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Blueeyedrat Since: Oct, 2010
#2251: Aug 18th 2017 at 11:58:32 PM

A traveler stops to rest in a small village at the edge of a forest. All through the night, he hears rustling outside the inn, and the sound of mysterious creatures creeping among the trees.

The next morning, he asks the innkeeper about what he heard. The other man nods sagely. “Ah yes, the wood is dark and mysterious. The village has many stories, but to find the truth, you’ll have to ask the trees themselves.”

So the curious traveler packs some bread from the inn with his belongings and starts off into the forest. The ground slopes down, down, and the underbrush thins out but the canopy gets denser. The darkness is soothing like deep water. Here, there is no rustling–just a heavy silence.

The traveler spends the first night nestled in the roots of an enormous oak tree, and when he awakes, an acorn has sprouted into a robust sapling where it fell on his coat. His second night he spends in a ring of mushrooms that weave his dreams with light and song. His third night he crawls into a hollow log that smells sweet with decay and smoky with the memory of a long-ago fire.

The forest is strange and unnatural, but it does not seem threatening. The traveler speaks to the trees every day as he walks but they do not answer. Still, he knows that they listen. His path is laden with sweet fruit and herbs, for he runs out of bread quicker than he would like.

Finally, on his fourth day of walking, the traveler comes to a stump in the center of a large clearing. The earth around the stump is obscured by layer upon layer of dry, dead leaves, and the boughs overhead form a continuous ceiling. A hatchet sits embedded in the stump. As he approaches, the traveler sees the letters of a hundred languages engraved in winding script around the handle of the hatchet.

“What is this place?” the traveler asks, half to himself.

A soft voice emanates from the hatchet. “You seek the secrets of the wood, and here they lie. Ask what you will.”

So the traveler asks his questions. The hatchet weaves a story of enchantment and legacy, of the people who once lived among the trees and the people who now live alongside them, of the slow, even breathing of the forest and everything within it.

At the end of the hatchet’s tale, the traveler speaks up once more. “I was told that the trees themselves would tell me their story. Who are you, and why are you the one who holds these secrets?”

The hatchet chirps a little laugh. “As for why, that is too long a story for even me to tell. But who am I? I am the lore axe, and I speak for the trees.

TroperNo9001 Lovely Legilimens from MACUSA Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: If the gov't can read my mind, they know I'm thinking of you
Lovely Legilimens
#2252: Sep 9th 2017 at 8:39:47 PM

I'm thinking of an AU of a certain 2015 indie RPG where the setting takes place in a tropical rainforest. It won't be called Jungletale, though. It'll be Understory.

edited 9th Sep '17 10:29:36 PM by TroperNo9001

"I just want what everyone else has, that's all."
Demetrios Our Favorite Tsundere in Red from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
Noaqiyeum Trans Siberian Anarchestra (it/they) from the gentle and welcoming dark (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
Nohbody "In distress", my ass. from Somewhere in Dixie Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
"In distress", my ass.
#2255: Sep 24th 2017 at 10:08:51 AM

Seen on the sign for an animal hospital: "Cat puns freak meowt"

My first thought on seeing that was "that's scruff."

All your safe space are belong to Trump
megarockman from Sixth Borough Since: Apr, 2010
#2256: Oct 11th 2017 at 11:27:28 AM

Some flu symptoms are a real pain in the ass.

StarAndroidJaguar ... from a place where you dream you'd never find Since: Feb, 2017 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
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#2257: Oct 17th 2017 at 10:31:31 AM

Two elevators walk into a bar and things escalated quickly.

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MikeK Since: Jan, 2001
#2258: Oct 22nd 2017 at 8:19:12 PM

I heard Taylor Swift is collaborating on a new side project with Lorde. Due to a threatened lawsuit by a major American department store, it's going to be called Swift & Lorde. You know, instead of Lorde & Taylor

edited 22nd Oct '17 8:19:27 PM by MikeK

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#2259: Oct 25th 2017 at 10:19:01 PM

You may not get this one if you're not into chemistry:

What's the favorite sport of the alkaline (sodium, potassium, cesium, etc.) elements?

Base-ball

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WillyFourEyes I have seen the amateur, and it is me. (Old Enough To Drive) Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
I have seen the amateur, and it is me.
#2260: Nov 16th 2017 at 6:44:40 AM

Q: What do you call two wrestlers fighting in a pumpkin patch?

A: A "squash" match!

I hope you get tiny bits of eggshell in all your omelettes for the rest of your life!
ReikoKazama Miyamoto Musashi from Tasmania, Australia Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Married to the music
Miyamoto Musashi
#2261: Nov 16th 2017 at 7:04:51 AM

What do you call a wave of BTS fans?

