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At this the Scarecrow gave a gasp and the Tin Woodman stopped short and looked reproachfully at the Woggle Bug. At the same time the Saw Horse loudly snorted his derision; and even the Pumpkinhead put up his hand to hide the smile which, because it was carved upon his face, he could not change to a frown. AT THIS THE SCARECROW GAVE A GASP AND THE TIN WOODMAN STOPPED SHORT AND LOOKED REPROACHFULLY AT THE WOGGLE BUG AT THE SAME TIME THE SAW HORSE LOUDLY SNORTED HIS DERISION AND EVEN THE PUMPKINHEAD PUT UP HIS HAND TO HIDE THE SMILE WHICH BECAUSE IT WAS CARVED UPON HIS FACE HE COULD NOT CHANGE TO A FROWN
 is poor.” “Still, it is a Joke,” declared the Woggle-Bug; firmly, “and a Joke derived from a play upon words is considered among educated people to be eminently proper.” “What does that mean?” enquired the Pumpkinhead, stupidly. “It means, my dear friend,” explained the Woggle-Bug, “that our language contains many words having a double meaning; and that to pronounce a joke that allows both meanings of a certain word, proves the joker a person of culture and refinement, who has, moreover, a thorough command of the language.” “I don’t believe that,” said Tip, plainly; “anybody can make a pun.” “Not so,” rejoined the Woggle-Bug, stiffly. “It requires education of a high order. Are you educated, young sir?” “Not especially,” admitted Tip. “Then you cannot judge the matter. I myself am Thoroughly Educated, and I say that puns display genius. For instance, were I to ride upon this Saw-Horse, he would not only be an animal he would become an equipage. For he would then be a horse-and-buggy.”  PERMIT ME TO SAY THAT YOUR JOKE IS A POOR ONE AND AS OLD AS IT IS POOR STILL IT IS A JOKE DECLARED THE WOGGLE BUG FIRMLY AND A JOKE DERIVED FROM A PLAY UPON WORDS IS CONSIDERED AMONG EDUCATED PEOPLE TO BE EMINENTLY PROPER WHAT'S THAT MEAN INQUIRED THE PUMPKINHEAD STUPIDLY IT MEANS MY DEAR FRIEND EXPLAINED THE WOGGLE BUG THAT OUR LANGUAGE CONTAINS MANY WORDS HAVING A DOUBLE MEANING AND THAT TO PRONOUNCE A JOKE THAT ALLOWS BOTH MEANINGS OF A CERTAIN WORD PROVES THE JOKER A PERSON OF CULTURE AND REFINEMENT WHO HAS MOREOVER A THOROUGH COMMAND OF THE LANGUAGE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT SAID TIP PLAINLY ANYBODY CAN MAKE A PUN NOT SO REJOINED THE WOGGLE BUG STIFFLY IT REQUIRES EDUCATION OF A HIGH ORDER ARE YOU EDUCATED YOUNG SIR NOT ESPECIALLY ADMITTED TIP THEN YOU CANNOT JUDGE THE MATTER I MYSELF AM THOROUGHLY EDUCATED AND I SAY THAT PUNS DISPLAY GENIUS FOR INSTANCE WERE I TO RIDE UPON THIS SAW HORSE HE WOULD NOT ONLY BE AN ANIMAL HE WOULD BECOME AN EQUIPAGE FOR HE WOULD THEN BE A HORSE AND BUGGY
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