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	Pun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A pun (also known as paronomasia) is a figure of speech which consists of a deliberate confusion of similar words or phrases for rhetorical effect, whether humorous or serious.
		One reason the pun is sometimes seen as having a negative context is that one can be perceived as a deceptive act against the listener, who is led (when the pun is delivered deadpan and unexpectedly) to believe that a given piece of information is being offered, only to discover that he has been fooled.
		The word "pun" is used with a slightly different sense in some computer science and hacking cultures to indicate a term with multiple meanings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pun (2293 words)

	Big Pun
		In contrast to his large frame, Big Pun was a surprisingly graceful and nimble rapper, delivering his often clever, tongue-twisting rhymes at a torrential pace.
		Pun scored an underground hit of his own with "I'm Not a Player" in 1997, and also contributed "You Ain't a Killer" to the Soul in the Hole basketball documentary.
		Pun stayed in the public eye with guest work on records by Noreaga and Jennifer Lopez (the hit "Feelin' So Good," which also featured Fat Joe) while working on his second album.
	www.findthefun.com /bands/b01/b0018634.htm (557 words)

	Big Pun Forever article
		Pun's classic, "Still Not a Player" was voted as Vibe Magazines 5th best single of the year.
		Originally, Pun chose the title "Endangered Species" for this album, a description of the rarity of mc's with his skill.
		Although Big Pun's music was laced with tales of violence which mirrored his own difficult adolescence, he did open a door for other aspiring Latin musicians.
	www.bigpunforever.com /article.html (719 words)

	Pun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		A pun (also known as paronomasia) is a play on words that transposes the meanings of words with similar sounds.
		This latter term is thought to have originated from punctilious, which itself derived from the Italian puntiglio (meaning "a fine point"), diminutive of punto, "point", from the Latin punctus, past participle of pungere, "to prick." These etymological sources are reported in the Oxford English Dictionary, which nonetheless labels them "conjecture".
		Although the amphibious military truck called a DUKW may appear to have a punning name, in fact the designation follows standard military vehicle designations from the World War 2 period.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/p/pu/pun.html (559 words)

	Big Pun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Big Pun's career was cut short in 2000 by a fatal heart attack due to his large size.
		The film features commentary from many of Pun's close friends and family members, details the struggles with his weight, and also reveals how at times, Pun would become physically abusive with his wife - in one scene, he is caught on camera while pistol whipping her.
		Big Pun's output featured complex rhyme schemes and wordplay, multi-syllabic verses, a strong ability to stay on beat, and relentless "flow." He is heavily influenced by the New York rapper Kool G Rap.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Big_Pun (1213 words)

	pun
		Double meaning can be accidental, often resulting from homonymy, or the multiple meaning of words;; puns, however, are deliberate, intended as jokes or as clever and compact remarks.
		The success of a pun is a matter of taste; if an ominous horoscope is called a ‘horrorscope’ or a genetic experiment is characterized as producing ‘designer genes’, this may or may not be regarded as witty or useful.
		Puns may depend on either the sound or the look of a word, or may require some modification of the words in question to produce their effect (for example, a political meeting described as ‘coming apart at the themes’, echoing ‘seams’).
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0005971.html (300 words)

	Pun - Uncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In our contemporary world, puns are commonly used by psychic midget fugitives (small mediums at large) and yogis who undergo dental surgery without anesthesia due to their ability to transcend dental medication.
		Charles Darwin explored much of the evolution of the pun in his lesser known work, "The Origin of Feces," which was poorly digested by the popular press and left a bad taste in their mouths.
		Puns have also influenced the field of genetics, yielding in particular the insight that if the Royal Family didn’t keep intermarrying, they wouldn’t produce so many bloody hemophiliacs.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Pun (819 words)

	Kit Pun: ZoomInfo Business People Information
		Kit Pun's summary was automatically generated using 2 references found on the Internet.
		Dr Pun is a senior lecturer and the co-ordinator of Industrial Engineering research group and programmes in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Trinidad and Tobago.
		Pun, K.F. and Lau, S.M.J., "Determinants of green practices in the petrochemical sector: an empirical study", The Asian Journal on Quality, Vol.4, No.1, June 2003, pp.175-190.
	www.zoominfo.com /people/pun_kit_631677131.aspx (849 words)

	Northern Express
		A native son of Traverse City, Pun was on the FBI’s “10 Most Wanted” list, living on the run in Algiers and the American underground on charges of bombing a CIA office in Ann Arbor.
		Pun (a nickname) was adopted as a baby by the Plamondon family and attended St. Francis Schools, “an institution, as I remember it, of torture and torment,” he notes in his wry style.
		Pun Plamondon’s Supreme Court case over illegal wiretaps and the Watergate break-in by the corrupt Nixon administration were connected.
	www.northernexpress.com /editorial/features.asp?id=978 (2524 words)

