In addition to hosting the pun-off, it also preserves many of the author’s artifacts and writing tools from his career. The building that now houses the museum was originally his home in Austin and where he wrote some of his earliest stories. Henry’s work quickly spread through the newspapers and serials of the day, and though most readers might associate him with his short stories, he also was known for his humor and, for a time, managed a satirical paper called “The Rolling Stone”. Henry authored well-known works like “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Ransom of Red Chief” as well as poems and newspaper articles. Primarily famous for his short stories, O.
Henry Museum, in Austin, Texas, which honors the life and work of William Sidney Porter, AKA the famed writer O. The gathering draws fans of witty wordplay to Austin, Texas, where 64 of America’s most gifted punsters will match wits with one another in both scripted and off-the-cuff competitions.
Started in 1978, the competition is run by a P.U.N.Y group (AKA “Punsters United Nearly Yearly”) that ranks contestants’ puns from 1-10 as well as elects a “most viable punster” each year. Henry Museum Pun-Off World Championships, an annual pun-off every May. It’s the most punderful time of the year! Across the nation, punthusiasts are prepping their best jokes for the O.
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