From cringey dad jokes to clever wordplay, we hope you enjoy scrolling through these puns, pandas. Be sure to upvote the ones that you plan on passing along to your fellow pun enthusiasts, and keep reading to find a conversation with John C. Lewis of Punsteria! “[Puns are] part of the internal jokes and culture we grew up with,” he shared. “I always use them while having fun with friends and family, especially when it comes to writing congratulation letters, and similar. They are always a perfect choice to add in a bit of fun and originality!” He even says he unintentionally creates puns all the time. “It comes as a random inspiration during talk and daily life - the more you use them, the better you get at it. It becomes almost muscle memory,” John explained. If you’re looking for even more brilliant puns, be sure to visit Punsteria! And clearly, the page is doing a great job, as it has also amassed a whopping 1.7 million followers. From memes to screenshots of brilliant interactions on social media to photos of puns spotted in real life, this page is a wonderful place for anyone who enjoys word play. Plus, it can help anyone out there who needs to have a joke on hand that they can whip out whenever someone asks! “For most of Western history, puns were a sign of high intellect,” John Pollack, author of The Pun Also Rises, told The Atlantic. “They were a tool, and they remain a tool, to pack more meaning into fewer words.” But apparently, you don’t actually need to have a human brain to create puns. In 2011, scientists from the University of Washington created a program that learned how to add “that’s what she said” to sentences with a 72% success rate. Meaning that, the vast majority of the time, this computer understood when to use Michael Scott’s favorite line. “This is a result of all the vocabulary we have inherited from Germanic, and all the vocabulary we’ve borrowed from French and Latin, which means it’s a lot easier to find words that sound the same, but whose meaning is different,” he told Pursuit. 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.
