Upon hearing someone noisily defecate in a bathroom stall, people tend to scurry away. Scientists have labeled this phenomenon the Ploppler Shift.
SLAM THUNK?
Dear Pun Gents, I’m doing a story about how the local high school basketball team gets mentally prepared for a game and I need a catchy title for it. I know you can do it, please help me! ~AJ, Chicago
AS THE PUN GENTS SEE IT:
- No Basket Cases Here
- Mentally Power Forward
- Keying In
- Head Quarters
- Get In the Zone
LINDSAY DAVENPORTMANTEAU
Dear Pun Gents, I need a unique and clever tennis team name; can’t be too dirty minded. We are fun and enjoy our cocktails. 🙂 ~Misty, Keller, TX
AS THE PUN GENTS SEE IT:
- Teamsters Racquet
- Martini Dringis
- No Speakah de Hingis
- Night Capriatis
- Dimentieval on Your Ass
- The Serenavenusians
- Lobby Williams
- We Drop Shots
- Full Service
- The Backhanded Complements
- Glam Slams
- Womenbledon
- Lobstoppers
- Aceholes
PROJECTILE MANAGEMENT
Dear Pun Gents, a dodgeball pun. ~Sophia, Glendale, CA
AS THE PUN GENTS SEE IT:
- What’s better than a cockblock? Dodgeball.
- Dodgeball players love to strike.
- Dodge City was know for being quite live-ball.
TOTAL BULLONEY
Dear Pun Gents, anti-bullying awareness is coming up in our hospital and we’re looking for a good slogan to put on a pink t-shirt. Any ideas would be sooooo appreciated! ~Helen, Parry Sound, ON
AS THE PUN GENTS SEE IT:
- This is a tease hurt
- I like intimate dating, not intimidating.
- This is not a bully market
- Sorry, I’m just not following the threat?
- I’ve [literally] got something on my chest – back off bullies
THE ANSWER, MY FRIENDS…
Dear Pun Gents, we’re a trivia team needing a new name for the season. We are pretty good but awful at the music round. We are trying to incorporate a music theme this time. ~Kat, Winnipeg, MB
AS THE PUN GENTS SEE IT:
- She Drives Me Quizzy
- The Answer, My Friends, is Blowin’ in the Wind
- Ain’t No Party Like a JE-O-Pardy!
- Trebek in the Saddle
- The Who (What Where When How)
TIE THE KNIT
Dear Pun Gents, I’m writing a feature about knitted royal weddings (William and Kate Middleton). I need a short pun that incorporates knitting, weddings and royalty! ~Elaine, Colchester, UK
AS THE PUN GENTS SEE IT:
- Windsors tie the knit
- Such a needles expense!
- Not a crochety couple
- We’re all for gauge marriage
- All eyes will be swatching
- Kate seems comfortable in her skein.
CONSUMERRHAGE
Dear Pun Gents, I need a good name for a shopping addiction support group. Thank you for any help you can provide! ~Belinda, Toronto
AS THE PUN GENTS SEE IT:
- The Cause-mall-ogists
- Buyer Straits
- The Visa Squad
- The Shopping Bloc
- The Paypal See
- Buy-cycle Cops
YOU’RE SUCH A GREAT POISON
Dear Pun Gents, I need a good Valentine’s pun that has to do with spiders. Something original (nothing about a love bug please!) and punny. And nothing that says ‘I love you’ in it. Thanks. ~Tori, Seattle, WA
AS THE PUN GENTS SEE IT:
- Happy Venomtine’s Day – You’re such a wonderful poison
- Can you believe we met on the web?
- [Black widow to mate]: I met my last husband on the web
- When I saw your legs – I eight them up
- How time flies [fly stuck on spiderweb]
- Weave come a long way.

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