Why are people so opposed to using puns?  The phrase "no pun intended" has become so ingrained in our language that we parenthetically include it in our speech without a second thought.  I think we should embrace puns and all their stupid funniness.  Use puns intentionally. 

On a side note, why do so many people know that the definition of a pun is "a play on words"?  Were we all force-fed the same vocabulary textbook in 7th grade? #language

Food is a common ingredient (pun intended -- I love puns!) in social settings.  But one thing's for sure:  A bowl of chips will be finished before a plate of BBQ ribs.  Why, you ask?  It's because there's a certain amount of commitment involved when eating food around people.  If you were by yourself, you'd eat the chips and the ribs, or maybe even crush up the chips and sprinkle them on the ribs.  You'd eat like a caveman, grunting with each bite, possibly sitting on the floor so you could more easily get the pieces that fall out of your mouth.  But not in front of other people.  In social settings, we humans need to make other people aware that we're civilized.  We don't chew with our mouths open.  We don't get BBQ sauce all over our faces.  So we make the smallest commitment by eating foods that are easily consumed in one bite.  Chips.  A veggie platter.  Pigs in blankets.  Cookies.  Really anything that can be eaten without utensils.  As soon as a plate and a fork are involved, the level of commitment increases.  And as the level of commitment increases, the chances of someone asking a personal question and the entire room's conversation screeching to a halt to hear the answer as we take the chicken wing out of our mouths and wipe the hot sauce off our chins increases exponentially. #food