the art of punning or how to lose friends and agonize people
Gordon, Harvey C.
1977
A collection of puns arranged under such categories as Animals, Doctors and Dentists, Food and Drink, Parts of the Body, and others. Also discusses techniques for punsters.
"An elementary exploration of word play and attitude in poetry, introducing puns, stanzas, and limericks as well as poets such as Edward Lear. Includes a writing exercise"--Provided by publisher.
When the mystic seer of Hoboken and the employees of the Magic Moscow summon the ghost of a famous person, they get a punster with a collection of 1500-year-old jokes.
Provides definitions for twenty-six vocabulary words from "aggrandizement" to "zany" with stories containing puns that provide mnemonic devices for remembering the definitions.