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(I'm not sure his anal sex gag qualifies as a pun at all).

The Jets insist they are putting last week's game behind them, even as the Internet collectively strains to produce one more pun at the expense of Sanchez's fumble.

The avid punster offered a parting pun at the 8 30 a.m. meeting — urging everyone to "plow forward" on a plan for genetically produced alfalfa.

Most of the carping (excuse the pun) at his play was unjustified: he may not have had the flamboyance of Mikhail Tal, but his strategic understanding was immaculate.

So when the opportunity arose to meet Sébastien Foucan, one of the original pioneers of parkour and free running, I jumped (if you'll pardon the pun) at the chance.

'A statement,' speculates Johnny P, 'about where lust will lead you.' The only road to Leh is a feat of engineering characterised by blind bends, vertiginous drops and a pun at every turn courtesy of someone somewhere at the Border Road Organisation's sign department: 'Be easy on my curves'; 'Divorce speed'DarlingIng I want you, but not so fast'.

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Really, Channel 5? Puns, at this point?

The British press still make use of puns at every available opportunity.

The writer was making his usual puns at a cocktail party when one of the guests, a psychiatrist, suggested that he pay him a visit.

By contrast, Sherborne's puns at least have the advantage of sprightliness: describing Wells's wedding night, he writes, "The only maidenhead he knew about was the one on the road to Reading".

In Egypt, the first day of the first Ramandan since a revolution ousted Hosni Mubarak began with some Twitter users making light-hearted puns at the former leader's expense by playing on the well-wishing phrase "Ramadan mubarak", which means, roughly, "a blessed Ramadan".

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