Results: This is survey three about the paronomasia or "pun" - word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or similar-sounding words, for humorous effect.
Published on 08/16/2025
You never know where you will find a good joke. I couldn't find any good ones so you will have to make do with these. Perhaps the funniest aspect is that I have chosen "literature" as their category. That is, as they say "a stretch."
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The devil is in the details they say. He/She is also in this first selection. Which of them do you like?
Did you hear that the Devil is going bald? Yeah, there's gonna be hell toupee.
20%
395 votes
Did you hear they arrested the devil? Yeah, they got him on possession.
21%
419 votes
Why will you never see Satan in an Armani suit? The Devil Wears Prada.
23%
468 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
13 votes
Not Applicable
57%
1130 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.46% | 6 | |
| Did you know the Bidens are the Devil's in real life | 0.08% | 1 |
| Yes, the devil Netanyahu is going bald and the ICC issued a warrant for his arrest | 0.08% | 1 |
| none | 0.08% | 1 |
| Not liking it period! | 0.08% | 1 |
| miley cyrus | 0.08% | 1 |
| A little coarse but they all suit him! | 0.08% | 1 |
| none of the above | 0.08% | 1 |
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It takes intelligence to create a good pun. At least this is what UC San Diego thinks. These were suggested by them. Do you like any of them?
A polar bear walks into a bar and says to the bartender "I'll have a rum …………………. and coke." The bartender asks, "What's with the big pause?" The bear shrugs. "I was born with them."
32%
645 votes
Did you know deer can jump higher than the average house? It's because of their strong hind legs and the fact that the average house can't jump.
29%
577 votes
Rumors of a food shortage at this year's spoonerism conference turned out to be a complete lack of pies.
11%
210 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
8 votes
Not Applicable
48%
964 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.42% | 6 | |
| miley cyrus | 0.07% | 1 |
| none of the above | 0.07% | 1 |
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If you are ready for three more, here they are. Which do you like?
Did you know that dropping an ant into a glass of water will tell you its gender? If it sinks, girl ant. If it floats, boy ant.
16%
329 votes
I bought some shoes from a drug dealer the other day. I don't know what he laced them with, but I've been tripping all day.
27%
539 votes
An Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, a Welshman, a Russian, a Latvian, a Turk, an Aussie, Two Kiwis, a German, and American, a Cypriot, an Egyptian, a Mexican, a Spaniard, a Pole, a Lithuanian, a Romanian, a Dane, an Israeli, a Bulgarian, a Serb, a Greek, a Norwegian, an Ethiopian, a Nigerian and a Chilean walk into a nightclub. The bouncer steps in front of the group. "Sorry, I can't let you in without a Thai."
27%
534 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
5 votes
Not Applicable
51%
1029 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.28% | 4 | |
| miley cyrus | 0.07% | 1 |
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To end on a low note, I present this last attempt. It may leave you wanting more or just wanting to leave. Like it?
A king, wanting to host an elaborate wedding for his daughter, raised taxes on all citizens of the kingdom by thirty pieces of gold. Everybody paid, except for one young count. The king sent a tax collector, but the count refused. "This is unfair, and I shall not pay!" The king sent the sheriff, but the count refused. "I will not support the king's new tax!" Finally, the king had the count arrested, and thrown in the dungeon. He explained to the count that failure to pay was treason, and he would be executed, yet still, the count refused. So, the king had him brought to the top of the tower, and neck on the block, with the executioner's axe raised. The king asked the count to pay. He defiantly shouted, "Never!" Then, as the executioner's axe began to fall, the count shouted "OK! I'll pay!". But it was too late, the executioner couldn't stop the heavy axe, and the count was killed. The moral of this story? "Don't hatchet your counts before they chicken."
21%
427 votes
No joke is better than that one.
16%
322 votes
Not Applicable
63%
1269 votes
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