Today, we want to shed light on one of such groups on Facebook. Titled ‘Unappreciated Puns’, it is, as its own description reads, a place where, despite the name, puns are very appreciated. With more than 835k members, the group boasts quite a collection of posts featuring quips and wordplay, which ought to put a smile on your face. So scroll down to find some of their best posts on the list below and enjoy. And make sure to upvote your favorites, too! Coming up with all sorts of puns is another great use of language. Defined by most dictionaries as a humorous way of using a word or a phrase with several meanings or resemblance to another word, puns are clearly beloved by many, as the number of members of the ‘Unappreciated Puns’ group alone shows. According to Bloomberg, over the last decade, the popularity of stand-up comedy has tripled in size. “When I started, there were three or four active comedians who could fill even a small theater,” Mike Berkowitz, the co-head of comedy at talent agency WME, told Bloomberg before adding that now there’s hundreds of them. According to Professor of Italian Studies and linguist in the University of Melbourne’s School of Languages and Linguistics Dr. John Hajek, the reason why puns don’t seem to go out of style—especially among fans of dad humor—lies in the fact that people generally like playing with language. “It’s a feature of human interaction with language, from puns to nursery rhymes. We have a long tradition of play,” he was cited saying on Pursuit, the university’s research news website. Dr. David McInnis continued to point out that some puns are really terrible, but that, too, can become something people can bond over. “It’s a bit like the jokes you get in Christmas crackers that are notoriously bad, and part of that is a communal bonding thing, you know. You hear a really bad joke, everyone collectively groans… it’s a bonding exercise.” The younger generation is reportedly particularly fond of such a form of wordplay; among millennials, for instance, roughly two-thirds (68%) say they enjoy puns, while out of their middle-aged counterparts, just over half (57%) say they do. Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
