Seeingly Puns

It’s a play on words

• Like all cherished things in this covid-crazy world, the O.Henry Museum’s famous free, family friendly celebration of the wit-in-word will take place virtually in cyberspace this year. With an awesome live cast of lively wits and tortured tongues, the online audience will be treated to all the linguistic twists, dramatic turns, and surprise endings they’ve groan to love. Expect to witness wacky word butchers and voracious verbivores from around the globe, all worming their way into your ears. Tongues of tradition, tension and camaraderie make this the premier event for the world's competitive wordplay community
• Brought to you this year by the City of Austin, Brush Square Museums Foundation, and co- sponsored by Austin's very own Fantastic Magic Camp, as well as the internationally renowned podcast, Pun Intensive, The O. Henry Museum Pun-Off World Championships Punslingers Competition: Online Edition will commence Saturday, November 21, 2020
• Preliminary live rounds begin Saturday, November 21, 2020, at 11:00am CST, lasting about 2 hours. Later that evening, live competition resumes at 7:00pm CST with head-to-head prime time heats. - See Pun-Off.com for schedule details, links, and more.

[Austin, TX, November 1, 2020] - Although traditionally held outdoors on a single day in the spring, the first portion 2020 the O. Henry Museum Pun-Off competition known as Punniest of Show was conducted via video in October. Now on Saturday, November 21, 2020, PARD will bring you their most popular second segment, O. Henry Museum Pun-Off World Championships Punslingers Competition: Online Edition

This free, fun, and family friendly event will take place online this year, but with special twists, turns, and surprise modifications to make it the perfect 2020 event for the world's competitive wordplay community.

The O. Henry Museum Pun-Off World Championships have been an Austin institution for 43 years. As usual, the contest will feature a cavalcade of word-class wordsmiths from across the globe, all worming their way into your art. Join and enjoy us as they compete to spontaneously spit out the most absurd words you’ve ever heard.

The event will be live streamed at PunIntensive.com.

"Sorry about her. Her specialty is also roofing."

Blank stares. My talents are so wasted without kids.

To which they answered “yes” “oui” “si” “ja”.

It was closed for training porpoises.

Because I'd be a transparent

My son looks at me and says, “you know I’m blind right?” Me being me said “Exactly”

I dunno, he ransomware.

I have no idea how much she charges him.

Cuttlefish instead?

They are having a boxing match.

Because everyone is married.

She said to her therapist: "I feel like I am trapped in a room with no windows and gates"

because they are really good at it.

I thought he would give me glasses, but he said he had a better solution and suddenly squirted ketchup into my eyes!

I was about to object, then realized I could see perfectly! I asked him how it worked, and he shrugged and said...

"Heinz-sight is 20/20"

They're really good at it...

A tarot-dactyl

Pinocchio says, “I would, but I’m afraid of getting fired”.

I told them my kid was trans, which makes me Transparent

ehehe

I asked him if he’s okay. He said, “Yeah, I’m great!”

He’s really good, but I think we got off on the wrong foot.

Nothing fancy, but was something I could always see myself doing.

We'll see about that...

Then he sat down with his hammer and saw.

It’s a play on words.

Mouse2, "Yeah"

Mouse1,"Its to die for."

Yeah, that's a LIE. Sometimes I even have a hard time getting up afterwards.

YOU CHEDDAR BE READY TO DIE!

.... The cows aren't getting three square meals a day.

(Also, to those who tell dad jokes at every opportunity, I really appreciate you. As a person who grew up without the joy of a pops embarrassing me with terrible jokes, I was always bewildered by the stereotype. Recently though, I've been taking a microeconomics course I was dreading having to take and my professor has "big econ dad" energy. There's a joke every few minutes in his lectures and they give me the energy to keep going. You are appreciated. Even if your kids, spouse, partner, friends, strangers groan at you, undoubtedly someone out there really appreciates your goofiness).

It can cause lemon AIDS.

My dad asked, "so you like both men and women?"

I responded with, "yeah, but I'm not seeing anyone right now"

He said, "so you must be on stand-bi"

Biofilm.

It was totally lit!

They’re good at it.