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Punsters
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For the purpose of this teaser, a Punster is a person whose work or philosophy begins with 'pun'!
How many 'PUNsters' can you identify from their personal introductions? You will need a very good vocabulary to get them all.
1. "I love playing humorously with words and their meanings."
2. "I'm a bit of a gambler, always keen on a risky venture!"
3. "I usually work with a Welfare or Rehabilitation Officer when an offender has been sentenced."
4. "I like to think I'm a bit of an expert on lots of things - the media often ask my opinion on political and financial issues."
5. "Like my photo with the passionate pink lip studs to match my pink hair? It's at the Ramones concert."
6. "I'm a servant trained to operate the cooling fans in my master's big house in Mumbai."
7. "I'm a puppet in the famously violent children's show."
How many 'PUNsters' can you identify from their personal introductions? You will need a very good vocabulary to get them all.
1. "I love playing humorously with words and their meanings."
2. "I'm a bit of a gambler, always keen on a risky venture!"
3. "I usually work with a Welfare or Rehabilitation Officer when an offender has been sentenced."
4. "I like to think I'm a bit of an expert on lots of things - the media often ask my opinion on political and financial issues."
5. "Like my photo with the passionate pink lip studs to match my pink hair? It's at the Ramones concert."
6. "I'm a servant trained to operate the cooling fans in my master's big house in Mumbai."
7. "I'm a puppet in the famously violent children's show."
Hint
1. [This one should be quite obvious!]2. "I have a friend with the same name, who uses a long pole to navigate leisure boats."
3. "I'm more on the discipline side than my colleagues."
4. 6 letters
5. 2 words
6. A word from India.
7. "My Italian ancestor was named Pulcinella."
Answer
1. PUNster2. PUNter
3. PUNitive or PUNishment Officer
4. PUNdit
5. PUNk Rocker
6. PUNkahwallah*
7. PUNchinello (or just PUNch)
* 'Punkah' is a Hindi word for a ceiling fan. 'Wallah' indicates 'the guy who operates it.'
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Original, creative and fun! Thank you for this one. No way I would ever get #6. I needed the risk taker. Good challenge and very entertaining!
Whew. Some of them were too hard for me. I'm bringing this teaser to the group I share riddles with, but I'm leaving out #2 and 6. I hadn't heard of 'punter' used to mean "gambler," but it is, in Australian English slang. I think the other numbers will be challenging enough for them. And enjoyable too, it's a good different sort of teaser.
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