

Saving you from any further confusion, Witzelsucht (joke addiction in German) is a set of pure and rare neurological symptoms characterized by a tendency to unwillingly tell puns, lame jokes, or pointless stories at the most inappropriate times.

Not only was Oppenheim famous for his treatises on traumatic neuroses, but he had also reviewed the definition of Witzelsucht. By reading this far, you might wonder what Hermann has to do with skeleton puns but bear with me. He also published significant works on topics ranging from alcoholism to syphilis and many others. He was the author of a textbook on neurological diseases, considered one of the best textbooks of all time. Hermann Oppenheim, a leading neurologist in the nineteenth century in Germany, had many accolades to his name.
