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Anecdotes
Funny stories about famous people from Yeats to Gates, arranged by theme.
http://www.anecdotage.com/
The Use and Abuse of Humor
Essay by Ed Reber, Dixie State College, looking at theories of humor, with examples.
http://dsc.dixie.edu/owl/syllabi/humor.htm
20 Years of Political Humor
Treatise of political jokes form Alan Dundes' collection.
http://www.memphisflyer.com/backissues/iss...
Examples of "Confucius Say, ..." Jokes
Includes introduction to this juvenile English-language word-play humor.
http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/FOLK/confuci.ht...
Selections from Legman's "Rationale of the Dirty Joke"
Excerpts from the section on foreigner jokes.
http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/FOLK/leg-joke.h...
Humor Reference Guide A Comprehensive Classification and Analysis
Prepared and illustrated by Warren Shibles, University of Wisconsin.
http://facstaff.uww.edu/shiblesw/humorbook...
Examples of "Knock-Knock" Jokes
One of the most common juvenile humor forms in English.
http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/FOLK/k-knock.ht...
Selections from Pissing in the Snow
Excerpted from Vance Randolph's classic "Pissing in the Snow, and other Ozark Folktales."
http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/FOLK/pissing.ht...
Bluejay's Review of Jokes
Discussion by Michael Bluejay on the psychology of the traditional and the absurd joke.
http://michaelbluejay.com/humor/jokes.html
Making a Big Apple Crumble
Monograph by Bill Ellis studying the emergence of WTC humor as a phenomenon.
http://www.temple.edu/isllc/newfolk/journa...
Mexican Women's Sexual Jokes
Article by Rafaela Castro discussing erotic jokes among Mexican and American Mexican women.
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/csrc/library/az...
Senator Johnson's Great Speech
Anecdote excerpted from Vance Randolph's classic "Pissing in the Snow, and other Ozark Folktales," with comment.
http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/FOLK/johnson.ht...
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2006