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