GIFT GUIDE: What to get someone who loves puns

If you're gift hunting for a friend with a funny bone, we're here to help. You're sure to find the perfect present below, whether you're after goodies for upcoming Father's Day, a birthday, or getting prepped for Christmas.

Everyone has one. The friend who hears a pun, goes quiet for a second, and says "that's terrible" in a voice that means it's the best thing they've heard all week. The uncle who has been running the same three jokes since 2009 and treats every groan as applause. The colleague who ruins a perfectly good meeting with wordplay and looks proud about it.

They are the easiest person on your list, because a pun on a shirt is a pun they get to tell all day without saying anything. Strangers read their chest, do the pause, then do the groan. That's the whole transaction, and for this person it never stops being funny.

So here are 26 of them, ranging from clean wordplay to Aussie slang to jokes that need a second read. Everything is drawn in house or by the independent artists we work with, printed to order in our Sydney studio. Adult unisex sizing, XS to 5XL. Every picture goes straight to the product.

26 gift ideas for the pun lover in your life

Attempted Murder Tee Two crows. A group of crows is a murder. Two is an attempt. If they explain this to whoever's standing next to them, and they will, the shirt has done its job.	Giddy Aunt Tee A cockatoo hanging upside down off a branch, which is exactly the energy of the phrase. For anyone whose exclamations date from before decimal currency.
Dogtor Tee "Trust me, I'm a dogtor." A dog in a stethoscope whose medical advice is presumably a walk and a snack, which frankly beats most of what's on the internet.	Homebodies Tee A tortoise, a hermit crab, a snail, and a person in a house costume. All animals that carry their home around, one club. For the friend who leaves the party at nine and is thrilled about it.
Witch Crafts Tee A witch at the craft table, glue and skulls everywhere, cat supervising. For the friend whose hobby has taken over a full room of their house.	Get Meowt Of Here Tee A cat piloting a UFO, abducting itself. Cat pun plus alien escape fantasy, two of this store's great traditions in one shirt.
I Want To Leave Tee Earth, a departing UFO, and "lol bye". Not technically a pun, but the pun lover and the person who wants to be beamed off this planet are usually the same person.	Earl Grey Tee The word EARL with a tea bag tag hanging off it, printed on a grey tee. Earl. Grey. Tee. It's the most structurally complete pun we own and it took us years to top it.
Tea Cosy Tee "I like my tea cosy." An armchair, a fireplace, a pot on the table. For the person whose ideal Friday night has a tartan blanket in it.	Lambington Tee A perfectly square sheep dipped in chocolate and rolled in coconut. The most Australian pun on this page and it isn't close. The sheep looks mildly concerned, as it should.
These Tits Tee "Take a look at these tits." They're birds. Great tits, blue tits, all scientifically accurate. The birdwatcher's favourite joke, and they've been waiting their whole life for it to be on a shirt.	Meowdy Tee A teal cat in a cowboy hat and boots, giving you the finger guns. Meowdy, partner. One word, fully committed to.
Missile Toad Tee "Kiss me under the missile toad." A toad with a rocket strapped to its back. Wearable in December as a Christmas joke and the other eleven months as a toad with a rocket.	Snailed It Tee A very pleased snail who got there eventually. For the friend who finishes things late but finishes them, and celebrates like the deadline never existed.
You Are Trash Tee A raccoon holding a sign that says "To me, you are trash." From a raccoon, that's the highest compliment there is. An insult and a love letter at the same time.	I Need A Nap Tee "I need a nap" in full heavy metal lettering, with flames, around a sloth that's already asleep. The least metal sentence ever printed in the most metal font available.
Kittea Time Tee A cat lounging in a teacup like it pays rent there. For the person who owns a teapot with a name and a cat with opinions.	A Bit Munted Tee Lorikeets looking absolutely wrecked, which anyone who's watched them get into fermented nectar knows is documentary realism. For the friend who was also a bit munted last weekend.
Silly Duffer Tee A numbat with its ridiculous tongue out, being just a silly duffer. Gentle enough for your mum, obscure enough marsupial for the wildlife nerd.	Happy Chappy Tee A sloth with a surfboard, in no hurry whatsoever to get in the water. On a black trimmed ringer. For the mate with no enemies and no alarm set.
You Bloody Ripper Tee The correct thing to yell when anything goes well in this country. Printed on pale blue so it reads as encouragement rather than shouting.	Very Very Mad Tee A red-bellied snake holding a knife in its mouth, and it doesn't even need the knife. Continuing this page's proud tradition of armed wildlife.
Never Fast Always Furious Tee In the movie lettering, so the joke lands from across the street. For slow walkers, slow drivers, and anyone still furious anyway.	I Love Willies Tee Willie wagtails. Australia's favourite little bird. That's it, that's what it means, and if people choose to read it differently that is entirely on them.
Among The Rats Tee "Always aim for the star. Even if you get it backwards, you will be among the rats." Read "star" backwards. This is the thinking person's motivational poster and the slowest burn on the page.	Nothing Really Mattress Tee Queen, but it's a bed. Existential dread and a nap, together at last. Anyone can see it's just a little silhouetto of a bed.

