{"id":177,"date":"2017-04-25T23:01:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T23:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/abensching\/?p=177"},"modified":"2017-04-25T23:14:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T23:14:33","slug":"puns-puns-puns-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/abensching\/2017\/04\/25\/puns-puns-puns-etc\/","title":{"rendered":"Puns, Puns, Puns, etc&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, I was looking at some puns the other day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And, guess what? I found some\u00a0about writing, punctuation, and English in general! And that gave me the idea to write this blog. I realize it is slightly less formal then the majority of my blogposts but I feel that there is always a place for humor.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRAGFXqPXaQ-xff1aKbIafIyrU6JDCM5saS2euUiKhcRx9rsPqNbw\" width=\"464\" height=\"308\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>This is how some people feel when they hear mention of puns<\/strong> Source: Public Dominan Pictures<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And that means I can talk about them on this blog for my\u00a0English class!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 457px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/greatist.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/article_main\/public\/ProjectConfidence_SayYes.jpg?itok=l_A1a3gW\" alt=\"Source: Greatist.com\" width=\"447\" height=\"307\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>But, this is how I feel when I hear mention of puns\u00a0<\/strong> Source: Greatist.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Usually, I would have to work puns into my \u00a0blogs but this is a great shortcut I had not imagined. So, without further ado\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/regajha\/puns-for-english-nerds?utm_term=.lh8xa0mzJ#.hvQV7M0d6\">here are the puns<\/a> I found on\u00a0Buzzfeed. You may dismiss these as useless jokes. But young kids could learn things from these puns<\/p>\n<p>Take for example this one about\u00a0punctuation that\u00a0asks &#8230;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"subbuzz__title xs-mb1 bold\"><strong><span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Why don&#8217;t you want to\u00a0date apostrophes?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>They are possessive<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I understand that as a college student you\u00a0already know this, but if I were a grade school teacher I could use this pun to teach my kids to remember when to use apostrophes.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/8\/86\/Only_the_serious_know_how_to_truly_laugh.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"317\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>This is approximately the face I made when I saw all of the puns<\/strong>\u00a0 Source: Wikimedia Comons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;But it&#8217;s so dumb&#8221; -Pun-hater<\/p>\n<p>Okay, okay you didn&#8217;t like the first one. Fine. I won&#8217;t take it personally.<\/p>\n<p>But at least try this one. It is my favorite one:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"subbuzz__title xs-mb1 bold\"><strong><span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">What happened when Past, Present, and Future walked into a bar<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"subbuzz__title xs-mb1 bold\"><em>It was tense<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Not even a chuckle? Come on, this is a tough crowd!<\/p>\n<p>Now, I know that puns aren&#8217;t for everyone, but you should at least try to enjoy these ones. Maybe, the grammar puns aren&#8217;t quite your level. Well, how about a more historical pun then?<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"subbuzz__title xs-mb1 bold\"><strong><span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">What makes &#8220;Civil Disobedience&#8221; such a great essay?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Thoreau editing<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yes, that is a reference to the fact the Henry David Thoreau wrote an essay titled Civil Disobedience. You guessed it!<\/p>\n<p>But, fine. Since you aren&#8217;t enjoying these puns I will stop.<\/p>\n<p>P.S. If you are actually enjoying these puns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/regajha\/puns-for-english-nerds?utm_term=.lh8xa0mzJ#.hvQV7M0d6\">here is the link again<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>P.P.S. Pun-haters, I see you clicking the link. You can&#8217;t resist\u00a0the puns!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, I was looking at some puns the other day&#8230; And, guess what? I found some\u00a0about writing, punctuation, and English in general! And that gave me the idea to write this blog. I realize it is slightly less formal then &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/abensching\/2017\/04\/25\/puns-puns-puns-etc\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1780,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"qubely_global_settings":"","qubely_interactions":"","kk_blocks_editor_width":"","_kiokenblocks_attr":"","_kiokenblocks_dimensions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"gutentor_comment":25,"qubely_featured_image_url":null,"qubely_author":{"display_name":"abensching","author_link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/abensching\/author\/abensching\/"},"qubely_comment":25,"qubely_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/abensching\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>","qubely_excerpt":"So, I was looking at some puns the other day&#8230; And, guess what? 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