A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pist

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. – Charles Lamb, "Popular Fallacies: That the Worst Puns are the Best," Las

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