	Big Pun :: Endangered Species
		On February 7, 2000, BIG PUN died suddenly of natural causes resulting from a heart attack and respiratory failure.
		Pun’s sophomore LP “Yeeeah Baby!” entered “The Billboard’s 200” albums Chart at No. 3 just behind N’Sync and Carlos Santana; outselling Sisqo, Dr. Dre, Destiny’s Child, Macy Gray, Kid Rock, and DMX.
		He is widely recognized as a true hip-hop hero and it’s an honor for me to help uphold his memory.” Tragically Big Pun would only briefly enjoy the success of his rising popularity.
	www.loud.com /home/loud_artists_bigpun.html (429 words)

	pun information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		This latterterm is thought to have originated from punctilious, which itself derived from the Italian puntiglio (meaning "a fine point"), diminutive of punto, "point", from theLatin punctus, past participle of pungere, "to prick." These etymological sources are reported in the Oxford English Dictionary, which nonetheless labels them"conjecture".
		Homographic, in which where the pun exploits a word withmultiple meanings.
		Homophonic, in which the pun exploits two words with similarsounds.
	www.vsearchmedia.com /pun.html (486 words)

	Steve Brooks- Epic Puns
		Puns are words exploited shamelessly for humorous effect, wrung for every single drop of meaning.
		Puns can put off the less appreciative, and habitual punning took a toll on Brooks social life.
		Brooks, who believes "parody is the sincerest form of plagiarism," performed a pun that began "Fort Worth and Seguin years ago..." and just got sillier from there.
	www.stevebrooks.net /puns.htm (443 words)

	The Pun FAQtory - Frequently Askewed Questions about Paronomasia
		A pun is often considered obvious humor, since the person relating it is merely balancing the humor in it on a twist of a word's meaning or sound.
		"Punning is an art of harmonious jingling upon words, which, passing in at the ears, excites a titillary motion in those parts; and this, being conveyed by the animal spirits into the muscles of the face, raises the cockles of the heart."
		Their puns are so outrageous that they set the teeth on edge and send shivers of pain through the body.
	www.irregardless.net /punster/puns.html (8553 words)

	Big Pun published by SOHH.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Endangered Species (a name hand-picked by Pun before his death) features classics like "Still Not A Player," which engrained the phrase "boriqua, morena" into Hip-Hop language, as well as some previously unreleased material with artists like Ricky Martin, Kool G Rap, Brandy, Jadakiss, Fat Joe, Nature and Cam'ron, among others.
		"pun was on another level, but he had the unfortunate problem of being rican in a fl man's game...look at how cats can state that eminem aint lyrical when if he was fl he'd be the messiah...pun would ish on biggie so bad it wouldnt even be funny....
		Pun was wittier, more exciting, and better lyrically.
	www.sohh.com /article_print.php?content_ID=2415 (369 words)

	Open Directory - Recreation: Humor: Wordplay: Puns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Chet Meek's Page of Puns - Wide-ranging list of puns and wordplay, many of which are rhetorical in nature.
		Foreign Puns - Wordplay from a competition wherein competitors change one letter in a familiar non-English phrase and redefine it.
		Pun of the Day - Archive of puns in categories such as food, transportation, families, education, and work.
	dmoz.org /Recreation/Humor/Wordplay/Puns (598 words)

	Big Pun
		He was one of the best.Definetly in my top 10.Lyrically,he was phenomanal.Only thing I hated 'bout him was his voice.....the way he snorted 'n wheezed after every line..made me keep thinking about how much of a fat-ass he is.Lmao.
		pun was a great lyricist too, but i just was feelin what biggie spit more for some reason..........
		Pun will go down in history cant knock what he did for rap an rican influence in hip hop....
	www.rapverse.com /pages/210506/Big-Pun.html (219 words)

	CBC Super Store: DVD: Pun-Smoke
		The filmmakers tenderly and humorously portray a wonderful cast of characters walk a verbal tightrope in their pursuit of national pun champion.
		From the long form pun (a five minute monologue or skit using puns) to the exciting, fast-paced pun battles (a back and forth duel on a certain subject), Pun-Smoke will keep you laughing and in awe of the competitors verbal dexterity.
		Beware, after one viewing you will find yourself obsessed with speaking in puns (much to your friends dismay) and will view language in a different, rather twisted way.
	www.comicbookconventions.com /amazonstore/shop.php?c=DVD&n=130&i=B0001CJE68&x=Pun_Smoke (365 words)

	Pun-Smoke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Through interviews, we learn the motivation of these punsters; for example, Steve Brooks is a professional songwriter who compares punning to writing songs, in that he's looking for an emotional response from his audience.
		Another hour's worth of clips follows, including more interviews, some academic background on the art of punning, and more from George McClughan, who died not long after the filming of the documentary and to whom the film is dedicated.
		In "Edits to the Lederer", a documentary which will be a superb extra when this film is formatted for DVD, Richard Lederer says that "a good pun is like a good steak; a rare medium well-done." I would say the same of the documentary genre.
	www.greenmanreview.com /film/film_punsmoke.html (528 words)

