Pun and its example

A pun is a figure of speech that plays with words that have multiple meanings of a term to evoke laughter. Many puns rely on simple homophones.
For examples:
1) A bicycle can't stand on their own because it is two-tired.
2) Guerrilla warfare is more than just throwing a banana.

3) Time flies like an arrow.
4) He lies abroad and his family prospers back home.

5) Make like a tree and leave.
6) Tomorrow you shall find me a grave man.

7) Mathematics is so pointless.
8) Fish are smart because they live in school.

9) The grammar lover had a lot of comma sense.
10) Every calendar's days are numbered.

11) Farmer bill dies in house.
12) This vacuum sucks.

13) Do hotel managers get board with their jobs?
14) Dieting is a matter of life and breadth.

15) Hospitals are sued by seven foot doctors.
16) Crabs don't like to share; they are shellfish.

17) A horse is a very stable kind of animal.
18) You can't sing while fishing; they don't like bass. [ bass refers to musical term and it also refers to type of fish]

19) The duck said to bartender, put it on my bill.
20) It's pointless to write with a broken pencil. [ pointless means pencil without point or needless]

21) I have been to dentist many times so I know the drill.
22) Being struck by lightening is a shocking experience.

23) An elephant's opinion carries a lot of weight.
24) I used to be a banker, but I lost interest.

25) They have many fans.
26) The tallest building in town is the library - it has thousands of stories. [ stories refers to books and it also refers to floors in building]

27) My cat is near the computer to keep an eye on the mouse.
28) Is life worth living? It depends upon the lever. [ lever refers to human organ and it also refers to person who spends life]

29) My librarian is a great bookkeeper.
30) This vacuum sucks.

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