Insert Arbitrary Pun Here
An Australian man built up a 40,000-volt charge of static electricity in his clothes as he walked, leaving a trail of scorched carpet and molten plastic and forcing firefighters to evacuate a building.
Slashdot | Statically Charged Man Ignites Office
Ok, I'm not sure how many of the facts in the story are correct (some misused terminology makes be dubious), but it's comical. And the Slashdot pun-fest it inspired is pretty funny:
- Its electrifying stories like this that keep me reading slashdot.
- Awww! I know it's the current joke, but that's revolting!
- Those jokes were terrible. You're all grounded.
- I realize your capacitance for electrical puns may be low, but there's no need for such resistance! Admittedly, they are worse in series...
That last one really had me laughing. It's interesting to me how the funny puns are the ones acknowledging how annoying puns can be. Maybe that's a comedy axiom I should write down.
Posted September 17, 2005 12:59 PM
Comments
When you work at ohm, you miss out on a lot of excitement.
Richard Schwartz, September 17, 2005 4:34 PM
No see, for maximum funniness it must acknowledge the badness of puns:
These puns are terrible, I'm going ohm.
Damien Katz, September 17, 2005 9:02 PM
I went ohm on Farraday, but today is Punday.
Richard Schwartz, September 18, 2005 10:37 AM
I'm sorry I'm short with you, but really it should come as no shock, this is a charged subject. It's just that these puns have been on the circuit for a while, The frequency that we are alternating current with old puns is is draining. Why? Whats the impedpence? Are we waiting for a sine?
I'm usually a very positive guy, but for some reason these negative puns are very attractive. Maybe it's just a phase, but I probably need some insulation from the whole field for a while. Ok, I'm going to stop now, my head hertz.
Damien Katz, September 18, 2005 4:54 PM
My pun generator has more than met its match here.
Richard Schwartz, September 20, 2005 7:42 AM
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