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Monday, 25 May 2026

Pun Fun 6: The Contenders

Voting is now open for Pun Fun 6. 

You were challenged to insert a reference to herbs or spices into a popular song title, and you have come up with a veritable potpourri of puns. Thanks to everyone who submitted an entry.

Unfortunately the anonymous commentator who suggested "Cumin Feel The Noize" never got in touch to submit that as an official entry, so you can't vote for it. But there are plenty more ace aromatic puns to choose from. Will it be a herb or a spice that carries off the crown? Will the chive, dill, mace and bay leaf votes get split letting other contenders surge past? That's all down to you lot.

Voting is open to all readers not just those who entered. Let me know your top five in order of preference. I'll award 7 points for every first choice, 5 for second and then 3, 2 and 1 for the rest.

You can either submit your votes in the comments section below or by email to leggies27@hotmail.co.uk if you would rather preserve the sanctity of the ballot. 

The deadline is next Sunday (31 May). We will announce the results a week today. 

Here are the contenders, listed alphabetically by artist. 

  1. Stand Down Marjoram - The Beat
  2. Chive Talking - The Bee Gees
  3. Turmeric! Turmeric! Turmeric! (To Everything There Is A Seasoning) - The Byrds
  4. Bay Leaf Christina - Chicory Tip
  5. What A Fool Bay Leaves - The Doobie Brothers
  6. Sexy Chives - Dr Hook
  7. Oregano Flow – Enya
  8. The Bitterest Dill (I Ever Had To Swallow) - The Jam
  9. Love Dill Tear Us Apart – Joy Division
  10. Saffron And On - Longpigs
  11. Parsley Dutchie - Musical Youth
  12. Don't Kala Namak in Anger - Oasis
  13. Rose Of Cinnamon – Poco
  14. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Mace – Roberta Flack
  15. Thyme Is On My Side - The Rolling Stones
  16. It Mustard Been Love - Roxette
  17. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mace Elf Agin) - Sly & the Family Stone
  18. William It Was Really Nutmeg - The Smiths

If you want to sing along with the missing hit mentioned above now's your chance.

 

5 comments:

  1. Some excellent ones/puns this month. Just emailed you my votes.

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  2. Pete from Minnesota26 May 2026 at 01:50

    Once again, great submissions all around. This list could be put in any order, because the quality is uniformly excellent. But if I have to commit:
    1. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Mace
    2. Chive Talking
    3. The Bitterest Dill (I Ever Had To Swallow) 
    4. Stand Down Marjoram
    5. What A Fool Bay Leaves

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  3. If I were a sporting gentleman, I’d wager a shiny sixpence on Chive Talking to place at a minimum. But What a Fool Bay Leaves may have the stamina down the stretch...

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