we make fishy puns like that just for the halibut.

I am offended you would say this. As a Dad, I put a monumental amount of effort into coming up with puns to make my family wince.

I remember wondering why my dad did it so much, given he never ever got a positive reaction. But now that I’m a dad, I get it. It’s just a sort of instinct. In fact, I think I’m seeking the puns that go splat rather than landing well.

For years, my dad and I had pun fights. Sadly, my mom was caught in the middle. Literally. Her chair was between my dad’s chair on one end of the living room, and mine on the other end.

That stopped after a while. I guess it was all the strokes and over work that got him.

I have half jokingly thought that could there even be some evolutionary dimension of improving the language skills of your kids when doing it!

Or the entirety of reddit for that matter. Most threads are inane word puns and/or turtles the whole way down.