Take the 2-minute tour ×  I was talking to someone about puns
and she said that it's a play on words, e.g. "those two pears
are a pear of green balls" (sorry about the awful example, I
couldn't think of any others on the spot).  I argued that this
is a pun:  John Lydon looked out of his bedroom window and said,
"Ah, how I love country life". (John Lydon stars in a butter
advert which has the phrase "country life" in it).  Which is a
pun?  share|improve this question See this good answer for a
breakdown of types of puns. –  Callithumpian May 20 '12 at 14:14
2 Answers 2  up vote 2 down vote accepted  "How I love the
country life" is a pun, because in that context 'country life'
has two meanings — life in the country and the margarine brand.
"Those two pears are a pear of green balls" doesn't look like a
pun to me, as nothing in there has two meanings.  share|improve
this answer  Both qualify as puns. I think you meant to say,
"those two pears are a pair of green balls."    • The first case
is an example of pa