Get Thee to a Punnery by Richard Lederer

Get Thee to a Punnery by Richard Lederer

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 communist plot! -Edgar Bergen
• Quiche me-I'm French!
• Hangover-the wrath of grapes
• Work is the ruin of the drinking classes. -Oscar Wilde

Richard Lederer, Ph.D., has written over thirty volumes on the English language, including Anguished English, A Man of Mine Words, Comma Sense, and, most recently, Word Wizard. His nationally syndicated column Looking at Language runs in newspapers and magazines across the country, and he is a regular radio language analyst. He and his wife, Simone van Egeren, live in San Diego.