Quotes on puns
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.
Lamb, Charles
A lurking pun is the worst pun, one the offender has been waiting to spring on you.
Mahtar, Harry
If you trip over a pun in your speaking it's not so bad but to intentionally jump on one is a true offense.
Harmon, Graycie
People who make puns are like wanton boys that put coppers on the railroad tracks. They amuse themselves and other children, but their little trick may upset a freight train of conversation for the sake of a battered witticism.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell
The goodness of the true pun is in the direct ratio of its intolerability.
Poe, Edgar Allan
A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket.
Dennis, John
Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted.
Allen, Fred
A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself.
Larson, Doug
When one hears a pun, one feels as though one has been pushed over without one's consent.
Harmon, Graycie