yes, a less than perfect limerick or a less than perfect pun, is perfectly at home in WORDPLAY. (unlike puns (or limericks) scattered through every thread, in ever formum with no regard)

Pun and other word plays are like salt-- language would be blander and tasteless with out them, but when overdone, they become monontinous, and boring..

the same way an UN expected POP of a ballon can startle, and take ones breath away--and scare you beyond reason, but kids relentlessly popping bubbles in bubble wrap packaging becomes just so much noise--a good pun can be a wonderful 'prick' (and endles puns or limericks just makes you think the author is a .....)

Endless puns (unless confined to single thread, were one can indulge, as one might indulge in a salty snack) instead of adding a savor note, become unpleasent.

Ted has started (and heavily contributed to threads) of 'shaggy dogs stories' --i love these threads. but i often stop reading or contributing to once serious threads that have been infected with puns, to the point that a serious discussion of a word or idea no longer possible.

fortunately, this happens less frequently --unfortunately, of late, it hasn't happened at all, as TEd seems to have dropped AWAD from his reading list.

a good pun (one a day is perhaps enough) is fine thing, a steady diet of them doesn't suit me.


my other obsession