Recreation, Humor, Wordplay, Personalities and Commentaries
- Technical analysis of paranomasia, onomatopoeia, antanaclasis and syllepsis.
- Commentary on palindromes plus a 306-word palindrome.
- An essay ridiculing puns, followed by some of the author's puns of his own.
- A long paragraph about Thomas Sheridan (1687-1738) and his treatise on punning, plus mention of his correspondence with Jonathan Swift.
- 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.
- Maria Nutick's commentary on puns, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Richard Lederer.
- An occasional column commenting on words and wordplay.
- James Merrill's overview on punning.
- Commentary on puns involving Freud, Jesus and playwrights, plus links.
- List of organizations for the hardcore punster, wordplayer and verbivore.
- Historical essay about word palindromes from ancient Greece to modern times.
- 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.
- Covers the history and styling of punning. The unofficial FAQ for the UseNet newsgroup alt.humor.puns.
- A technical, literary-oriented string of letters from viewers commenting on puns in classical Latin works.
- Commentary on punning and humor by O Henry.
- Covers wordplay and puns plus his works, analyses of language and links. Invites email on the subjects.
- An ever-growing group of punsters who swap puns. Seeks new members.
- Historical commentary on this famous British magazine's punning in 1841-2. Contains punnish lithographs as examples.
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