Sara not only cared about her students, but also wanted them to have fun in class. She was punny that way.
Mary had a little lamb, then two and three and four. And each a perfect replica of all that went before. The followed her to school one day which was against the rule. It made the children laugh and play to see her flock at school. The teacher turned the woolies out to wait the bell at four. But when the children tried to leave more sheep had jammed the door. "What makes those lambs love Mary so?" The eager children fish. Says teacher, dialing 9-1-1: "She's got the Petri dish."
I like to think so. The fun part of punning is seeing the ones who get it immediately, explaining the puns to the other kids. The other fun part is just messing with their heads a little.
Two atoms are walking down the street. Suddenly the first one says "HEY! I think I lost an electron!" The other one says "Are you sure?" The first says "Yeah, I'm positive!"
I should note I was too busy face-palming to formulate my response in the form of a chemistry pun...BTW, did you mean bucky-ing the trend...? Also BTW, when I was doing undergraduate research we accidentally synthesized an yttrium 60 compound. Paper on it somewhere...
While this thread has undergone a chain reaction, the neutron took charge of his alcohol problem. His attraction to bar-hopping has since decayed. Anytime he encounters a bar, he spins around and scatters. Positive thoughts now offset his negative emotions. He was literally beaming when I saw him.