Get Thee to a Punnery: An Anthology of Intentional Assaults Upon the English Language

By Richard Lederer

Get Thee to a Punnery proves that the pun is mightier than the sword . . . and listed here are sidesplitting puns of each colour, stripe and persuasion to fit each whim. no matter if you do not know that your humerus is your humorous bone, this is often the publication for you.

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_____________. forty nine. stagnation. _____________. 50. toupee. _____________. knowing Mathematical English mathematical English technology has no longer, discovered a medication for the pun. ROBERT BYRNE you possibly imagine that arithmetic and English have little or no to do with one another. yet. in the event you pay attention heavily, you will discover that mathematical suggestions look usually in our daily conversations. Here’s an opportunity that you should try out your wisdom of mathematical phrases, in addition to your ability in fabricating outrageous and, for the main half, double-sound puns. Use the checklist of mathematical phrases lower than to accomplish the statements that stick with. solutions to the video games during this bankruptcy are behind the booklet. instance: the road is the king of the jungle. MATHEMATICAL phrases acute addition apex axis heart circumference coincide concentric cosine denominator measurement divide department elliptical issue geometry hypotenuse logarithm inverse minus multiply pi plus polygon polyhedron postulate prism protractor rectangle rhombus secant slide rule sq. root subtract sum image tangent theorem trapezoid unit 1. a guy lay out within the sunlight simply because he desired to turn into a _________. 2. A lacking parrot is a _________. three. humans usually _________use to chop down bushes. four. I don’t wish the entire jelly beans. yet I do wish _________ five. My favourite dessert is cherry _________. 6. Criminals often prove in _________. 7. I’m no longer opposed to utilizing a tractor. in truth. I’m _________. eight. sq. vegetation have _________s. nine. Her identify was once put on the poll by way of _________. 10. while the acorn grew up into an oak, it exclaimed, “_________! ” eleven A child’s face will illuminate at_________of sweet. 12. i purchased my mom a e-book and it _________by parcel publish. thirteen. A banana is bound to make an _________static. 14. you utilize yarn and needles while _________. 15. That‘s_________ little outfit you’re donning. sixteen. The zoid hunter was hoping to _________. 17. if you want me to, I’ll_________your personal loan. 18. The poet wrote his love letters _________. 19. Eye glasses are reliable for _________. 20. the key leaguer bought demoted to the _________. 21. whereas giving his file, the anxious scholar grew to become non _________sed. 22. For safeguard, each playground wishes a swing rule, a see-saw rule, and a _________. 23. This _________board contains 3 layers. 24. Percussion tools comprise the drum and the _________. 25. In Italy, I took a _________to get to the Vatican. 26. “Please, Rick, say convinced. Won’t you _________? ” 27. A musical staff of lumberjacks performs in _________. 28. I _________love open areas. 29. Don’t fill the glass above _________. 30. a number of vehicles all smashed jointly could be referred to as a _________. 31. This necessary booklet is a primary _________. 32. while the elements turns undesirable, I frequently _________. 33. My clarification is completely transparent. you could _________ you? 34. autos are made in a_________y. 35. A publication approximately submarines is a _________. 36. If the washroom upstairs is occupied, there's a _________. 37. A kiss could be referred to as _________. 38. “ _________,” I complained to my tardy mail service.

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