Coming back to posting on a regular basis means that I am restarting my “Phun Phriday” posts, which are silly-and-not-necessarily-educational-but-they-could-be things that I’ve found on the web. I curate these in a private Flipboard magazine that I turn to whenever I need a laugh. Today’s entry comes from McSweeney’s. It’s an article called, “Literary Pet Names Using Puns Unworthy of Their Namesakes.” Mary Laura Philpott and Kristen Arnett have created a short list of nicknames for animals that includes cute, simple illustrations. The first one, for example, is a dog named, “Virginia Woof.” You can find a second list by the duo, with Mary Shelley the snail as its introduction, here. (Just be wary if you show this to kids, as the final one uses a synonym for donkey that some may find inappropriate – though I find it wildly funny.)
Happy Friday!
