to use a humorous word or phrase so as to
emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are
alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning;
a play on words.
1. paul wall on a plane thats soo FLY. punny!
2.There was a sign on the lawn at a drug re-hab center that said 'Keep off the Grass and stay away from the pots in the garden. punny!
3.There was once a
cross-eyed teacher who couldn't control his pupils. punny!
4.I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then
it hit me. punny!
5.I couldn't quite remember how to throw a boomerang, but eventually it came back to me. punny!
6.Did you hear about the guy whose whole
left side was cut off? He's all right now.
punny!
7.He drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how the
Mercedes bends. punny!
8.Police were called to a daycare where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.
9.A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother
telephoned to ask how he was a nurse said 'No change yet'. punny!
10.What did the grape say when it got stepped on? Nothing - but it let out a little whine. punny!
