# Pun thread!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 13, 2010, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pun-thread/524766 "2010-01-13T07:35:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pun-thread/524766/1 "2010-01-13T07:35:30Z")

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While the morpheme addict mainlined affix, I politely declined.

The inflection is spreading. If we don’t stop it now, we’ll all have our own genitive warts.

He gradually shed his hard ablative case under the brunt of analytic reanalysis.

When he said “I just can’t/couldn’t take it anymore!” I knew he was two tense.

The direct object of my investigation was accusative, but became instrumental when I used him to crack the case.

Curvette handed Ionic Bond his Buretta. It was a carefully-calibrated weapon, intended to dispense measured justice in fluid situations.

“When the chips are down, Boileezer is your man.”  
“I hear he works best in a hot spot.”  
“Yes. He’s prevented many volatile situations from exploding.”