- Words and Stuff - http://www.kith.org/logos/words/words.html
- An occasional column commenting on words and wordplay.
- Commentary on Puns - http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/m_r/merrill/puns.htm
- James Merrill's overview on punning.
- Examples of Tropes in Puns - http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/figures/groupings/of%20wordplay.htm
- Technical analysis of paranomasia, onomatopoeia, antanaclasis and syllepsis.
- The Pun FAQtory - http://www.irregardless.net/punster/puns.html
- Covers the history and styling of punning. The unofficial FAQ for the UseNet newsgroup alt.humor.puns.
- Yahoo! Groups: Puns-of-the-Day - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/puns-of-the-day/
- An ever-growing group of punsters who swap puns. Seeks new members.
- The Atrium - http://atrium-media.com/goldenthreads/latinpuns.html
- A technical, literary-oriented string of letters from viewers commenting on puns in classical Latin works.
- Confessions Of A Humorist - http://www.online-literature.com/o_henry/1009/
- Commentary on punning and humor by O Henry.
- Lowest Form of Wit - http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/aa000609.htm
- Commentary on puns involving Freud, Jesus and playwrights, plus links.
- Palindromes - http://www.growndodo.com/wordplay/palindromes/index.html
- Commentary on palindromes plus a 306-word palindrome.
- Palindromes (Part One) - http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/aa000131.htm
- Historical essay about word palindromes from ancient Greece to modern times.
- Puns of Steel - http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2000-05-12/books_feature.html
- 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 - http://www.greenmanreview.com/film/film_punsmoke.html
- Maria Nutick's commentary on puns, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Richard Lederer.
- Richard Lederer's Verbivore - http://www.verbivore.com/
- Covers wordplay and puns plus his works, analyses of language and links. Invites email on the subjects.
- Art of Punning - http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/sheridan
- A long paragraph about Thomas Sheridan (1687-1738) and his treatise on punning, plus mention of his correspondence with Jonathan Swift.
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