In Star Wars, why did the Evil Empire leave Catholic nuns alone?
Force of habit. What is a pun? How would you recognize one when you saw one? We’re going to tell you all about puns, and we hope you won’t be sorry. Puns are considered by some to be the ‘lowest form of humour’. Other people, however, consider the pun to be an art form, and believe it to be a highly intelligent form of humour, because it relies on word play. You can decide. The pun is a very old form of humour, and there are many kinds of puns. New kinds of puns are still being invented. You could invent your own. A pun is defined by Webster’s dictionary as: “the humorous use of a word or words, which are formed or sounded alike but have different meanings, in such a way as to play on two or more of the possible applications; a play on words.” In early 18th century England a common practice when speaking was to answer in a single syllable, made from a larger word. People did it for fun. The word ‘pundigrion’ was coined to describe this kind of word-play. It’s believed that this was the
