This groaner is in honor of the annual O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships. (It was going to be in honor of Halloween, but I didn't want to wait half a year to post.) See http://www.punpunpun.com/ for more information about the contest.

As always, all feedback much appreciated.

Joy,

Lynn

That ending was so groan-inducing, I had to laugh. Great work!

Hi Lynn!
Ooooh! A Sherlock Holmes homage?

Oh?

Phone tag?

Fancy!

An angstful story by Lynn? In a short story?





She was stuck in a container?

Really, Lois? Walking *inside* a man cave?

So, how did she survive? Was she in some sort of extra-dimensional vortex, held in stasis until she returned to our realm? And is Nestor the explanation how Superman is able to store his clothes while wearing the suit?

And he’s only doing these heists every other month because he can only become a house during a full moon?

Unexpected this is.

Jar-Jar: Meesa likin’ these!

Michael

Ha!

Loved this, Lynn. Thanks ...
Laura

Really funny! Poor Lois. What a place to be stuck for a month.

Yup, this was a groaner, but a fun one!

Thank you all for the feedback.

Annie, I'm delighted that my story went all the way through the groaner phase and back into laughworthy territory for you.

Michael,

They are pretty rare, but there are a few... just not this one.


Literally!

Exactly. One full moon to lad him up with valuables, and the next one to empty him. Lather, rinse, repeat.


Someone has been watching Star Wars, methinks. (This summer I'll be able to geek out when I can watch for the first time both The Force Awakens and Batman v. Superman.)

Virginia, agreed. Fortunately for Lois, she was not aware of the passage of time.

Laura and Morgana, I'm glad you both enjoyed it. One never knows how humour writing will be received, and that goes double for puns. I also wasn't sure how the (hopefully) unexpected ending would be received -- whether the sudden shift in tone would be jarring. (But, Michael, I hadn't thought it would be Jar-Jaring! )

Joy,
Lynn

A bad copy but

Hi dcarson,

Thank you for sharing that link. That song was hysterical and a delightful way to start my morning.

Joy,
Lynn

Michael

As I was getting close to the end of the story, I was kind of shaking my head at how ridiculous and lame it was - all the action's off-camera (as it were), and it wrapped up too easily. I judged too soon. That last line was awesome. I love elaborate pun set-ups.

I didn't find the shift in tone jarring; for me it really sold the pun.

I can't believe that I never made the connection between warehouse and werehouse. It seems so obvious now that you've so very delightfully illustrated the idea.

Hello Mrs. Mxy,

Thanks for sticking it out through what I'll agree would have been pretty weak writing had this been a straight-forward story. I'm glad you made it to the end and realized why I made the writing choices I did. I'm also thrilled that the you found payoff to be worth the build-up.

And thanks for the feedback. It put a wonderful end to a very-hectic work week.

Joy,
Lynn