Examples of Puns

"the humorous use of a word or words, which are formed or sounded alike but have different meanings, in such a way as to play on two or more of the possible applications; a play on words."

We found some examples found at wiki.answers.com/

-She was only a whisky maker, but he loved her still.
-A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.
-A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.
-A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion
-When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.
-I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

Worsley School stated: This is a more modern type of pun, and you've probably seen them before. They explain themselves.
Here are some examples:

In a butcher shop window: "Never a bum steer."
On a diaper service truck: "Rock a dry baby."
On a divorce lawyer's wall: "Satisfaction guaranteed or your honey back."
At a lumberyard: "Come see, come saw."
On a plumber's truck: "A flush beats a full house."
At the tire store: "We skid you not!"

Definitions as puns are clever transpositions of real words.
Some examples:

Archeologist: A man whose career lies in ruins.
Diplomat: One who is disarming, even if his country isn't.
Egotist: One who is me-deep in conversation.
Hangover: The wrath of grapes.
Middle Age: When actions creak louder than words.
Psychologist: A person that pulls habits out of rats.

FamilyFunCartoons.com had these listed as funny puns:

Crick: The sound that a Japanese camera makes.
Dockyard: A physician's garden.
Khakis: What you need to start the car in Boston.
Oboe: An English tramp.
Pasteurize: Too far to see.
Diplomat: One who is disarming, even if his country is not.
Egotist: One who is me-deep in conversation.
I used to be a ballet dancer, but found it too-too difficult.
I used to be a butler, but found the work wasn't my cup of tea.
I used to be a carpenter, but then I got bored.


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