I will admit to enjoying a good pun. Fortunately, I have friends who feel the same way!

The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics, by John Pollack is a history of the pun (no big surprise, right?) Seems humans have been punning since the earliest of times. Interesting and fun, but expect to laugh, snort, and groan as you read. :-)

This took me back to an old favorite: Get Thee to a Punnery, by Richard Lederer. He's the author of Anguished English, another old favorite. (February 25, 2014 post). Obviously, this one focuses in on the pun, determined by many to be a low brand of humor. Lederer tells of the history of the pun as well as all the many varieties. Play the games he's included (the answers are at the end of the book). Laugh at all the different 'never say die' entries ... "old calliope players never die, they just run out of steam", but most of all, laugh and groan your way through this book. (Hmm, where have I heard that before). (!)

While playing a game of tag in the reference area of the library, Logan runs into an old man who then determines Logan needs to be punished, blows some dust off a book at him, and vanishes. Before long, Logan realizes everything he says comes out as a pun. The quest to be rid of this affliction takes him on a merry romp through oxymorons, palindromes, and anagrams. Punished, by David Lubar is a quick groaner of a read. (There's that word again). ;-)

For a more adult punny read try A Spell for Chameleon, by Piers Anthony. In the magic Kingdom of Xanth, everyone has their own magical gift or talent. Except, it seems, for Bink. Riddled with puns, this is the first in a series. I thoroughly enjoyed the first three, but later ones seemed a bit like the author was trying too hard to create the pun. (Not all the time, after all, I did read six or seven of them)!

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