Ask your parents if puns are right for you. Punday Monday 102!
Welcome to Punday Monday!
@freewritehouse raised 827 SBI! YAY!
@steemfiction published our new short story anthology! Yay!
New To Punday?
Pull up a stool, order a spiked PUNch, and get to know some of the regulars. I'm your PUNtender, @improv.
How To Make a Pun
This contest is open to everyone. Here's a handy dandy guide on how to make a pun: Learn to Pun
Rules for the PUN-test:
- If you hope to win a prize, your pun must be your original work
- Puns must be relevant to the topic of the week to win a prize, but they can be very loosely related.
Last Week's Punday Monday:
Here is last week's Punday Monday, and all the puns that were eligible to win this week are in the comments!
Hang on to your PUNderwear. The Winners of This Week's PUNday Monday Are...
(GIF by @littlescribe)
Rookie of the Week:
Pocket Choice Awards:
I am of the opinion that there are four responses to creative works one doesn’t like.
Constructive criticism. Help them get better!
Useful review. Help audience members know which of them will like and which won’t like this piece.
Outdo them. Demonstrate to yourself and others what “good” looks like.
Keep it to yourself.
There is, however, only one way to respond to creative work one DOES like.
Send them POCKET.
What pun was your favorite?
https://steemit.com/pocket/@improv/m3qmy-pocket-friday
@coinsandchains was the audience favorite!
POCKET Choice Winner's Circle Season One:
@aloha-creations, @professorbromide, @tcpolymath, @miniature-tiger, @lilygolightly, @chrisroberts, @stinawog, @f3nix, @doctorcrypto, @heroic15397, @littlescribe, @diebitch, @acolucky, @ablaze, and @paul.atreides.
POCKET Choice Winners' Circle Season Two:
@ablaze, @coinsandchains, @dollarsandsense, @doctorcrypto, @heroic15397, @littlescribe, @jk6276, @acolucky, @deceth, @richatvns, @wpkwolfe, @stanism, @lordoffaux
Grand Prize (which isn’t bigger than the other prizes, just grander):
Best Pun
Best Pun of the Entire Week
Best Overall Pun
DRUMROLL PLEASE…..
And What Prizes Do They Win, You Ask?
Full Strength, 100% Upvote!
Why, as usual, all the punsters got full strength upvotes on their submissions from @improv. This week they also got votes from @freewritehouse! They will next week, too! Together, these upvotes could total in excess of five whole cents!
SBI
Which are little bitty upvotes on all your content forever. See @steembasicincome for details. I’ll send one to all of our qualified entrants this week!
Our entrants were:
@paul.atreides, @acolucky, @polkadots, @coinsandchains, @heroic15397
Our winners get bonus prize SBI for winning!
Congrats, @polkadots, @acolucky, @coinsandchains!
Our category winners will each get to choose a post (of their own or someone else's) and I will give that post a fully powered upvote and a @tipu tip!
This Week's Pun Topic Is:
Theatre (June is the month of the Hollywood Fringe Festival!)
As in…
Why are the lights frenemies with the stage? Because they let a little gel-ousy get between them.
I'm So Good at Puns
If you've never punned before, it might seem like magic! You can do it, too! Learn how in My Free How-To Guide on Punning!
Sponsors, related content, prizes, and money
Sponsors!
@improv/ @freewritehouse
I mean, am I a sponsor of my own contest? Yes? I guess? Also, because I’m involved in @freewritehouse and they’ve/we’ve hosted Punday Monday events over on that page, I’d like to suggest that they (we) are also a sponsor! Regardless, check out the @freewritehouse community! Furthermore, they/we’re using their SP to upvote your puns!
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- Punday Monday Year One-Day contest results HERE
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I was PLAYing around, doing improv with my friends the other day... Someone said they were deterred (sounds like theater) from watching because it looked STAGED. I guess it's in-their-mission to be a critic...
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I'm sure you know already, but @freewritehouse is a sponsor of this contest and we have many more on our page, as well as the daily freewriting challenge that many members of our community enjoy! Please join us!
The stage crew at my local theater really busts their asses for productions!
Props to them!
Yeah! Drop some of them sick puns on us over at da house!
Little Jimmy was an unruly sort of student but he loved drama class in school because the teacher allowed him to act up.
Come on over and play with us some more on the @freewritehouse page!
It's Punday Monday but no post yet...this week that just adds to the DRAMA.
Freeeeeeeeeb-
write!
Since to day was the aniversary of D-Day I thought I'd bring up some history. During world war II, General Patton was known for giving great speeches to his men to inspire them to go far. He did it in France, Spain, Belgium, Italy , and through all countries on the way to germany. But before DDay Ike brought him back to the States and told him to keep his mouth shut! Yes you an definately say he was a great orator but only in the Europen Theater.
It's freewriting time, oh it's freewriting time.
Lalala
It's freewriting time
I was in a play once but I broke my leg that cast and crew really failed to live up to their names that night.
A tragedy of comic proportions. Come on by for a freewrite when you get a chance!
I used to work in theater. Seven years. Usually I flew in and out set pieces. Oh don't remind me. There is a loft of things I could complain about.
Hey thanks the prize.
https://steemit.com/punchline/@acolucky/how-my-body-feels-after-a-month-of-preparing-and-attempting-to-sell-our-house
Oh BOY. I think you should do another contest or two, don't you? We have them...yoo hoo!
Why do actors only drink coffee on the job?
Because they work in tea-hater buildings.
Love it
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Free
Write
With
Me!
Did you hear about the big thunderstorm at the Ren Faire? Everyone's papers got soaked. Luckily, there was NO PARCHMENT NEEDED and everyone had a great time anyway.
Yippee kiyiyay!
How'd it go at the Ren Faire? I bet NPN really SOCKS it to them.
Ba da bing...you see it's funny because the sock is an ancient symbol of comedy. In Greek theatre, actors with comedic roles only wore a thin soled shoe called a sock and Thalia herself, the muse of comedy, is often associated with comic’s socks in addition to the mask that all of us theatre lovers are so familiar with.
Shame on me for not knowing!
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