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    Puns Spooken Here: Word Play for Halloween
    Puns Spooken Here: Word Play for Halloween
    Puns Spooken Here: Word Play for Halloween
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    Puns Spooken Here: Word Play for Halloween

    By Richard Lederer

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    Q. What's a skeleton's favorite food?

    A. Spare ribs.

    Q. What was the witch's favorite subject in school?

    A. Spelling.

    Q. What kind of horse does a ghost ride?

    A. A night mare.

    Q. How does an exorcist keep in shape?

    A. He rides an exorcycle.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGibbs Smith
    Release dateFeb 7, 2014
    ISBN9781423610588
    Puns Spooken Here: Word Play for Halloween
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    Richard Lederer

    Richard Lederer is the author of more than 30 books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series and his current book, Presidential Trivia. He has been profiled in magazines as diverse as The New Yorker, People, and the National Enquirer and frequently appears on radio as a commentator on language. Dr. Lederer's syndicated column, "Looking at Language," appears in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. He has been named International Punster of the Year and Toastmasters International's Golden Gavel winner.

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      Puns Spooken Here - Richard Lederer

      Puns Spooken Here

      Word Play for Halloween

      Richard Lederer

      Illustrations by Jim McLean

      Puns Spooken Here

      Word Play for Halloween

      Digital Edition 1.0

      Text © 2014 Richard Lederer

      Illustrations © 2014 Jim McLean

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, except brief portions quoted for purpose of review.

      Gibbs Smith

      P.O. Box 667

      Layton, Utah 84041

      Orders: 1.800.835.4993

      www.gibbs-smith.com

      ISBN: 978-1-4236-1058-8

      To Stan Kegel, a true servant of punnery.

      Puns Spooken Here

      Table of Contents

      I A Feast of Halloween Puns II A Ghost Graduate Course III Funny Bones IV Lifestyles of the Witch and Famous V Word Prey in a Jugular Vein VI Puns That Keep Us in Stitches VII More Movie Monsters VIII Ghoulishness Acknowledgments Also by Richard Lederer

      I A Feast of Halloween Puns

      You may well have heard the seasonal prey upon words What do you call an empty hot dog? Answer: A hollow weenie.

      But you may not have realized how capacious is the tricky treat bag of Halloween puns. There’s something about the lore of Halloween that inspires tour de farces at the highest level of punnery. What this book will offer you is a veritable Bill of Frights.

      Punnery is largely the trick of compacting two or more ideas within a single word or expression. Punnery challenges us to apply the greatest pressure per square syllable of language. Punnery surprises us by flouting the law of nature that pretends that two things cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Punnery is an exercise of the mind at being concise. Punnery is a rewording experience.

      Let’s start by cooking up a punderful menu for Halloween. I know you won’t be able to resist goblin up this full-corpse meal. Bone appetit!

      Grains

      Ghost Toasties

      Scream of Wheat

      Pentagram Crackers

      Brain Muffins with Poisonbury Jam

      Entrees

      Hungarian Ghoul Ash

      Frank ’n’ Stein

      Halloweenie

      Black Catfish

      Stake Sandwitch

      Littleneck Clams

      Warlocks and Bagels

      Grave-y with Scream Cheese

      Side Dishes

      Spook-ghetti

      Deviled

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