The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay M Ore Than Some Antics road trips Genealogical Chart

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The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay M Ore Than Some Antics road trips Genealogical ChartA funny, erudite, and provocative exploration of puns, the people who make them, and this derided wordplay's remarkable impact on human history. In The Pun Also Rises, John Pollack a former World Pun Champion and presidential speechwriter for Bill Clinton explains why puns matter: They revolutionized language and played a pivotal role in making the modern world possible. Skillfully weaving together stories and evidence from history, brain science, pop