Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a cheesy puzzle with punny answers to rival the funk of week-old Limburger (or is that another name for a plant-based burger?). For example, if you don’t trust that suspicious guy behind the cheese counter, you may fret that he’s up to no…what? This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Cheesy Pun Word Game”
You’re listening to A Way with Words, the show about language and how we use it.
I’m Grant Barrett.
And I’m Martha Barnette.
And joining us now on the line from New York City is our quiz guy, John Chaneski.
Hey, John.
Hey, Martha.
Hi, Grant.
You know, I had a science teacher, Mr. Hannigan. He once told me that a pun is just two-thirds of a joke, and two-thirds of a pun is P-U. But, of course, nothing stinks like a good cheese pun.
Now, I’m going to give you some hints to some puns about cheese, and you work out what it is. For example, I don’t trust the new guy behind the cheese counter at the store. Very suspicious of him. I think he’s up to no Gouda.
Okay, gotcha. That’s the kind of response I’d expect to hear if you pulled out a pun like that. So here’s some cheese-based puns you’re going to help me finish. Ready? Here we go.
Okay. All right. Sadly, a tornado swept through my local cheese shop. All that was left was…
Debris.
Debris, yes. Now, I never want to be out of cheese, which is why I keep a wheel of cheese behind a glass door in my kitchen. Now, I only use it in…
Queso emergency?
Queso emergency, yes. I like fries, I like gravy, and I like cheese curds, but I’m only 50-50 on poutine, and my feelings are neither black nor white. It’s more of a…
Gruyere area.
Oh, gosh. Gruyere area, yes. Gruyere area.
Now, if I’m at a friend’s house and I see some cheese in the fridge, I’ll just grab it and wolf it down. You know what they say. It’s better to ask forgiveness than…
Oh, ask for parmesan.
Parmesan, yes.
Teamwork.
You know, guys, cheese is in the Bible, you know. In Genesis, they mention the very first couple to enjoy cheese. Yeah, Adam and Eve. E-D-A-M. Eat them and Eve. Eat them and Eve, right.
I maintain that you can lose weight just by eating cheese. Try it. I bet that you will.
Cheddar a lot of weight.
There you go. You’ll cheddar a few pounds, I’m sure. I guess our time apart has endeared me to you guys. You know what they say.
Absence makes the heart grow fondue.
Yes, it sure does. Alright, this is just about all the cheese puns I can take. I’ve had it up to here. In fact…
I’m fed up.
Oh my gosh.
Yes! I’m fed up with this. Those are all the cheese buns I have today. I hope you thought they were great.
Well, any way you slice it, Martha, that was a lot of fun. Yeah, we had a total mind melt. Well, if it’s puns that you want and puns that you have, share your favorites with us, words@waywordradio.org, or tell the world about your puns on Twitter @wayword.
