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...instructors in Natural History has been guilty of a most atrocious pun. "Monsieur Le Cocque has a name," he said, "which is Gallic in more senses than...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 2/1/1883 | See Source »

Suddenly the clock struck one - not because it was one o'clock, but because it was in the habit of doing that same thing. It didn't make any material difference what time it was - it was all one to the clock. - [Princeton Pun...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 6/7/1882 | See Source »

...things collegiate as well as worldly, is furnished by the ease of the slang term "James," once in vigorous use at Harvard. but now fallen into complete desuetude. Only two years ago, it was a a common designation for what is now familiarly termed the "Gym." The pun was too ghostly for long life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 4/18/1882 | See Source »

There has been formed among the seniors an Anti-Pun Society, and it costs a man five cents to get funny. The proceeds are to go for a supper of the society as soon as all the members are dead broke. - [Dartmouth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 2/20/1882 | See Source »

...SUIPER, do you know when you attempt to make a pun you remind me very much of Batkin's new paper?" "How is that, Dingus?" "Why, because you tri-weekly." Dingus will be able to attend to his duties about the first of March. - Acta...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 12/20/1881 | See Source »

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