Get Thee to a Punnery: An Anthology of Intentional Assaults Upon the English Language

by Richard Lederer

Book Overview

Get Thee to a Punnery proves that the pun is mightier than the sword . . . and here are sidesplitting puns of every color, stripe and persuasion to suit every whim. Even if you don't know that your humerus is your funny bone, this is the book for you.

The Time of the Signs:

On a diaper service truck: Rock a dry baby. On a plumber's service truck: A flush is better than a full house. Show me where Stalin is buried and I'll show you a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 094171182X
• ISBN13: 9780941711821
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

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Virtually a brand new copy that arrived in a timely fashion. A pleasure to do business with.

Puns from the Pun Pundit himself

The only thing more fun than reading Richard Lederer's book about puns and wordplay is going to one of Richard's lecturers and watching the words fly fast and furious. Sometimes, Richard appears on NPR, but until you can hear him live, "Get Thee to a Punnery" will be the best way to sample his intellectual brand of zany humor. This is one of those books that is just great for reading and laughing outloud, grabbing the arm of the nearest person and pointing to some really funny stuff. If you like word play and puns, this is the Mother Lode.

The punniest book you can find

I've had this book for 10 years and everytime I'm with a new crowd of people I bring it out, and soon after people are rolling on the floor. The funniest sections are "Prinderella and The Cince" and "Ladle Rat Rotten Hut". If you practice enough to read these aloud everyone will be amazed and entertained. The only down side is that there are alot of "un-funny" sections, but there are jewels sprinkled within, and for the price I would definitely recommend this.