Pun = Fun with a P!

I will be the first to admit how much I love a pun...much to my husband's chagrin. I don't know why. Perhaps it's the fantastic combination of clever and cheesy. Two things I fancy myself from time to time - more cheesy than clever though.

I have two separate instances in the last week hearing puns that made me laugh out loud. And in the hopes it might make one other person smile...I thought I'd share!

Instance #1:

On NPR this evening - they had a story about Coulrophobia, or the fear of clowns, which is apparently, the third most common phobia in Britain. In order to combat this fear, they were talking to a circus owner who offers therapy sessions before the circus. This is called...

CLOWN-SELING!!!!

By the way - the level of my NPR nerdiness is a whole different blog post.

Instance #2:

The office complex I work at in Ballantyne had a summer kickoff event outside last Friday. It included ice cream, a single steel drum with boom box accompaniment (which was as awesome as it sounds)...and 2 fantastic balloon artists. I say artists - because, they did more than animals - and they were REALLY good. I saw them fashion Ariel (The Little Mermaid) and an alien complete with helmet.

Anyway - they kind of shot the stuff as they were making their magic happen - and I overheard one of them say the following:

Balloon Artist: "I recently graduated from BALLOONiversity."

Soon to be Butterfly Balloon Recipient: "Oh really?!"

Balloon Artist: "Yep - I was at the POP of my class!"

Comic Gold I tell you....Comic Gold.