Louis Untermeyer’s essay “The Pun: The Lowest Form of Humor” tells of a jester who boasted that he could pun on any subject. The king suggested his royal self; the jester replied that he couldn’t pun on the king because the king wasn’t a subject. The king sentenced the jester to hang for that, but at the gallows offered a pardon if the jester would never pun again. “No noose is good noose,” replied the jester, and died happy.
Ratkin over 3 years ago
I object.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member over 3 years ago
What’s the question?
namleht over 3 years ago
scoo boo booodily doooo!
uniquename over 3 years ago
Unless it’s sentenced to a dungeon.
Nighthawks Premium Member over 3 years ago
and if the subject isn’t subjective enough , a head will roll down the hill
HarryLime Premium Member over 3 years ago
Remember, the king is not a subject!
P51Strega over 3 years ago
Should those kids be subjected to this?
comixbomix over 3 years ago
Well, it could be. After all, we know the King has a lot of balls…
Zen-of-Zinfandel over 3 years ago
The king likes to rock n’ roll.
gcarlson over 3 years ago
Louis Untermeyer’s essay “The Pun: The Lowest Form of Humor” tells of a jester who boasted that he could pun on any subject. The king suggested his royal self; the jester replied that he couldn’t pun on the king because the king wasn’t a subject. The king sentenced the jester to hang for that, but at the gallows offered a pardon if the jester would never pun again. “No noose is good noose,” replied the jester, and died happy.
hammytech over 3 years ago
It’s really very subjective….