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20 Years of Political Humor
Treatise of political jokes form Alan Dundes' collection.
Anecdotes
Funny stories about famous people from Yeats to Gates, arranged by theme.
Bluejay's Review of Jokes
Discussion by Michael Bluejay on the psychology of the traditional and the absurd joke.
Examples of "Confucius Say, ..." Jokes
Includes introduction to this juvenile English-language word-play humor.
Examples of "Knock-Knock" Jokes
One of the most common juvenile humor forms in English.
Humor Reference Guide A Comprehensive Classificati
Prepared and illustrated by Warren Shibles, University of Wisconsin.
Laughing Under the Covers
Russian oral jokes and anecdotical tales compiled, edited, translated from the Russian and supplied with an introduction and commentaries by Mark Perakh.
Making a Big Apple Crumble
Monograph by Bill Ellis studying the emergence of WTC humor as a phenomenon.
Mexican Women's Sexual Jokes
Article by Rafaela Castro discussing erotic jokes among Mexican and American Mexican women.
Selections from Legman's "Rationale of t
Excerpts from the section on foreigner jokes.
Selections from Pissing in the Snow
Excerpted from Vance Randolph's classic "Pissing in the Snow, and other Ozark Folktales."
Senator Johnson's Great Speech
Anecdote excerpted from Vance Randolph's classic "Pissing in the Snow, and other Ozark Folktales," with comment.
The Use and Abuse of Humor
Essay by Ed Reber, Dixie State College, looking at theories of humor, with examples.