Jokes and Anecdotes

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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 Classification and Analysis - - Prepared and illustrated by Warren Shibles, University of Wisconsin.

Making a Big Apple Crumble - - Monograph by Bill Ellis studying the emergence of WTC humor as a phenomenon.

Selections from Legman's "Rationale of the Dirty Joke" - - 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.

20 Years of Political Humor - - Treatise of political jokes form Alan Dundes' collection.