Puny Puns of Word Play

My puns are not too punny.
They are puny -
so itty-bitty that they have no bite-y.
Like tiny turtles with no turtle necks
or like selfish shellfish
offering no worthy catch,
what good are they when they’re so poor?
My puns – they haven’t got
a piss to pot in!

I hate luch slack of imagination – and
my spoonerisms that aren’t worth
the dime of tay.
Punny yet unfunny
my puny roony RATatouille
loony woony play of turds!
They should dink far sown
to the sodom of the deep gomorrah sea
where Moby’s dick perhaps is berried.
(or pickled maybe?)

I guydress.
Time to put this roam to pest.
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Godwin Avatar
September 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
What a hoot! Moby's dick, play of turds, piss to pot, dink far sown - it isn't really my thing to echo parts of a poem, but they are such fun word parings I wanted to type them. I'm still giggling as I close, the cime has tome. Love, CayCay
Allison Avatar
July 29, 2021 at 4:42 PM
Dropping back with many congrats on your win Andrea:-) hugs Jan xx
Alex Avatar
July 29, 2021 at 4:31 AM
Wonderful Word Play. Congratulations on your deserved win!
Flood Avatar
July 29, 2021 at 1:15 AM
Fo sunny from fart to stinnish. Congrats on your win, Andrea. Terry
Daniel Avatar
July 29, 2021 at 12:32 AM
Brilliant word play, pun and spoonerisms, Andrea, congratulations:)
Watt Avatar
July 28, 2021 at 11:42 PM
Andrea, this was so creative and fun to read! Loved your made-up words, cute rhyming word pairs, and clever spoonerisms. Especially liked " Time to put this roam to pest". You even snuck Moby's member past the censor! Well done and congrats for your placement on the short list of winners.
Agustin Avatar
July 28, 2021 at 11:05 PM
Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this... "berry" cleverly expressed. God bless you.
Kelii Kekaula Avatar
July 28, 2021 at 3:40 PM
Ha! Reread was a must, Andrea, very witty and enjoyable, my compliments on your honorable placement my friend, Aloha!
Dietrich Avatar
July 28, 2021 at 4:17 PM
Thanks, William!
Kauffman Avatar
July 28, 2021 at 3:07 PM
Berry punny! Berry punny Andrea! Congratulations on your win!
Anderson Avatar
July 28, 2021 at 2:53 PM
Hey! Congratulations for your winning place in the Word Play Poems, Play-on-Words, Contest. Well Done. I loved your poem and really enjoyed reading it.I hope you enjoyed the writing challenge. Great fun indeed! Cheers and Best Wishes!
Dietrich Avatar
July 28, 2021 at 4:17 PM
I feel honored to be on the winner list, John.
Proxenos Avatar
July 24, 2021 at 8:43 AM
This was funny, so very funny, puny, puny, so you can do funny and forget that you write puny, you pen really funny! Hugs and blessings dear friend Andrea, Love Jennifer.
Kendrick Avatar
July 23, 2021 at 5:32 AM
Reads like a good contender to the contest to me. Way to go. I am not quite up to a work like that. I am lying low for a few days or weeks or months whichever comes first. Thanks for the visit to my page. Sara
Balasubramanian Avatar
July 22, 2021 at 9:20 PM
This was indeed punny. Enjoyed reading this fun write.
May Avatar
July 22, 2021 at 8:34 PM
This seemed like a fot of lun, best wishes in the Contest Andrea..
Kavanagh  Avatar
July 22, 2021 at 2:42 PM
My goodness Andrea I am shocked at your spoonerisms, only because of the difficulty involved in crafting such pieces, great wit and intelligence is shown here, cheers David
Dietrich Avatar
July 22, 2021 at 3:56 PM
thanks for this kind comment, David.
Bayles Avatar
July 22, 2021 at 7:02 AM
Very nice spoonerisms. You guydress well.
Dietrich Avatar
July 22, 2021 at 12:39 PM
why spankyou very much
Buhagiar Avatar
July 22, 2021 at 4:03 AM
You are so good a poet, Andrea. I have complained with the administration because they would not allow me to use "tit"bird, or a queer facade. Hugs.
Dietrich Avatar
July 22, 2021 at 4:02 PM
That is so stupid. I recall a guy who wrote about owl and the pussycat and it got thrown off. yet another guy wrote the most vulgar crap I ever saw and people had to complain before it got taken down.
Cunningham Avatar
July 22, 2021 at 12:20 AM
You rose well to the challenge Andrea, good luck. Tom
Skelly Avatar
July 21, 2021 at 11:10 PM
I thought this was great fun...good luck in the contest....Delice
Adams Avatar
July 21, 2021 at 4:57 PM
lol... love your play on words, thanks for the giggle you got out of me... best wishes in the contest! hugs
Poet Avatar
July 21, 2021 at 2:37 PM
I enjoyed the read, but hard to catch what is behind it as ideas, but the rhythm is nice to read. I wish you good luck with the contest.
Dietrich Avatar
July 21, 2021 at 8:53 PM
I just hope half the people reading it get half the jokes. Spoonerisms are the hardest to get.
Michael Avatar
July 21, 2021 at 2:36 PM
Wow...What a play of words...Well done
Roper Avatar
July 21, 2021 at 1:42 PM
this was funny sweet lady .. good luck in the contest. Hugs Eve
Allison Avatar
July 21, 2021 at 1:33 PM
thanks for the giggles Andrea:-) hugs Jan xx
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