A tsunARMY.

Made that one up myself in a Skype convo with my bestie.

edited 16th Nov '17 7:05:24 AM by ReikoKazama

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Ulysses21 Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Charming Titania with a donkey face
#2262: Nov 17th 2017 at 6:01:33 AM

I was reading something about Malawi yesterday and my brain went to "How do you solve a problem like Malawi" which isn't even a proper pun but it made me laugh.

Avatar from here.
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#2263: Nov 17th 2017 at 12:40:54 PM

Here's one about physics. Why did the silk-dressed lady at the bridge get mad towards the electrician?

Because he rubbed her the wrong way.

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HBomb from A little to the left. No, my left. Since: Feb, 2017 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
#2264: Nov 18th 2017 at 6:06:47 PM

A ton of television writers seem afraid of strong female characters. I guess you could call them... Xena-phobic.

From the cherry, to the apple, to the peach, to the plum
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#2265: Nov 18th 2017 at 7:52:03 PM

An exponential function is asked by a cosine function why he doesn't integrate into the party, and he replies: "Every time I try to do that, the result is the same".

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WillyFourEyes I have seen the amateur, and it is me. (Old Enough To Drive) Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
I have seen the amateur, and it is me.
#2266: Nov 23rd 2017 at 9:56:08 AM

I just watched an episode of WordGirl where the Butcher stole a bunch of candy bars he mistook for actual money. It's too bad the candy bars in question weren't... 100 Grand.

I hope you get tiny bits of eggshell in all your omelettes for the rest of your life!
StarAndroidJaguar ... from a place where you dream you'd never find Since: Feb, 2017 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
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#2267: Nov 30th 2017 at 10:23:39 AM

What do you call three guys with shovels?
A Doug trio (Dugtrio).

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#2268: Dec 1st 2017 at 1:18:31 PM

And to complete the circle, a biology pun joke. Please forgive the length:

A team of five biologists (three male, two female) from the US make an expedition to Canada to investigate some wildlife. They return two months later, and one of the female biologists reveals that she got pregnant during the expedition, but wants to protect the identity of her secret boyfriend. The three male biologists look at each other, suspecting that one of them had too much fun when he was supposed to focus on the research. The female biologist who isn't pregnant asks them if she can join them in their detective game. She and one of the male biologists move elsewhere, and one of the two remaining men asks the other:

Remaining man 1: What do you think they're going to do?
Remaining man 2: I think they're going to try to reproduce the scene.

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MikeK Since: Jan, 2001
#2269: Dec 9th 2017 at 9:18:01 PM

So there's this brand of sake named after the Loch Ness Monster - Apparently the founder of the company was really interested in cryptozoology, though no one's sure why he named Japanese liquor after a Scottish lake monster when there's plenty of Japanese cryptids out there. Anyway, their current advertising campaign revolves around doing good deeds, then rewarding yourself with their product - the slogan is "be good for good Ness Sake".

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#2270: Dec 9th 2017 at 10:02:56 PM

  • Ethan: I'm tired of hearing race-related jokes, you know.
  • Conner: Do you find them offensive?
  • Ethan: No, I'm never the first to tell them.

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Bep none. from The Magic Planet Since: Apr, 2017 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
none.
#2271: Dec 10th 2017 at 3:31:44 AM

Did you guys hear that one of the guys from The Army of Pharoahs released an eponymous album?

it was a self-titled Celph Titled title titled Celph Titled.

((this is technically a word avalanche))

it's either real or it's a dream there's nothing that is in between
n3rd_d4sh plant from Parts Unknown Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
plant
#2272: Dec 10th 2017 at 4:00:13 AM

Does rule 34 of the Wendy's mascot count as Food Porn?

" I'm the princess! Everyone has to do what I say!"
SparkPlugTheTroper from here to there (Captain) Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
#2273: Dec 10th 2017 at 6:05:05 AM

Saw this one on a meme on IMGflip once.

So, what do you call a bad pun?

Punacceptable.

WillyFourEyes I have seen the amateur, and it is me. (Old Enough To Drive) Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
I have seen the amateur, and it is me.
#2274: Dec 10th 2017 at 3:14:37 PM

I went to the store to buy a portable radio one day, but the clerk said he was sold out. He blamed it on a sonic boom.

I hope you get tiny bits of eggshell in all your omelettes for the rest of your life!
megarockman from Sixth Borough Since: Apr, 2010
#2275: Dec 15th 2017 at 10:24:52 AM

"Did you hear about the sculptor who tried to specialize in making the head and torso of statues but had to declare bankruptcy?"

"Yeah, it's a shame his business went bust."


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