I think puns are not just the lowest form of wit, but the lowest form of human behavior.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself.
Puns are a form of humor with words.
For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation.
A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect.
Puns are the droppings of soaring wits.
Humor is the truth; wit is an exaggeration of the truth.
A good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation.
Wit is the most rascally, contemptible, beggarly thing on the face of the earth.
Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.