Yes, it’s a thing that exists.
Survivoris one of the longest-punning…
I mean,runningshows on all of television.
Janani ‘J Maya’ Krishnan-Jha of ‘Survivor 45’.Robert Voets/CBS
Who is J Maya, you may ask?
ONLY AN INTERNATIONAL PUN CHAMPION!!!
And how exactly does one find themself competing at such an event?
The cast of ‘Survivor 45’.Robert Voets/CBS
“So I had a lot of free time.
And one of the things I did in that free time was competitive punning.”
Just let it sit and marinate for bit…
Okay, we good to continue?
You’re probably wondering how competitive punning works.
And if you’re not, you absolutely 100 percent should be.
Allow J Maya to enlighten us.
“The first person to not come up with a pun within five seconds is eliminated.
If you make an illegal pun, you’re also eliminated.
There are a ton of ways to be eliminated, basically.
And the last person standing is the winner.”
(Yes, she just went there.)
So what’s with J Maya’s pun obsession?
“I just love puns, and I make them all the time,” she says.
“It’s a big part of who I am, just being silly.
People say that puns are the lowest form of humor, but I think everyone laughs at them.
Everyone has a reaction to them whether it’s a laugh or it’s a groan.
They just bring people together.
(Yes, she just went there again.)
