A good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
Puns are a form of humor with words.
I think the humor of double puns is incredible.
I love puns. I've been known to turn the car around just to take advantage of a good pun situation. It really is the highest form of humor.
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.
The pun exists in a social and political void, caring nothing for the issues of its day, content merely to display itself in its small cleverness.
Puns are the droppings of soaring wits.
It requires genius to make a good pun - some men of bright parts can't reach it.
I think puns are not just the lowest form of wit, but the lowest form of human behavior.
A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself.