History Main / LamePunReaction

** For the "What's the Attraction?" segment for ''Film/Jack1996'', Tony proposes an attraction where [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} the Genie]] selects a bunch of kids and has a contest over who can act the most like a grown-up Creator/RobinWilliams. It will be called [[JustForPun the Jack-Off]]. The others three people let out a collective groan.

* In ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' the King of Hearts tries to make a joke about a poem not ''fit''ting the Queen of Hearts (because she [[BlatantLies never has fits]]). Nobody laughs... until he explains that its supposed to be a pun.

* On ''WebVideo/SteamTrain'', Ross and Dan devote a good portion of their playthroughs of ''Creator/{{Sierra}}'' games like ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'' and ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry'' utterly ''groaning'' at the awful puns of the narrators. Like when they are shot by an arrow in ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVI''.

This is a subtrope of the {{Pun}}. For other puns that [[SoUnfunnyItsFunny may or may not be bad]], see HurricaneOfPuns. For a character that always makes these, see PungeonMaster. For a work which is saturated with puns, see WorldOfPun. For an index of punny trope names, see PunnyTropeNames.

This is a subtrope of the {{Pun}}. For other puns that [[SoUnfunnyItsFunny may or may not be bad]], see HurricaneOfPuns. For a character that always makes these, see PungeonMaster. For a work which is saturated with puns, see WorldOfPun. For an index of punny trope names, see JustForPun.

* ''Creator/{{Seanbaby}}'': His ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' article "[[https://www.cracked.com/blog/4-geek-humor-books-by-authors-who-understand-neither 4 'Geek Humor' Books by Authors Who Understand Neither]]" has him mocking humor books whose style of comedy [[WorldOfPun consists entirely of blatantly half-assed attempts at wordplay]], such as "Mirthful Kombat: Jokes with BYTE!" by John M. Byrne.

-->Thirden:''' I guess this battle is starting to ramp up!\\

** [[http://xkcd.com/282/ Organic Fuel]], as pictured above, has a pun so bad as to break a friendship.

* In ''ComicBook/SquadronSupreme'', toddler Hyperion is startled by his new pet dog and incinerates it with his heat vision. One of the two guards watching him over security camera remarks "I guess Spot was kind of the right name after all." His partner lays him out for that one, in a cross between this trope and DudeNotFunny.

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* In the Royal Navy novel ''Literature/HMSLeviathan'', the officers on board ship are demoralised to discover that for the second time in a row, [[PassedOverPromotion not one officer on the ship]] has been promoted. The Chaplain makes a bad joke about it being almost Easter, and knowing the true meaning now of Passover. The groaning reaction at this IncrediblyLamePun helps restore good humour.

* In the Royal Navy novel ''Literature/HMSLeviathan'', the officers on board ship are demoralised to discover that for the second time in a row, [[PassedOnPromotion not one officer on the ship]] has been promoted. The Chaplain makes a bad joke about it being almost Easter, and knowing the true meaning now of Passover. The groaning reaction at this IncrediblyLamePun helps restore good humour.

* After positively reviewing ''Film/TheHungerGames'', Mike Stoklasa says he's "hungry for more ''Hunger Games''." Then he {{vomit|DiscretionShot}}s.

* Andy Farrant of ''WebVideo/OutsideXbox'' is prone to yelling "BOOOO" from offscreen when someone else makes a pun during a video. Somehow this doesn't stop him being a key part of a channel that specialises in list videos where every entry brings a fresh caption pun.

* In the Japanese version of ''VideoGame/ArTonelico2'', Infel has a penchant for these, with Croix reacting appropriately after every single one. This is [[LostInTranslation completely lost in the English version of the game]] as it seems Infel's text was translated word-for-word, and Japanese puns normally don't work in other languages. Croix still reels after each joke, confusing many English-speaking players.

-->'''Donald:''' Well, they made their billion by being [[CatchPhrase tougher than the toughies and smarter than the smarties]]! And you know what else?\\

** In the ''Film/CocaineBear'' pitch meeting, the Screenwriter plays with his {{catchphrase}}:

'''Queso:'' Did somebody say queso?\\

** In Spoony's Let's Play of ''VideoGame/Phantasmagoria2'', he makes more than a few horrible puns and then smacks himself for doing so.

* It's when Fishlegs makes an "edutainment" pun in ''Fanfic/TheDragonAndTheButterflyWhiteout'' does Karla feel a "shockwave of embarrassment through [her] bones," realizing that Camp Ingerman won't be as exciting as she wished.
-->'''Karla:''' Ay Dios Mio... ''[slumps in her seat]'' Odin help me...
* ''Fanfic/MessageInABottleStarscribe'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/368986/36/message-in-a-bottle/g63850-dragons-folly "Dragon's Folly"]], when Lucky Break makes a joke about her own name, Lightning Dust finds it horrible:
-->"Thanks, [[spoiler:Mom. I'm]] Lucky to have you."\\
Dust lifted her wing off the pony's back, glaring in mock disgust. "That was worse than [[spoiler:the fabricator]]."