Punderdome

Puns! Is there any word more thrilling to the human soul?

I recently discovered a monthly pun competition in Brooklyn called Punderdome 3000.  

The format is simple: 18 contestants or pairs are given a category and challenged to make puns relating to it. They have 90 seconds to think while distracting music plays.

 The winners are given by audience reaction and can proceed to the next round.

Naturally they're not going to provide a helpful topic like 'food' or 'music'. Instead, you'll get things like 'pirate nicknames' or 'pumpkins'.

My category was 'Seasonal Affective Disorder'. My story was something like this:

So, the changing of the seasons always gets me down. I was telling my friend Thomas '[Aw, Tom], this winter...it's like you only have one old pair of shoes that you can't avoid wearing, and I feel like I'm going to [fall back] into [dis pair]. 

He said to me 'I know that around Christmas you [pine] for warmer weather, but be patient and we can [spring forward] into a new season."

Not my best work, certainly, but not bad under the circumstances. Until next month!