No Pun Intended: Volume Too

No Pun Intended: Volume Too is an artifact that can be found in The Last of Us and the DLC Left Behind. In The Last of Us, it is obtained in the chapter "Lakeside Resort". It is one of Ellie's personal belongings and is already in her backpack at the start of the chapter. In Left Behind, Riley gives the book to Ellie in the chapter "Fun and Games". 

The book can be seen again in Ellie's house at Jackson during The Last of Us Part II.

Blurb[]

On the back of the book in Left Behind, a blurb summarizes the contents.

His writing is like his pencils...Short + sharp. Get ready to chuckle, chortle and maybe groan a little with the second handy pun book by comedian Will Livingston. Be the life of any party! Or perhaps the death of it. We accept no blame for cracked ribs, stitched sides or rolled eyes.

Known jokes in the book[]

The Last of Us[]

The following puns are known to have come from this book when Ellie announces the book's title in the Pittsburgh chapter.

• "It doesn't matter how much you push the envelope. It'll still be stationary."
• "What did the Confederate soldiers use to eat off of? Civil ware."
  • "What did they use to drink with? Cups. Dixie Cups."
• "I walked into my sister's room and tripped on a bra. It was a booby-trap."
• "A book just fell on my head, I only have my shelf to blame."
• "What is the leading cause of divorce in long-term marriages? A stalemate."
• "Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead-to-know basis."
• "A moon rock tastes better than an earthly rock because it's meteor."
• "A backwards poet writes inverse."
• "I used to be addicted to soap. But I'm clean now."
• "3.14% of sailors are Pi Rates."
• "I stayed up all night wondering where the sun went. Then it dawned on me."
• "What did the mermaid wear to her math class? An algae bra."
• "Why did the scarecrow get a promotion? He was outstanding in his field."
• "I tried to catch some fog earlier. I mist."
• "You know what's not right? (Joel questions, "Left?") (Ellie answers, "Yeah.")
• "What does a pirate say while eating sushi? Ahoy! Pass me some soy!"
• "People are making apocalypse jokes like there's no tomorrow..." (Ellie comments, "Too soon...")
• "You wanna hear a joke about pizza? Never mind, it was too cheesy."
• "If a dish towel could tell a joke, I think it would have a dry sense of humor"
• "What did the green grape say to the purple grape? Breathe, you idiot!"

Joke from Sam:

• "Why can't a nose be 12 inches? Because then it would be a foot."

Left Behind[]

The following puns are known to have come from this book after Riley gives it to Ellie in Left Behind.

• "A boiled egg in the morning is really hard to beat."
• "I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down."
• "I'm glad I know sign language. It's become quite handy."
• "I forgot how to throw a boomerang. But it came back to me."
• "When a clock is hungry... It goes back four seconds."
• "I once heard a joke about amnesia... But I forget how it goes."
• "When the power went out at the school... The children... were de-lighted."
• "Those fish were shy. They were obviously coy."
• "The frustrated cannibal threw up his hands."
• "I didn't have the faintest idea... as to why I passed out."
• "There was once a crossed-eyed teacher... who had issues controlling his pupils."
• "Diarrhea is hereditary... It runs in your genes."
• "I heard two peanuts walk into a park... One was as-salted."
• "What is a pirate's favorite letter? ’Tis the C."
• "Those two men drinking battery acid will soon be charged."
• "The midget psychic escaped prison. He was a small medium at large."^[1]
• "I'm inclined...to be laid back."
• "Newspaper headline reads: Cartoonist found dead at home, details are sketchy."
• "The Magician got frustrated and pulled his hare out."
• "A criminal`s best asset... is his lie-ability."
• "I heard about the guy who got hit in the head with a can of soda. He is lucky it was a soft drink."
• "It's not that the guy didn't know how to juggle... He just didn't have the balls to do it."

Jokes from Riley:

• "What did the triangle say to the circle? You're so pointless."
• "What did the cannibal get when he showed up to the party late? A cold shoulder!"

HBO's The Last of Us[]

• "It doesn't matter how much you push the envelope. It'll still be stationary."
• "What did the mermaid wear to her math class? An algae bra."
• "I stayed up all night wondering where the sun went. And then it dawned on me."
• "Why did the scarecrow get an award? Because he was outstanding in his field."
• "Diarrhea is hereditary... It runs in your genes."
• "What did the triangle say to the circle? You're so pointless."
• "How does a computer get drunk? It takes screenshots."
• "People are making apocalypse jokes like there's no tomorrow."
• "A moon rock tastes better than an Earth rock. Why? Because it's meteor."
• "What did the green grape say to the purple grape? Breathe, you idiot."

Jokes from Riley:

• "What did the frustrated cannibal do? He threw up his hands."
• "What do you call an alligator in a vest?" (Answer not given)

Gallery[]

The artifact as seen in the menu screen.

Pun books at Ellie's house in Jackson

Behind the scenes[]

• Like the comics, the book does not open and only the cover can be viewed.
• This book and its first volume are both written by Will Livingston.
• It was revealed in Left Behind that it was Riley who gave the book to Ellie.
• In Left Behind, none of the other artifacts in Ellie's backpack at the start of the DLC are required to earn the "Picked Clean" trophy while at the Colorado Mountain Plaza.
• The book makes appearances in HBO's The Last of Us, where Riley gifts it to Ellie, and Ellie later reads several jokes from it to Joel.