# Welcome to Punday Monday!
Butterflies in my stomach! Also, toast flies in my stomach! And coffee! Running out the door. I'm late!
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...for romance.
# tl;dr
make a pun about the topic of the week,
the topic is Valentine’s Day,
here's how to make a pun, if you don't know: https://steemit.com/contest/@improv/puns-and-prizes-learn-to-pun-easy-fun-anybody-can-be-a-hit-at-parties





![puntender.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWMgNVyXFxci85tcXX53XTs8eJQ7FtUgKfdeWnhptxzYJ/puntender.jpg)

### New To Punday?
Pull up a stool, order a spiked PUNch, and get to know some of the regulars. I'm your PUNtender, @improv. 

### How To Make a Pun
This contest is open to everyone. Here's a handy dandy guide on how to make a pun: [Learn to Pun](https://steemit.com/contest/@improv/puns-and-prizes-learn-to-pun-easy-fun-anybody-can-be-a-hit-at-parties)

### Rules for the PUN-test: 
* If you hope to win a prize, your pun must be your original work 
* Puns must be relevant to the topic of the week to win a prize, but they can be very *loosely* related.


### Last Week's Punday Monday:
[Here is last week's Punday Monday](https://steemit.com/contest/@improv/punday-monday-137-join-us-make-a-pun-win-some-prizes), and all the puns that were eligible to win this week are in the comments!


## Hang on to your PUNderwear. The Winners of This Week's PUNday Monday Are...

https://media.giphy.com/media/83al7gohOF2kKSiLiF/giphy.gif
(GIF by @littlescribe)

### Rookie of the Week:
No rookies!

### Pocket Choice Awards: 
I am of the opinion that there are four responses to creative works one doesn’t like.
1. Constructive criticism. Help them get better!
2. Useful review. Help audience members know which of them will like and which won’t like this piece.
3. Outdo them. Demonstrate to yourself and others what “good” looks like.
4. Keep it to yourself.

There is, however, only one way to respond to creative work one DOES like.

1. Send them POCKET.

What pun was your favorite?
https://steemit.com/pocket/@improv/5qdzc4-pocket-friday
No voters… bummer.
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* #### POCKET Choice Winner's Circle Season One: 
@aloha-creations, @professorbromide, @tcpolymath, @miniature-tiger, @lilygolightly, @chrisroberts, @stinawog, @f3nix, @doctorcrypto, @heroic15397, @littlescribe, @diebitch, @acolucky, @ablaze, and @paul.atreides.


* #### POCKET Choice Winners' Circle Season Two: 
@ablaze, @coinsandchains, @dollarsandsense, @doctorcrypto, @heroic15397, @littlescribe, @jk6276, @acolucky, @deceth, @richatvns, @wpkwolfe, @stanism, @lordoffaux, @blockingback, @theartofori, @rainite, @chrisroberts, @kharma.scribbles, @theabsolute, @mo-nique, @jdkennedy, @ecoinstant and @mensa-sig

* #### POCKET Choice Winners' Circle Season Three: 
It’s still season two.

### Grand Prize (which isn’t bigger than the other prizes, just grander):

* ### Best Pun
* ### Best Pun of the Entire Week
* ### [Best Overall Pun](https://www.depop.com/products/bailselisabeth-cute-overalls-in-good-condition/)

## DRUMROLL PLEASE…..

@acolucky. He knows how much I like a shaggy dog.
### And What Prizes Do They Win, You Ask?


* #### SBI
See @steembasicincome for details. I’ll sponsor each qualified entrant for two SBI levels each week! Each winning entry will get an additional two SBI! 

Our entrants were:
@acolucky, @doctorcrypto, @theabsolute
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWm4enZenCdCosU26pciTZXFKrykjKBCR2caV2JmCWVzt/image.png)
(I’ve noticed you give me a 100% downvote no matter how many I give away, @mmmmkkkk311!)
### This Week's Pun Topic Is: 

Valuntine’s Day!

As in, 
Why do people kiss at night on February 14th? Because it’s the end of the date.


Awesome joke. Nonetheless, I think you can do better. 

### I'm So Good at Puns 
If you've never punned before, it might seem like magic! You can do it, too! Learn how in [My Free How-To Guide on Punning!](https://steempeak.com/contest/@improv/puns-and-prizes-learn-to-pun-easy-fun-anybody-can-be-a-hit-at-parties)
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## Sponsors, related content, prizes, and money
### Sponsors!
#### @improv/ @freewritehouse
I mean, am I a sponsor of my own contest? Yes? I guess? Also, because I’m involved in @freewritehouse and they’ve/we’ve hosted Punday Monday events over on that page, I’d like to suggest that they (we) are also a sponsor! Regardless, check out the @freewritehouse community! 

### Related Content:
* @freewritehouse offers writing and word-smithing contests every week
* @steembasicincome has a contest round-up (that includes us) where you can find more opportunities to win SBI. 
## Outside referrals that benefit @improv.


### Crypto.com: 
An app and if you want also a prepaid credit card that uses staking of their MCO coin to unlock certain card perks. If you do want to sign up, I’d take it as a kindness if you’d use my referral code. We each get $50 worth of MCO. https://platinum.crypto.com/r/usfz8rprz6 (or the code is simply usfz8rprz6… and this is actually my wife’s code, @stinawog.)

### Robinhood: 
Investment platform buying/selling stocks [Join HERE and we’ll both get a share of a stock (probably worth ~$4)](http://share.robinhood.com/brendaw92)

### M1 Finance
Like Robinhood, like Swell… invest in stocks, but with the auto-fund feature, it does dollar cost averaging for you, and without Swell’s fee. [My referral code is here](https://mbsy.co/wNjqc) We both get a signup bonus if you use that code.

### Mannabase: 
Sign up for universal basic income distribution funded by cryptocurrency [Join HERE](https://www.mannabase.com/?ref=3984bea863)

### Swift: 
Yet another attempt at a UBI [Join HERE](https://www.swiftdemand.com/?referred_by=lochleinn)



### SBI
Do you like what I do, and want to support me with more than your upvote? Buy me Steem Basic Income, and we’ll both get returns forever! Just send 1 steem to @steembasicincome with @improv in the memo line! Do you want to support the steem fiction writers who are putting out books and getting the name of Steem out there in the wider world, too? Then put @steemfiction in the memo line! Don’t care about SBI yourself? Put @improv:@steemfiction in the memo line, and both those accounts will get the support! (but you won’t. But you’ll get the support of my love.)

### Coinbase: 
Cryptocurrency exchange [Join HERE and we’ll both get $10 of BTC](https://www.coinbase.com/join/5929c0788331aa072d9e347e)
* Coinbase is adding maker fees, so there’s probably a better way out there. Do you know it?
#### LUMENS
We’ll each get $10 of Stellar Lumens if you use this link. You have to answer 5 short questions, each question is worth $2
https://www.coinbase.com/earn/xlm/invite/z8nb4dqf
#### EOS
Same as above, but for EOS https://coinbase.com/earn/eos/invite/jksv4mx3
#### Orchid! 
https://coinbase.com/earn/oxt/invite/5vdmy93j