I find them interesting because they show the versatility of the English language. Although puns may drive translators crazy, they can help teachers of English as a second language show their students the correct usage of words with multiple meanings. Who knows, the teachers might even get a few laughs out of their students.
Lately, the coronavirus has provided writers, comedians, and comic strip creators a new source of inspiration. Today I am sharing an anonymous writer's punny treatment of how the medical community might feel about reopening the country after months of inactivity. I apologize for the slightly distasteful conclusion.
Allergists were in favor of scratching it, but dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves.
Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but neurologists thought the administration had a lot of nerve.
Obstetricians felt certain everyone was laboring under a
misconception, while ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted.
Many Pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!" while pediatricians said, "Oh, grow up!”
Psychiatrists thought the idea was madness, while radiologists could see right through it.
Surgeons
decided to wash their hands of the whole thing, and internists claimed it would indeed be a bitter pill to swallow.
Plastic surgeons opined that this proposal would "put a
whole new face on the matter.”
Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but urologists were pissed off at people being back on the streets again.
Anesthesiologists thought ending confinement was a gas, and those lofty cardiologists didn’t have the heart to say no.
In the
end, the proctologists won out, leaving the entire decision up to the assholes
in Washington!
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