Puns are the droppings of soaring wits.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Puns are a form of humor with words.
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.
A good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation.
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.
It requires genius to make a good pun - some men of bright parts can't reach it.
I think the humor of double puns is incredible.
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.
Only the pun remains. The pun, beloved of Shakespeare, children and tabloid headline-writers, is normally eschewed in the modern, sophisticated circles in which I move.
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.