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By Dave Fisher, About.com Guide to Puzzles since 1997

Puns: The Lowest Form of Wit

Friday October 23, 2009
Puns may be the lowest form of wit (and "therefore the foundation of all wit" according to Henry Erskine) but do they deserve the scorn that has been heaped upon them by their detractors down through the ages? Love 'em or loathe 'em, puns have been around since ancient times and are here to stay.

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