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  • Art of Punning - A long paragraph about Thomas Sheridan (1687-1738) and his treatise on punning, plus mention of his correspondence with Jonathan Swift..
  • 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..
  • Commentary on Puns - James Merrill's overview on punning..
  • Confessions Of A Humorist - Commentary on punning and humor by O Henry..
  • Examples of Tropes in Puns - Technical analysis of paranomasia, onomatopoeia, antanaclasis and syllepsis..
  • Lowest Form of Wit - Commentary on puns involving Freud, Jesus and playwrights, plus links..
  • Palindromes - Commentary on palindromes plus a 306-word palindrome..
  • Palindromes (Part One) - Historical essay about word palindromes from ancient Greece to modern times..
  • The Pun FAQtory - Covers the history and styling of punning. The unofficial FAQ for the UseNet newsgroup alt.humor.puns..
  • 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..
  • Pun-Smoke - Maria Nutick's commentary on puns, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Richard Lederer..
  • Richard Lederer's Verbivore - Covers wordplay and puns plus his works, analyses of language and links. Invites email on the subjects..
  • Words and Stuff - An occasional column commenting on words and wordplay..
  • Yahoo! Groups: Puns-of-the-Day - An ever-growing group of punsters who swap puns. Seeks new members..



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