Surf these sites: A Collection of Word Oddities and Trivia -- A Collection of Word Oddities and Trivia ACRONYMS: A Crazy Roundup Of Novelties in Your Message System -- Lists and freeware with thousands of original, entertaining and sometimes educational acronyms. Submit your own acronyms to get your name into the acronymist hall of fame or the honours list. Arrows: So What Are They To Ya?! -- Debates the true nomenclature of those arrow thingys sometimes found in software programs and such. Aussie Dictionary -- Aussie Slang Dictionary.com Word of the Day -- Enrich your vocabulary. Includes example sentences, quotes, word history, notes on usage, related words, and more. Dobe Doinat''s Punny Names Archive -- Puns on names. Fun With Word Origins -- Online samples of the etymological books from word-lover Martha Barnette, author of "Ladyfingers & Nun''s Tummies" and "A Garden of Words." International Save The Puns Foundation -- Protects the endangered pun. Share your puns, come back for the pun of the week. Jesse''s Word of the Day -- Daily explanation about new words, word origins, slang expressions, etc. from Jesse Sheidlower, a senior editor in Random House''s Reference Division. Send in your etymology questions or browse the word archive. John Langdon''s Wordplay -- All about ambigrams - words that can be read from more than one point of view. Jumble Time Word Games -- Addictive word games for those who love jumbles. You must register for free to play. Mumbo Jumbo -- Anagram game where you have to unscramble amusing groups of words and phrases. Munt-Web -- All about the word "Munted". This site is a collection of all munted things. Stupid things, odd things, ugly things, funny stuff that will make you wet yourself. Piece of Pi MadLibs -- Bored? Try your hand at some madlibs. They''re fun! Pun of the Day -- With archives of past puns. Pun of the Day -- Huge archive of puns in categories such as food, transportation, families, education, at work and more. Plus a one-liner pun every week day! Punster''s Home on Deranged -- Many original puns, chia pet humor and e-mail jokes. Smurf the Web -- The WebSmurfer will translate any web page you wish into Smurf jargon. Stink Pink -- Questions have answers with 2 rhyming words Ex. What is a crazy tramp? (Loco Hobo). The Collective Noun Page -- You''ve heard of a herd of antelope, but have you ever encountered a blessing of unicorns or a brace of orthodontists? The Drunk Dictionary -- Comedy from the nights you were too drunk to remember, or didn''t want to. The Foolish Dictionary -- The online edition of the classic Gideon Wurdz book, originally published in 1904. Reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use. The Nautical Origins for Some Common Expressions -- Explaining the nautical origin of some common figures of speech and everyday expressions. The Palindromist Magazine -- A journal For people who write and enjoy palindromes. The Pun FAQtory -- Everything you ever wanted to know about the history and styling of paronomasia - the art of the pun. The Unofficial FAQ for the UseNet newsgroup alt.humor.puns The Punster -- Newsletter for Jokes, Puns, Riddles and Wordplay for Children of All Ages. Verbisms -- Fun things to do with verbs that will hopefully change your view on the English language. Wireless Power Word Game -- Challenging word jumbles posted every weekday. Word Of The Day -- Anecdotes, quotes, and origins make the meaning of each day''s word come alive. Word Play -- Great links to all kinds of wordy sites. Wordies on the Web -- Translate these arrangements of letters, numbers and/or symbols into a familiar phrase, saying or cliché. Words & Stuff -- A fortnightly column on words and wordplay. fun-with-words.com -- Playing with the English language: anagrams, palindromes, tongue twisters, etymology, word puzzles, spoonerisms, oxymora, malapropisms, pangrams, mnemonics, acronyms, cockney rhyming slang, word puzzles, and more.
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