On Wed Jan-15-2014 07:24, Daryl Stout (1:19/33) wrote to Roger Nelson:

 RN{at}>                    The World According to Student Bloopers

 RN{at}>                              Richard Lederer
 RN{at}>                             St. Paul's School
 RN{at}>                       (Reprinted without permission)

 DS>   I've got his book, "Anguished English", and it is an absolute
 DS> riot. I actually got to meet the author at the World Championship
 DS> Pun-Off in Austin, Texas several years ago (usually held in late
 DS> April or early May...proceeds benefit the O. Henry Museum).

 DS>   The humor there is drier than the Sahara...and has 2 levels of
 DS> competition:

 DS> 1) Punniest Of Show. The contestant prepares a punny skit, usually
 DS> 60 seconds in length, but no more than 90 seconds. It can be full
 DS> of puns, or have one big one at the end. At 90 seconds, a bell
 DS> rings, and points are deducted. At 2 minutes, a second bell rings,
 DS> and the contestant is disqualified. 

 DS> 2) High Lies And Low Puns. Two contestants go head to head in a pun
 DS> category. They have 5 seconds to make a pun, and it goes back and
 DS> forth, until one can't meet the 5 second timer. They can not use
 DS> the same pun twice.

That's very interesting, Daryl.  Many thanks for the info.  I'll see about
getting his book.


Regards,

Roger 
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