The Friends of the O. Henry and Dickinson Museums is raising money for future programs with their Book Sale and Auction during the Pun-Off. It’s all JEST for a WORDY cause. Read all about the 18 fabulous items up for bid. Continue reading
He may hail from Queens NY, but Jerzy Gwiazdowski will rain for the next year as new world champion in Punniest of Show. Although he was a total newbie to our contest, Jerzy did arrive with some experience at competitive punning, having recently claimed a 2nd place honors in a PUNderdome competition in Brooklyn, NY. Gwiazdowski scored a rare 40 out of a possible 40 points with our judge panel. That left our 2011 champ, Gracie “I barely know her” Deegan of Austin, TX with sloppy seconds and Benjamin Ziek of Glendale, CA to walk away with a not-so-shabby piece of 3rd place metal to show he’s still hardware it counts.
In the PunSlingers contest, the multi-medaled Andy Balinsky of Austin, TX tied for 3rd place this year against another Austinite, 2009 winner Matt Pollock. Our 2year defending champ, Benjamin ”Game show freak” Ziek, was knocked down to a mere second by the rising star, (former 2nd place in 2011) Dav Wallace of Round Rock, TX. whose formidable talents are much like my runaway train of thought, very dis-tracked.
The 2012 mmMVP trophy was awarded to the intrepid P.O.S. champ, Jerzy Gwiazdowski for his talented presentation and significant skills in winning smiles. Check out more details, photos and linx on this website soon.
URL welcome. Gary “PunMeister” Hallock
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We are hoping to live stream some of the Pun-Off on its own page. If the picture freezes or we exceed 50 viewers, refresh and try again. I apologize in advance if it doesn’t work. Please tweet with the hashtag #punoff2012.
The May 2012 Fortune Magazine has a feature story on the 2011 Pun-Off with a sketch of Punster of the Year John Pollack.
http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/tag/o-henry-pun-off-world-championships/
Peached Tortilla (http://thepeachedtortilla.com/) will be our exclusive food trailer at the Pun-off on May 19. Eric, the owner, has generously offered to make a contribution from his sales to the Friends of the O. Henry and Dickinson Museums. We are so looking forward to Eric’s tongue foo Asian eclectic cooking!
“Flavors know no boundaries at the peached tortilla. There are no rules. We start and stop with putting out innovative, great tasting food for the masses. It’s time to join the flavor revolution and unzip your taste buds. Austin, allow yourself to get peached.” Continue reading
Give your stamp of approval to the 2012 Pun-Off T-shirt design!! Artist Quinn Argall played off the new US postal stamp design that commemorates the 150th anniversary of O. Henry’s birthday on September 11, 2012. He replaced the urban NYC city skyline of the official stamp with Austin’s marked by the Texas capitol and UT Tower. The image of young O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) with handle bar mustache is based upon an 1880′s photo when he lived in Austin. Continue reading
The third of our weakly FRIDAY PUNSTER WARM-UP sessions will be held Friday, May 11, 2012 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm at Joe’s Place, 1814 East Martin Luther King Drive, Austin, Texas (that’s the corner of MLK and Chicon.) Continue reading
Join in on Friday, May 4, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
The second of our weakly FRIDAY PUNSTER WARM-UP sessions will gather in this week at THE NEW WORLD DELI, 4101 GUADALUPE, Austin, TX. These gatherings are designed to put everyone in the mood for the upcoming competition at the 35th Annual O.Henry Pun-Off World Championships on May 19th. Continue reading
The first of our weakly FRIDAY PUNSTER WARM-UP sessions will gather in this week at THE POURHOUSE PUB at 6701 BURNET Road, Austin, TX. These gatherings are designed to put everyone in the mood for the upcoming competition at the 35th Annual O.Henry Pun-Off World Championships on May 19th. Continue reading
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Registration Is Full! – Position is nine tense of the law!
Update May 12: Cold Feats & Corn Flix : Although registration for both Punniest of Show and Punslingers is full, as expected, we’ve flushed out a few pairs of cold feet and conflicted schedules. A number of contestants have dropped off both of our confirmed lists and the “stand-bys” are moving up. In fact, we have an even 32 pre-registered in Punniest of Show with NOBODY on that waiting list. If you have the urge and the nerve there’s still a full week before you’ll be expected to prove your mettle to claim that medal. Feel lucky, punk! Well, do you? Sign up here. You might be surprised! Continue reading
We are shirts important to you to have an O.Henry Pun-Off with a souvenir T-shirt to help you cherish the mammaries. We are still working on the art for this year’s addition. The shirt will be celebrating the 150th Anniversary of O. Henry’s birth on September 11, 1862. The USPS is issuing a commemorative stamp this year and we expect to push that envelope a bit further.
