re: Are puns the lowest form of wit?

I find calling them "dad jokes" to be offensive and the sign of low intelligence.

Penguin walks into a mechanic shop to get his car checked out. Mechanic says looks like you blew a seal….penguin says no it’s just a little ice cream.

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Dude…I mean, yeah, jokes should have some modicum of cleverness, misdirection, something…that’s what makes them jokes. They have to present a twist, something that makes them something other than just a normal sentence.

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This is the definition of the word joke.

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a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline.

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Amusement is in the eyes of the beholder. Do you think all comedians are funny? They are funny to certain crowds, but different people like different types of comedy.

Chris, is there anything you aren’t bafflingly daft on?

I mean, people laugh at you, constantly.

Are you a joke?

The wife and I spent a day at a giant flea market. She wanted to buy some things to decorate the walls of our new pool house. As we were leaving, she noted “all day long and I couldn’t find some oars.”

I replied, “Dont worry dear. We’ll stop at Winn Dixie. I’ll get you some marshmallows, chocolate and graham crackers and make you S’mores.”

I didn’t know what a dad joke was before that moment.