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China Bans Puns In Media
- China announced a ban on puns in media, framing wordplay as a threat to linguistic order.
- The regulator argued puns cause cultural and linguistic 'chaos' and ordered strictly literal language.
Host's Personal Pun Aversion
- Helen admits she dislikes most puns and felt oddly approving of the Chinese ban at first.
- She describes pun-aversion as partly visceral, not just intellectual.
Brother's Marathon Pun Runs
- Helen shares her brother Andy's long, notorious pun runs from his podcast The Bugle.
- She and others endure and laugh at his relentless, absurd wordplay.