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Pun of the Day

12/10/2025 · No comments

My Ph.D thesis was on cattle raised in the Roman city of Pompeii. To understand it all I had to visit the ancient mooins.

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(3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

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09/17/2025 · No comments

2000 years ago, pop diva Lady Cleopatra had a smash hit: ‘Bad Romans‘.

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(9 votes, average: 4.22 out of 5)

Pun of the Day

05/16/2025 · No comments

Caesar accused Brutus of cannibalism. “Ate dudes, Bruté?”

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(8 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)

Pun of the Day

04/16/2024 · No comments

Perverted handwriting, aka caligulagraphy.

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(2 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

Pun of the Day

01/26/2024 · No comments

Ancient Romans considered vomitoriums a good place to un-wine.

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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

Pun of the Day

11/03/2023 · No comments

The Romans used devastating wordplay against the Carthaginians, during the Punic Wars.

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(7 votes, average: 2.86 out of 5)

Pun of the Day

11/27/2017 · No comments

Did Roman architecture emphasize forum over function?

Categories Pun of the Day, x Tags ancient rome, archaeology, architecture, roman forum, romans Leave a comment
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

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