Dear Pungents, something with the name ‘Melissa’ please. ~Melissa, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- Melissa is so mean: she’s full of Melissa-essness.
- Sikhs find her so attractive: she’s a Sikh-heating Melissa’l.
- Melissa, my lass.
Dear Pungents, something with the name ‘Melissa’ please. ~Melissa, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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Dear Pungents, an aggressive name for a roller derby skater using the word pixie or fairie. ~Mark
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Dear Pungents, I need something related to special education; irreverant is ok! I have taught sp.ed. for 18 years and have a great sense of humor about it. ~Christine, Cleveland, Ohio
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Dear Pungents, I am making saxophone section T-shirts for a marching band, and would love to include a one-liner pun about saxes. Thanks! ~Julie, Denver, Colorado
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Dear Pungents, I need a 10-pin bowling team name. We are two guys and two girls; we’re in the legal department for Hilton Hotels and we have just been taken over by a group called Blackstone. ~John, London, UK
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Dear Pungents, I play Toontown and want to name my black cat “Inna Galaxy Fur Away” but it keeps getting rejected. Any help with a play on words would be appreciated. Thanks a million! ~Tina, Louisville, Kentucky
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Dear Pungents, I need some puns for categories on an email I am sending: classical is the first, then R&B; and soul, and hard rock and metal. ~Eve, Maidenhead
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Dear Pungents, my school choir is running a concession stand for various sports, and we want a musically related pun as a name for the stand, that might also have to do with us selling snacks. Any ideas? ~Callie, Florence, Oregon
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Dear Pungents, I need a pun for an article about film stars (actors, directors etc) who go on to success after studying at Oxford University. I’ve got ‘From dreaming spires to screaming admirers’ but I need something punchier. ~Guy, Oxford, UK
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Dear Pungents, can I get a few puns on racism? Not racist puns obviously—I’m mixed-race—but dealing with the subject, maybe making fun of racists if you understand. Thanks. Big up, keep doin ya things. ~Ed Azocul, Glucoseville
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