Allura: we liberated the empire! Lotor: we did [everyone runs in for a group hug] Lotor: [pulls out sword] STAY BACK, SAVAGES Allura: sorry, so sorry – he’s not used to positive reinforcement
“There most certainly lies a dark moment between here and there – a moment of terror where everything appears to be without hope. I know this. But I cannot believe that that is all there is. I cannot believe we are so poorly made as that. Incapable of surviving in the state to which we are born. Grown so used to the yoke that there can be no progress without it.”
if you really want to drive people up the wall, say “pardon the pun” but don’t make any puns. leave them guessing.
alternatively: compliment people on their great puns when they haven’t made any. they won’t ask what you’re talking about because they want to pretend it was on purpose, but they’ll also be deeply confused and forced to reanalyze their entire statements to look for the non-existent excellent pun.
also, you may want to start wearing a bulletproof vest if you do this often.