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O. Henry Museum Pun-Off Enters New Stage of Word Domination!

The O. Henry Museum Pun-Off World Championships are alive and well in Austin, Texas! On May 11, 2024, hundreds of punsters gathered from far and wide to celebrate wit and wordplay in a day-long battle of puns. The Pun-Off is one of Austin’s oldest “weird” events, now celebrating almost 50 jeers of the so-called lowest form of humor--2024 marks the Pun-Off's 47th anniversary!

The Champ-Puns are:

Punniest of Show: 

  • 1st Place (Gary Hallock Memorial Award) - Jerzy Gwiazdowski
  • 2nd Tobias Miceli-Gwiazdowski
  • 3rd Erika Ettin
     

PunSlingers: 

  • 1st Place: Jerzy Gwiazdowski
  • 2nd Place: Blake Bauserman
  • Third Place (tie): Maury Zeff & Atom Even Engel.

MMVP Award: Sarah Flocken