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http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Sheridan   » Art of Punning Open in a new browser window
   A long paragraph about Thomas Sheridan (1687-1738) and his treatise on punning, plus mention of his correspondence with Jonathan Swift.
   http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Sheridan

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/m_r/merrill/puns.htm   » Commentary on Puns Open in a new browser window
   James Merrill's overview on punning.
   http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/m_r/merrill/puns.htm

http://www.online-literature.com/o_henry/1009/   » Confessions Of A Humorist Open in a new browser window
   Commentary on punning and humor by O Henry.
   http://www.online-literature.com/o_henry/1009/

http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Figures/Groupings/OF%20WORDPLAY.HTM   » Examples of Tropes in Puns Open in a new browser window
   Technical analysis of paranomasia, onomatopoeia, antanaclasis and syllepsis.
   http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Figures/Groupings/OF%20WORDPLAY.HTM

http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/aa000609.htm   » Lowest Form of Wit Open in a new browser window
   Commentary on puns involving Freud, Jesus and playwrights, plus links.
   http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/aa000609.htm

http://www.growndodo.com/wordplay/palindromes/index.html   » Palindromes Open in a new browser window
   Commentary on palindromes plus a 306-word palindrome.
   http://www.growndodo.com/wordplay/palindromes/index.html

http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/aa000131.htm   » Palindromes (Part One) Open in a new browser window
   Historical essay about word palindromes from ancient Greece to modern times.
   http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/aa000131.htm

http://www.greenmanreview.com/film/film_punsmoke.html   » Pun-Smoke Open in a new browser window
   Maria Nutick's commentary on puns, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Richard Lederer.
   http://www.greenmanreview.com/film/film_punsmoke.html

http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2000-05-12/books_feature.html   » Puns of Steel Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2000-05-12/books_feature.html

http://www.verbivore.com/   » Richard Lederer's Verbivore Open in a new browser window
   Covers wordplay and puns plus his works, analyses of language and links. Invites email on the subjects.
   http://www.verbivore.com/

http://atrium-media.com/goldenthreads/latinpuns.html   » The Atrium Open in a new browser window
   A technical, literary-oriented string of letters from viewers commenting on puns in classical Latin works.
   http://atrium-media.com/goldenthreads/latinpuns.html

http://www.irregardless.net/punster/puns.html   » The Pun FAQtory Open in a new browser window
   Covers the history and styling of punning. The unofficial FAQ for the UseNet newsgroup alt.humor.puns.
   http://www.irregardless.net/punster/puns.html

http://www.kith.org/logos/words/words.html   » Words and Stuff Open in a new browser window
   An occasional column commenting on words and wordplay.
   http://www.kith.org/logos/words/words.html

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/puns-of-the-day/   » Yahoo! Groups: Puns-of-the-Day Open in a new browser window
   An ever-growing group of punsters who swap puns. Seeks new members.
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/puns-of-the-day/



   
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