Results - 06.07.12

Categorories: Famous Brits & Anything holidays/tourism/travelling

Despite having spent much of the time being wetter than an Octopus' pocket our first week or so in The Cotswolds has been a delight. Those of you that read my recent thoughts on the Tennis will know that there's been plenty do to, such as: sitting around drinking tea watching the tennis, complaining about said tennis and lamenting our nations failure at said tennis. I also had time to write a short essay about my beard which I will post up at some point. Compelling stuff, if you're pro-beard.

Last week's Pun-Off was a belter; so many contenders for the few prizes on offer. Let's get right into it...

In 3rd Place...this is a powerful, mature Pun with historical flavours...

Florence Night-in-Wales - Paul Goodman

The last three weeks have been a period of reconciliation for Paul "The Good Man" Goodman. I think he's taken on some valuable Punning lessons and begun to action his now well developed skill-set. Prior to the last month or so Paul has been notable for flashes of brilliance often accompanied by over reaching, under achieving word plays. However, Paul has found his own style - he's very distinctive. I'd wager I could spot a "classic goodman" in a blind test. Just sayin' like. Well done Paul, don't lose focus now, you owe it to yourself!

And in 2nd place...like several other Punners I've been spelling her name wrong for far too long. Chrim6po Mcr will confirm this...

Calias McCoist - Sophie Galpin

The Galps delivers yet again. She's quite the talent. I very nearly met her the other week - she doesn't know this - we had tickets to watch a band that her band were supporting but at the last minute something came up and we couldn't make it. It is Puns like this that would have made that meeting a very compliment rich interaction. Yes, Calias is a town in France but so synonymous is it with holidays that I'd imagine many of us think it is simply a collection of cheap super markets and nothing else. Perhaps it is, I wouldn't know. The only time I was there was when I was on a university Rugby tour and I was too busy competing in the now famous "World's best leaner" competition - I came 2nd by leaning up against a fat french man I'd never met. Any-who - Sophie's Pun is a beaut: it's concise and it has integrity. It may not be the most accurate of Puns but sometimes accuracy needs to take a back seat and shut the fu&k up.



"I like Sports!"

 














And in 1st place...I've said it more times than I've said "I wish I was Patrick Swayze circa 1987" but this individual is a true Punning Superstar...the real deal:
Chalet Gunnell - Laura Roberts

Just fu&king look at it! Look at it. With your eyes....look!! This is pure punning; the very highest level of punning you can get. Olympic Punning. I haven't the time or the mental faculty to check how many times Laura Roberts has featured here but it's getting bloody silly now. Brilliant stuff.

And now to PEOPLE'S CHAMPION....

Now here's another success story similar to Paul Goodman. Plagued by earlier inconsistency he's now more regular than Kenny O'Regular - one of the UK's most regular people. With 18 likes this week's champion is: 

Ant and Dec Chair - James Mochan 

Congratulations James - you've done it again!

I'll Honourably mention just a few this week:

The emergency exits on this aircraft are located Shakespeare, Shakespeare and Shakespeare - Katie "The Electric Goose" Everson

Uncharacteristic showboating from The Goose. But, glorious none the less.

Forest of Dean Gaffney - Benedict Sommer
Benedict wins the highly coveted "Mentioning Dean Gaffney Award". A proud moment I'm sure. 

Prince Rhyliam - Ray Freeplumber Neal
Any reference to my home town is likely to feature here - if only as a means of promotion.

Ricky SunHatton - Sally Gooden

A fairly new addition to The Pun-Off but already throwing down a few well conceived efforts. It's more complex than it first appears; like Israeli/Palestinian relationship...or darts.

We'll be back as always with another cavalcade of spectacular Puns this Friday - there are couple of debutants lined up to get involved. What can they bring to the field I wonder. Thanks a million for another great week!