People have been unleashing their inner-Dad-jokes for “UK Pun Day”

Today is “UK Pun Day” – a celebration of tonight’s fourth annual UK Pun Championships. That meant people needed no further excuse to channel their inner-Dad and share some groaners with the world. Here are ten of our favourite puns…

1.

Today is #ukpunday, just let that sink in pic.twitter.com/rJy13rVNEV

— Marc P. Lamberts (@lambertsmarc) February 13, 2017

2.

Why do they have bar codes on the returning Swedish fleet?

So they can Scandinavian.#ukpunday

— Julian Lee (@JulianLeeComedy) February 13, 2017

3.

#ukpunday @LeicsComedyFest
I really wanted a camouflage shirt, but I couldn't find one.

— Martyn Allison (@grobykid) February 13, 2017

4.
https://twitter.com/Ianpippin/status/831091171044818944

5.
https://twitter.com/SummerRay/status/831067651417993216

6.

I used to be in an 80s band called Prevention….

We were better than the Cure. #ukpunday

— Gizzy (@gizm0j0e) February 13, 2017

7.
https://twitter.com/Panayisalad/status/831103141248692225

8.

A gang were caught smuggling jacket potatoes through customs control. They would have got away with it but they were foiled.
#ukpunday

— Loudwords (@TheMCSpeaks) February 13, 2017

9.

Dreamt I'd written The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings AND The Silmarillion. When I woke up my wife said I'd been Tolkien in my sleep. #ukpunday

— Dr Jon Sutton (@jonmsutton) February 12, 2017

10.

I went to buy this watch. I said "can I buy a watch?" Watch salesman says "analogue?" I said "nah, just a watch please" #UKpunday

— Andrew Trendell (@AndrewTrendell) February 13, 2017