Puns Archives - "Tuttle's" by Sam

Teaching Maths

Why do the Brits say “maths”? They probably wonder why we don’t.

Very Punny, Mister!

I’m pretty sure there are forms of humor that are lower than puns. And most above and below aren’t as funny. So why do we groan at puns?

Anti-Inflammatory

One of those jokes that, as a homonym, is better out loud than in print,

Punters in America

I’m not sure I know what this means. I read a lot of British literature and it seems like “punters” can mean either people in little boats or just people walking on a path. No, I’m not going to bother looking it up.

THAT Kinda Pond, Eh?

This one was actually thought of by my wife. Judos to Martha!

Hair Who?

I had to explain this one to all of my tea-totaller friends.

They Mock

There was a mockingbird in our backyard recently that had an amazingly varied repertoire. I just got thinking about them mocking us, and hence came this cartoon.

Heard This One Before?

As a child I used to tell this joke and had no idea what it meant. The same can be said for many other jokes I told. Some of them I’m not even embarrassed by now!

Huh? What?

Quiche Lorraine explains the joke in the third panel and some people still don’t get it.

Spelling as a Way of Life

I think this came about as my wife was telling me about a spelling bee at her school. I also thought about doing it as a riff on Aunt Bee.