What is PunHub?
As the page presents itself, it’s the “largest pun comic creator on Instagram.” Conor, the creator of PunHub, does graphic design and animation for an agency and said the project was born after he started messing around on his commute, which takes about an hour. "It’s mainly why the style is pretty scrappy," Conor told Bored Panda. "I have to come up with an idea, find assets, and create them [pun memes] before the bus pulls in at work."
When it comes to the catchy name, it was one of the few ideas Conor has had. "However, since this isn't actually my first rodeo with creating pages, I knew I needed the name itself to be something people laughed at and wanted to follow, so I settled on PunHub," he said. "It sounds just like the name of another popular site that I'm not sure if you've heard before."
Why are Puns Funny?
The million-dollar question, isn’t it? First of all, these funny puns are what you call a play with words. And although words aren’t things you can manipulate in a physical way by, say, touching them, they are still very much enjoyable to toy around with. Although the actual reasons why we find pun jokes funny vary from person to person, here are some general ideas that might answer our million-dollar question:
- Element of surprise. Each pun, no matter how silly or how sophisticated, always has a plot twist in it. Such a cognitive dissonance created only by a double meaning of a pun is always quite amusing.
- Sharp wits. To understand and create cool puns, one has to have sharp wits and tons of cleverness. Knowing you have such sharp wits to laugh at a pun gives an additional boost of self-confidence!
- Absurdity. Oh yes, some silly pun jokes can be so far-fetched, verging on absurd, that we cannot stop ourselves from laughing at them!
- Playfulness. Puns always embrace a fun and entertaining way of using a language, and such unexpected juggling of words is amusing in its own right.
Why are Puns Good for You?
And there’s another thing about these funny pun jokes — they are actually good for you! How so? Well, although it happens in a mere blink of an eye, your brain is actually working really hard to decipher the coded message in a pun, trying to understand what’s the fun fuss about it. Basically, sharing silly puns and enjoying them is a workout for your brain!
As we said before, the reasons why we find pun memes and jokes funny are different for everybody. But, you know what they say — the fun is in variety. So, without any further dwelling on trying to understand why these particular jokes are funny, let’s just enjoy them!
