I love the Bulwer-Lytton writings!
This year, one of our members here at BetterMost, Peachy, received Dishonorable Mention for her contribution to the Vile Pun category:
Eyeing the towering stacks of food colouring that formed the secret to his billion-dollar batik textile empire, grumpy Old Man Griffington was forced to admit that dye mounds are a churl's best friend.
Janine B.
Busselton, Western Australia