AWFUL PUN CONTEST GIVES FOLKS THE PUNAROUND (MAY 19)
AWFUL PUN CONTEST GIVES FOLKS THE PUNAROUND (MAY 19)
AUSTIN, Tex. (Wireless Flash) The folks in Austin, Texas, will be giving each other the punaround tomorrow (May 19) literally. The city will be holding its 24th Annual O. Henry Pun-Off World Championship and more than 30 punsters from 14 to 70 will compete to see who is the best at punning off at the mouth. Festival organizer and pundit Gary Hallock says punsters will face off two at a time and be given five seconds to come up with a pun on a variety of topics including politics, food, or body parts. Its not as easy as it sounds: Puns cant be reused and folks get punished for hemming and hawing. However, Hallock says some punsters can last 20 minutes before punning up empty. The judges rank the punsters based on the rankness of their puns and the worst contestant wins a trophy shaped like the rear of a horse.
Fri 05-18-01