The Atrium
A technical, literary-oriented string of letters from viewers commenting on puns in classical Latin works.
Author's Defense
Claims that Jonathan Swift's love of wordplay and languages is fertile ground for Sanskritic wordplay in Gulliver's Travels, including the fact that Gulliver gave permission for readers to "adjust" the story.
Yahoo! Groups: Puns-of-the-Day
An ever-growing group of punsters who swap puns. Seeks new members.
Examples of Tropes in Puns
Technical analysis of paranomasia, onomatopoeia, antanaclasis and syllepsis.
Palindromes (Part One)
Historical essay about word palindromes from ancient Greece to modern times.
Lowest Form of Wit
Commentary on puns involving Freud, Jesus and playwrights, plus links.
Art of Punning
A long paragraph about Thomas Sheridan (1687-1738) and his treatise on punning, plus mention of his correspondence with Jonathan Swift.
Puns of Steel
Clay Smith's article on the science of interpreting puns as viewed by audience members of the 23rd Annual O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships.
Punch Puns
Historical commentary on this famous British magazine's punning in 1841-2. Contains punnish lithographs as examples.
Commentary on Puns
James Merrill's overview on punning.
Pun-Smoke
Maria Nutick's commentary on puns, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Richard Lederer.
Palindromes
Commentary on palindromes plus a 306-word palindrome.
The Pun FAQtory
Covers the history and styling of punning. The unofficial FAQ for the UseNet newsgroup alt.humor.puns.
Words and Stuff
An occasional column commenting on words and wordplay.
Confessions Of A Humorist
Commentary on punning and humor by O Henry.
Punishment
An essay ridiculing puns, followed by some of the author's puns of his own.
Richard Lederer's Verbivore
Covers wordplay and puns plus his works, analyses of language and links. Invites email on the subjects.
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