During the wars in ancient Greece, when the City was attacked, the young woman jumped into a huge pottery vessel. Undetected by the soldiers, she was the only one to survive the invasion. She said ever afterwards that her life was owed to a Grecian urn!
From Pun Enchanted Evenings: 746 Original Word Plays, by David R. Yale. Click here to buy the book at Amazon.Com. It's also available at Bayside EMS Pharmacy, 40-15 Bell Blvd., Bayside NY. © 2011 by David R. Yale