When it comes to big business, who could forget Warburtons “Bakers, born and bred” or tech company’s IBM’s “I think, therefore IBM’, plus Air Asia’s billboards reading “Cheap enough to say, Phuket, I’ll go”.
Even kids’ favourite Disney adds clever lines that will appeal to the adults, including “Cheetahs never prosper” in The Lion King, “If it’s not Baroque, don’t fix it,” from Beauty And The Beast, and “I love how your fowl little mind works” is said by Jafar to parrot Iago in Aladdin.
He loved amazing audiences with more than 3,000 across his plays, including the line in Richard III, “Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of York”.
SHOP owners also know the value of a witty pun when it comes to creating a memorable name to make their business stand out.
From dog groomers & candle shops, to balti houses & locksmiths – is your local shop name one of best puns in Britain?
