Lesbian Feta (Caturday Questions)

Big Cat, Little Cat

Good Puns are Harder than you Think

Yeah. I saw the “Lesbian feta” meme on Facebook or somewhere like that. Anyway, here goes. The strength of a pun comes from three things:

1. Speed
2. Inventiveness
3. Grace

There are a lot of puns on the internet. You have probably made some yourself. The question is… how? What makes a good pun? In conversation, whether in person or over some video-chat software, speed is a factor. You’ll generally get points for how quickly you think of something. That’s not a factor in text where communication cannot be instantaneous (for all that it can be fast).

Inventiveness is also a factor. A really clever pun can be a beautiful thing. That old joke “His face was drawn but the drapes were real” is almost a poem in its own right, playing on the somber image of a drawn (i.e. tired, even grief-stricken) then lightening it with the idea of drawn meaning existing only on paper.

On the other hand, some puns work more like dominoes where you awkwardly set up a premise and then deliver a punchline that connects the dots. I hate this type of pun.

Feel free to post your favorite below! No matter how cringe-inducing!

Description

Two cats are sitting together on a cushion: a large orange with orange stripes is looking down beatifically on a small grey with grey stripes to his right. The grey is looking out of the frame with drawn features. These cats are frenemies, even at the best of times.

Panel 1

Big Cat: Hey, Little Cat! I just bought feta cheese from the Greek isle of Lesbos!
Little Cat: Lesbian Feta? Okay, I can see where this is going and it’s not–

Panel 2

Big Cat: The sign said: “All of the feta and none of the bull!”
Little Cat: Feta comes from sheep’s milk.
Big Cat: Wait–what?

Panel 3

Little Cat: Yeah. So it would be “All of the feta and none of the ram.”
Big Cat: Dammit! I was looking forward to telling you that joke all morning!
Little Cat: Really? I couldn’t tell.