Pun Fun 6: The Results

Ladies and gentlemen, we have another winner, or rather winners. After some of the most extraordinary voting I have ever witnessed, tied at the top of the 'Herbs and Spices' chart are...

GEORGE with "Chive Talking" and...

MODESTY FORBIDS with "The Bitterest Dill (I Ever Had To Swallow)"

The votes were scattered far and wide, which I think you should take as a tribute to the overall quality of your entries. Nine different puns (i.e. half the entries) received at least one first choice vote. Weirdly the pun that got the most first places - "Thyme Is On My Side" (Chris) - picked up just a single point from the rest of the voting panel combined and as a result didn't even make the Top 5. Here's what did.

=1.  Chive Talking - The Bee Gees (George)
=1.  The Bitterest Dill (I Ever Had To Swallow) - The Jam (Ernie)
3.    What A Fool Bay Leaves - The Doobie Brothers (Steve)
4.    Parsley Dutchie - Musical Youth (Charity Chic)
5.    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Mace – Roberta Flack (Alyson)

As well as the top 5 and Chris, I should also commend Rol (Roxette) and Pete (whose Smiths pun was described by one enthusiastic voter as "not only the best offering this month, but one of the best puns of the series so far"), both of whom narrowly missed out on fifth place.

Thanks to all of you who submitted a pun and/or voted, your enthusiasm is much appreciated. I'm not quite sure when we'll be back with Pun Fun 7 as I'm going to be out and about quite a bit in June and July, but I will try to get it underway by the end of the month. 

Until then, as is traditional, we hand over to our winners to see us out.