	O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships in Austin, TX, USA
		A pun is a play on words, either on different senses of the same word or on similar senses and sounds of different words.
		In 1991, she was still in college, a University of Texas senior, sick in bed the week before her final exams.
		While Francis is having a hell of a lot of pun, she says, "I try to keep it under control.
	www.2camels.com /festival177.php3 (503 words)

	Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL) - Biology
		Pattle Pun’s research, publications and professional experience focus on microbial and molecular genetics, using primarily bacterial systems.
		Pattle Pun’s research will be focused on genomic analysis: using bioinformatics and molecular cloning techniques to examine various biological systems including bacteria that undergo differentiation (Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus megaterium, Anabaena sp.
		He is also interested in issues in bioethics such as those involving genetically modified organisms and the human genome project.
	www.wheaton.edu /Biology/faculty/pun.html (340 words)

	The Pun Page - What is the Pun Page?
		The Pun Page is devoted to puns of all types, with highbrow humor, lowbrow humor, and the occasional "groaners".
		The Pun Page itself has links to a few dozen other sites, all of which are checked regularly to make sure that they are still operational.
		If The Pun Page looks a little funny on your computer, chances are that you have an older browser which doesn't support some of the features included in the design of this site, including animated graphics, Java (necessary to see the Pun of the Day), frames, tables and borders.
	members.fortunecity.com /pclaw/whatpun.htm (670 words)

	The UVic Writer's Guide: Pun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		It exploits the multiple meanings of a word, or else replaces one word with another that is similar in sound but has a very different meaning.
		Puns are sometimes used for serious purposes, but more often for comic effect--almost exclusively so after the eighteenth century.
		In the grave-digger scene of Hamlet, the hero and a Clown pun on the words "lie" and "quick":
	web.uvic.ca /wguide/Pages/LTPun.html (143 words)

	Université Nancy 2 - PUN
		Les PUN sont installées sur le Campus Lettres et Sciences Humaines depuis 1993 (bâtiment E).
		Placées sous l'autorité des instances de l'Université, les PUN qui sont membres de l'Association des éditeurs de la recherche et de l'enseignement supérieur (AERES), publient des ouvrages et des revues scientifiques dans le cadre de collections qu'animent les équipes de recherche de l'Université.
		Les PUN assurent également la diffusion et la distribution de leur fonds (riche de plus de 400 titres).
	www.univ-nancy2.fr /pun/index.html?depuis_id=410 (193 words)

	opundo-puns
		The best pun in the New Testament is: "You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church." ("rocky"--Peter vs "the mountain"--Christ.)
		Puns are safe humour; they hurt no one.
		A notorious punster was sentenced to be hung for crimes against the language.
	www.opundo.com /entendres.htm (466 words)

	Pun Nuptials ~ Terms and Conditions
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		Further, Reverend Marc Pun does not warrant that transmission of the materials will not be interrupted, nor does he warrant that the materials will contain no errors, nor that they will be accurate.
		Reverend Marc Pun shall not be liable in anyway whatsoever including, but not limited to, negligence for any special or consequential damages resulting from either your use of the web site, your inability to use it, or from your use of any websites linked to or from this website.
	www.punnuptials.com /TermsConditions.htm (688 words)

	Big Pun’s Family Starts A Memorial Clothing Line
		Although Big Pun was signed to the now-defunct Loud Records and became the first Latino rapper to reach platinum status, his widow, Lisa Rios, has publicly reported that she has only received $8,000 in royalty money since the rapper died in 2000 from heart complications from being overweight.
		A statement on eBay read, “Since Pun's untimely passing in 2000, Pun's wife has struggled to raise their three children as well as make mortgage payments on their home and other expenses.
		Pun's wife and children do not receive royalty checks for Pun's first two albums, and only one small royalty check was paid for Pun's final album.
	www.nobodysmiling.com /hiphop/news/84940.php (308 words)

	A Pun \| The Brunching Shuttlecocks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		"A Pun" was funded by a grant from the President's Council on Cheap Laffs, and produced in collaboration with The Albany Group, a consulting firm specializing in geological humor.
		A film version of "A Pun" is slated to be released in Summer 1998 by Orion Films, with Adam Sandler as "the guy who yells 'Stand back, or I'll jump off this cliff-like thingie here.'" and Cheech Marin as "the guy who yells 'Don't believe him, it's a bluff.'"
		A second film, based on the novelization of the first film, will be released in Winter 1999, starring Jason Alexander as "the guy who yells 'Don't believe him, it's a bluff.'" with Ed Begley, Jr.
	www.brunching.com /apun.html (212 words)

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