Miss Prints!

We wish we would have thought of this one first! Great job Betsy!

This lovely visual pun was found in Seattle at the Punk Rock Flea Market. We were on our way out the door when we spotted it, and we just had to turn around and give out a pun award. The award winner is Betsy Schairer of Baddins Design. Betsy also makes some lovely embroidery drawings that are showing now at Dolce Vita in Ballard, curated by ghostgallery.

Betsy was a very gracious award-winner, she even gave an acceptance speech! She explained to us her process in conceptualizing the "Miss Prints" image--she just came up with the idea the night before. Thanks for the laugh and smarts, Betsy!

Miss Prints!

Mallternative!

While out and about on a weekend in Astoria, OR, we spotted this gem.  We promptly ran across the street and presented the owner with a pun award.  We also appreciate his business model--or should we say Mallternative?

Mallternative!

Congratulations, Un Phở Gettable!

Our second Pun Award goes to Un Phở Gettable.  Seattle sure loves itself some phở, and why shouldn't we?  It's fast.  It's cheap.  It's served in giant bowls.  And, well, it's phở-cking everywhere.  So, when Margaret and I were struck with sudden hunger while on our way to hit the great north Aurora thrift shop circuit this weekend, we couldn't resist stopping in to grab some Vietnamese cuisine and hand a Punny to the proprietors of Un Phở Gettable, clearly our favorite Seattle phở restaurant name.  It was a slow Saturday afternoon when we arrived at the Greenwood Ave and Holman Rd strip mall establishment.  So, we took a moment to hand the proprietor their award, describe what it is Puncontrollable does and praise them on the excellent choice of business name before ordering our food.  Thanks, Un Phở Gettable, for making us smile every time we pass by.  Here's Margaret enjoying her teriyaki.  Yum!

Congratulations, Un Phở Gettable!

First Pun Award!

Congratulations Elephants Gerald!

This is a shop whose name has made me giggle ever since I first laid eyes upon it.  Elephants Gerald makes screen printed tshirts, too--even better!  The thing that I like about this store, almost as much as their name--their posted "hours: flexible."  We like how they think!

 I met with John Ramm, the founder (pictured above), when I stopped by to give them their award.  He happily hung the award in the window and gave me these neat stickers.  Tired of the hearts on people's bumperstickers?  Replace them with a screw!

Thanks John, for making this a more pun-derful world.

First Pun Award!

Pun Awards Coming Soon!

We just got together all the goodies for our pun awards. Pun awards will be given to people or businesses that have puns that makes us giggle. If we are out and about and we see a pun we like, we'll leave a pun award, take a picture of the pun, and feature it here at puncontrollable.com. Award winners will receive a "pun award" magnet and sticker, a "the less I like" sticker, and a coupon for the purchase of puncontrollable merchandise.

Check back soon to see who will win!

Pun Awards Coming Soon!