Resuls - 11/01/13

Categories: Novels/books/literature

 

Puns have featured pominently in the public eye this week thanks to the not so surprising discovery of horse in Tesco's "beef burgers". They've been having a right 'mare! See, even I'm at it! All the recycled Puns on my Facebook newsfeed cause me to wonder whether there might be central agency that releases Puns to the public following something vaguely amusing happening in the news. If so, I want a job there.

 

I wasn't surprised to hear that cheap supermarket burgers have got "other" animals in them and I don't exactly sympathise with anyone who feels that they have been decieved by the labelling. Most people who genuinely give a toss about what they put into their bodies know that there are dodgy things going on at the lower end of the price point. To assume that a global corportate monolith has your interests at heart is as naive as it is hilarious.

 

This seemlessly brings us to this weeks competetion. Like last week we almost had a winner from the off with Jonn Dean's compelling opening effort (50 Shades of Cray) and Shane Mageean's wonderfully composed To Krill a Mockingbird. This week's winner is a veteran of The Pun-Off stage:

 

Chimpo McR - Lord of Herrings

 

One is required to slightly alter ones approach with this entry. The natural rhythm of the original phrase is disrupted but the pay-off is well worth the extra linguistic yardage. Chimpo has solid Punning heritage and keeps good word-play company thanks to his association with Pun-Off titan Richard Reason. The pair of them have recently taken to running their own pun-off as a means of promoting their popular Manchester club night. The winner of their competition gets free tickets and exciting free stuff. I may well consider awarding prizes for my Pun-off but the only regular club-like thing I run  is actually the Pun-Off so the prize would be painfully cyclical. Well done Chimpo McR - I've done my best to get yours name right this time!
 



 A male Herring is called a "Hisring"

 

 

 

 

 

Honourable mentions

 

 

Sam Palmer - The Cod Delusion

Wonderful images being conjoured up here - especially in light of the fact that all the Prawn again Christians will be furious. 

 

James Mochan - Clamlet

I understand that James dabbled in one of our defectors Pun-Offs while I was away. You may remember there being a guy I can only describe as "a right bell-end" being involved in the early days. Anyway, he went off and started his own Pun-off and James was seen to get involved. However, I forgive him entirely pending a full letter of apology (and HMV gift card). Welcome back James.

 

Oliver Hire - Great Excrustacians

Mr. Hire always seems to be Punning from some foreign shore and has travelled so widely that it is not uncommon for him to be pulled aside by customs officers because of his  multiple Somali passport stamps. How he manages the all the time-difference and such quality puns is beyond me. 

 

Siany Jones - The Hitch-Pike-ers Tide to the Galax-Sea

This is just massive from Jones. She often aims high and rarely falls short. Known for her multi-puns Siany remains a prominent figure. So much so that she will be running a 3-day Multi-pun workshop at Birmingham NEC in April. Tickets are on sale (£345 inc. accomodation)

 

David Whitehouse - Do Androids Breem of electric Sheep

Unfortunatley for David this fine entry was entered to late to yield an likes - had it not come to mind so late I suspect David would have much to celebrate this week. Solid knowledge base from Whitehouse.

 

 

Thank you to everyone who took part - it was solid week with a pleasant, easy going feel. I look forward to seeing your efforts tomorrow. Get involved, tell your friends, never stop punning!