A pun is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect.
Charles Lamb
Orion's Cold Fire
All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!
All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!
A pun is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect.
Charles Lamb
Well, that’s his opunion.
Mr. Lamb sounds a bit sour, in general. But sometimes it can’t hurt to hear what the other side has to say. As long as we’re allowed to disagree with them.
Tom, I just saw what you did there. Ouch!
There is a story that an Ancient Greek critic accused Aristophanes of over-using puns in his comedies. Did he not realize that the pun was the lowest form of humor?
The playwright replied: of course, It is the foundation upon which all the rest is built!
When I read the Clouds it is as if Aristophanes is basing it on 2023 AD. These problems never go away. And humor also remains the same. For instance fart jokes always exist.