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	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.

	Palindromes (Part One) - http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/aa000131.htm Historical essay about word palindromes from ancient Greece to modern times.
	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.
	Lowest Form of Wit - http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/aa000609.htm Commentary on puns involving Freud, Jesus and playwrights, plus links.
	Examples of Tropes in Puns - http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Figures/Groupings/OF%20WORDPLAY.HTM Technical analysis of paranomasia, onomatopoeia, antanaclasis and syllepsis.
	Confessions Of A Humorist - http://www.online-literature.com/o_henry/1009/ Commentary on punning and humor by O Henry.

	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.
	Palindromes - http://www.growndodo.com/wordplay/palindromes/index.html Commentary on palindromes plus a 306-word palindrome.
	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.

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