Satya Manz (Candy, no Desserts)
Gracie Deegan defeats Andrew Johnson (Metal)
Andy Balinsky defeats Sean De Tore (Photography)
Diana Gruber … Read the rest...
Posted by Brian P. Combs on May 23, 2013
https://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/punslingers-2013-pun-off-results/
There is a Frog in his Throat
John Sugg submitted this little gem.
I was weed eating my creek bank today when I startled a lime green frog off the bank into the water where it was promptly caught by a snake. I watched as that snake “swallowed that poor boy whole.” The frog emitted a defiant ribbet just as he disappeared down the snake’s gullet. Then it struck what I had just witnessed, a frog croaking.… Read the rest...
Posted by Brian P. Combs on May 23, 2013
https://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/there-a-frog-in-his-throat/