O'Henry Annual Pun-off

This event has been an annual phenomenon in Austin for many years. This year it was in Brush Square Park, behind the O'Henry Museum. William Sydney Porter (aka O'Henry) lived for years in Austin.

We took a lot of pun-ishment over the afternoon, including a song about a yoga teacher. A many-times punning champion sang it with guitar accompaniment. Part of the way through he started yodeling "Yoga lady, yoga lady, yoga lady, hooo." The audience died inside a little bit, while laughing like crazy.

Once again, characters abounded. Some, like the guy below with the excellent mustache, became contestants later in the show.

Some were just interesting. It was a good people-watching day. I like a whimsical, well-done tattoo like this.

The story of the day for me, despite the good competition, was hats. There just seemed to be a terrific collection of hats going on.

One of my favorite punsters, expounding on the BP oil well disaster, won the hat of the day contest (in my head). I was just gushing with enthusiasm.