Still stuck? Pick by what kind of pun person they are

Puns are not one genre. Narrow it down:

• Animal puns, the classics: Dogtor, Meowdy, Get Meowt Of Here, Kittea Time, Snailed It, Missile Toad, Lambington.
• Birdwatchers and bird people: Attempted Murder, These Tits, I Love Willies, Giddy Aunt, A Bit Munted.
• Needs a second read to land: Among The Rats, Earl Grey, Homebodies, Attempted Murder again because someone will need it explained.
• Talks like someone's grandad and proud of it: Giddy Aunt, Silly Duffer, You Bloody Ripper, Happy Chappy.
• Puns with a bit of attitude: You Are Trash, Very Very Mad, Never Fast Always Furious, I Want To Leave, A Bit Munted.
• Cosy indoor energy: Tea Cosy, Kittea Time, Homebodies, I Need A Nap, Nothing Really Mattress.

If they're more of an animal person than a wordplay person, the animals collection runs deep, with dedicated cat and bird ranges. The rest of the jokes live in the funny t shirts collection.

You can also check out our other gift guides for cinephiles, nerds, Aussie millennials, foodies, kind people, birdwatchers, tired people, eco warriors, and grumpy bastards.

Why a pun shirt is the correct gift for this person

Think about what you're actually giving them. Every time someone reads their shirt, pauses, and groans, that's the pun landing, and they didn't have to do anything. You've automated their favourite activity. No other present does this. A book gets read once. A pun shirt delivers the joke every single time it leaves the house.

There's also a matching logic to it. The better you know the person, the more precisely you can pick the pun. Bird nerd, tea drinker, cat servant, slow walker: it's all covered above. Getting the exact right one is its own message, which is what separates a good gift from a voucher.

Although if you do freeze, the gift card exists, and letting them agonise over which pun to commit to is arguably a gift in itself.

What you're actually buying

Everything here is designed in house or by the independent artists we work with, then printed to order in our Sydney studio. Printed in Australia, not made in Australia, and we'd rather say that plainly than be vague about it. The blanks are ethically sourced AS Colour, the inks are OEKO-TEX certified, and our printing has been carbon neutral since 2021.

Printing to order means nothing sits in a warehouse waiting to be dumped at the end of a season. Your shirt gets made because you ordered it. And because everything is drawn from scratch, these aren't the same pun shirts you've seen at a market stall. Nobody else has our concerned square sheep.

Questions people ask before buying this stuff

What do you get someone who loves puns?

A pun they haven't heard, on something they'll actually use. That's the hard part, because they've heard most of them. The safest picks here are the ones with a twist buried in them, like Among The Rats or Earl Grey, because even a veteran pun person gets a fresh groan out of those.

Are these dad jokes or actual puns?

Both live here. Dogtor and Snailed It are proud dad jokes. Among The Rats and Attempted Murder take a second longer. The list above sorts them roughly by how much thinking is required, so match it to the recipient's patience.

Is there anything rude on this page?

These Tits and I Love Willies are wordplay about birds that are genuinely called that, so they're only as rude as the reader's mind. If you want properly rude, we have a whole rude collection for that. If you want zero risk, Silly Duffer and Happy Chappy are safe for any nan.

How do I get their size right without asking?

Fits are relaxed and unisex, XS to 5XL. Go with whatever size they wear in a normal t-shirt, and size up one if they like things oversized. Measurements are on every product page.

Are these adult sizes?

Adult unisex only. Despite the name, Lonely Kids Club is an adult label. The smaller sizes fit most teenagers fine.

How long will it take to arrive?

Everything is printed to order, so leave time for us to make it before it ships. Current production and delivery times are on the shipping page. Order earlier than feels necessary if it's for a birthday.

Designed and printed in Sydney since 2011. Original designs, printed to order, and yes, we're aware every one of these tees is also a tea joke waiting to happen.