Puns
Wit
Wit noun - A person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor.
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Both words in one sentence
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Deadpan Snarker: Ron Maclean Former colour analyst Harry Neale (now broadcasting for the Buffalo Sabres) is well known for his dry wit and puns.
Source: Series / Hockey Night in Canada -
This competiton garnered over a thousand entries (most of them, naturally, obvious puns or Non Sequiturs without wit).
Source: Web Animation / asdfmovie -
Hurricane of Puns: Considering the wit displayed on an average episode (12 puns per minute), it's surprising that nobody went on to write for Frasier.
Source: Wrestling / GLOW
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