A pistol let off at the ear, not a feather to tickle the intellect.

Charles Lamb

On puns.

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Jokes

Author

Charles Lamb

Medium

Essay

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Definition

Language

English

Time

1833 1830s 19th century

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Lamb, Charles [published as Elia]. "Popular Fallacies: IX, That the Worst Puns Are the Best." The London Magazine, 1826.

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