From Richard.
Nate lived in the desert. He guarded a very special lever. If the lever were pulled, it would destroy the world. Nate took his job seriously; he didn’t let anything close to the lever. One day, he saw a cloud of dust coming down the side of a nearby mountain. The dust came closer and closer. Nate realized it was a huge boulder that was going to hit the lever. He had to try to deflect it. He succeeded; however, he was killed by the boulder. But it was ...
... better Nate than lever!
Posted by denny at November 5, 2007 12:00 AMIs that enunciated as "Leever"? If so, you'd better get back in the library!
The New Encyclopedia Britannica refers to a pun as "two disparate strings of thought tied together by an acoustic knot." That analogy strikes a very pleasant cord !
As in:
“When the cannibal showed up late to the luncheon, they gave him the cold shoulder.”
Or:
"He ate so much over the holidays that he decided to quit cold turkey."
I'd say more, but now I'm HUNGRY! Reminds me of the fraternity member who was as hungry as I and so he eta pi.
Remember when I said I needed a raise in my allowance? Because mowing the grass all summer just wasn't cutting it? But that could possibly be because I was raised at my Mother's knee ... -or some other low joint.
'We've lost too much to the Indian princess at this card game,' declared Capt. John Smith, 'but we won't let poker haunt us.'.
Posted by: DanS. on November 5, 2007 12:46 AMAnd, of course, you and your reader's know that the man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now known as a seasoned veteran.
Posted by: DanS. on November 5, 2007 12:54 AMShoulda asked Nate if there was really fifty ways to love your lever...
Posted by: pdb on November 5, 2007 11:20 AMOoh, Dan, booooo!!! But, I will probably tell those to someone else. Puns are like viruses. You can't help spreading them.
Posted by: Peggy U on November 5, 2007 12:34 PMThank you for posting the version that gets to the point. I was once subjected to the 20 page version of this joke which involves a talking snake.
Posted by: Phil on November 5, 2007 02:00 PMI used to tell that joke in junior high.
And the one about people living in grass huts shouldn't stowe thrones.
:)
Posted by: Joan of Argghh! on November 5, 2007 08:58 PMMy favorite
Did you hear about the cannibal that passed his brother in the forest?