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Presents views and insights of the author about the style of humor by various humorists. Assessment of the comedic style of Robert Benchley; Views of the author on the humor in stand-up comedies; Citation of several humorous stories; Development of puns and punning; Insights on the three rules of humor by Dorothy Parker.

The article describes a puny person who sits at the El Rancho restaurant on Saturday nights, searching something in classifieds in the newspaper "New York Times." If he is inconsiderate, arrogant, over-bearing, egotistical, assertive, obnoxious, it's not his fault. It is just plain bad luck to be blamed for some of these problems. He does things unconsciously, and without having any least realization for what he is doing. At the end of the anecdote, he finds a girl who is perhaps like him, and is compelled to proclaim that lingerie and toiletries sit together.

Presents the confessions of a pun addict who is trying to rid himself of his affliction. Difficulty that the addict had in trying to stop himself from punning at a dinner with some close friends; Effort by the addict's wife and two reformed pun-makers to help him recover; Transmission of the addiction to the wife.

The article presents several jokes, humorous anecdotes, and witticisms submitted by readers including a brief tale about a physician making a house call, a funny play on words that involves an attempt by King Mandias of Assyria to pawn a diamond, and a joke about grandparents taking their 7-year-old grandchild to a shopping mall.

This article presents a list of humorous headlines that were printed in the news. Featured headlines include "Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers," "Survivor of Siamese Twins Joins Parents," "Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms," "Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Ax," "Miners Refuse to Work after Death," "Stolen Painting Found by Tree," and "Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge."

Presents several word jokes.

Presents an article full of puns on vacations in several countries such as Egypt.

Presents a cartoon depicting word punning of political and legal terms.

The article presents several puns, including the use of curtains to combat blackout, second-story men for convicts with novels and taxes in Deep in the Heart of Taxes.

Presents the short story "Confessions of a Pun Addict," by John Skow.