War Puns

War is a failure of diplomats to find agreement and achieve resolutions.

No one wants war.  Except for politicians, media news outlets and arms dealers.

Here is a page of war humor that was created to find the funny in constant overhyped threats from doom-mongering liars.

​Laughing at them in their hysterical rush to war seemed the best way to respond.  Sometimes humor is the best weapon we have.

You could say these are War Puns of Mass Distraction.

Puns

Exploding insect - jihadi long-legs
Dogs of war - war on terrier
​Terrorism is big business - they're making a bomb out of it

Bomber tried to blow up a car - burnt his mouth on the exhaust pipe
Refreshing protest drink - Molotov cocktail
Gameshow to select next victim of US foreign policy - Wheel of Misfortune

​Two soldiers were killed when their car ran into a tree - the IRA planted it
Smart weapon with inactive moral compass - misguided missile
Trousers missing a zip - no-fly zone

Give Peas A Chance Gifts >>

Expressions

Collateral damage - civilians die when you drop bombs
​Fake news - the other sides news is fake
History is written by the winners - the story changes depending where and when you read it
Propaganda - anything the other side say

Rebel - someone we support
Surgical strike - accurate bombing only hurts bad people
Terrorist - someone we don't support
Truth is the first casualty of war - as if they ever tell the truth

Films

Enemy of the State - one of the best and earliest references to Government control and spying
​WarGames - a computer learns you cannot win

Poetry

We admired the First World War poetry, once the conflict was over. Sadly, the conflicts keep on coming.

I don't do poetry but I made an exception.

They talk of war with so much ease,
If you want peace, they call “appease”
They want you down on bended knees
If you say stop, they’ll call for more,
The bombs, they drop, for endless war.
Learned nothing from what went before.

Anti War - War is Good Sheep Gifts >>

Quotes

Bomb them back to the Stone Age - Curtis LeMay, Air Force general, Vietnam
History is a set of lies agreed upon - Napoleon Bonaparte
I think it would be a good idea - Gandhi when asked what he thought of Western civilization

​World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones - Einstein

Slogans

Brains Not Bombs - also Books
Drop Pants Not Bombs - or Aid, Food, Money, Medicine
​Give Peace a Chance
Make Love Not War - also Tea

Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Blood
​Smart Bombs, Dumb Leaders
War is Costly, Peace is Priceless
War is Over

Anti War Sheep Gifts >>

Anti-War Songs

Some of the best songs written have been inspired by war.

19 - Paul Hardcastle
99 Red Balloons - Nena
Alice's Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie

​I Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag - Country Joe McDonald at Woodstock
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Imagine - Lennon

​The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
Two Tribes - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
​War - Edwin Starr

​Woodstock - Joni Mitchell
Zombie - The Cranberries

War Is Over

That's all the humor I could think of on this subject.

​Peace out.