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Last updated 7:15 a.m. on 8 February 2001.
Links last checked on 6-7 February 2001.
Neat Word Sites
Palindromes
Cryptograms
Mondegreens
Mad Libs
Codes
Word Wizard.
Neat word games, information on word origins, slang, and other stuff.
Anagram Insanity.
Really cool site - enter a phrase and let the anagram
generator go to work.
Cool word of the day.Submit your own cool word, if you have one. A favorite in our family is "inspissate".
Analogies, IQ tests, Trivia, Puzzles, Contests, and Games.
Jargon Generator.
This doesn't have many bells and whistles, but is great for generating educationalese jargon.
Ebonics 101.
Translate text you enter into a variety of alternative English dialects (e.g., jive, moo, censor, newspeak,new_york, biff ...). My personal favorite is Valspeak ("Like, you know...").
One Look Dictionaries.
Looks up words, acronyms in various online dictionaries.
Spellweb.
Enter two spelling -- or two alternatives -- and this site searches the web via your choice of search engines to tell you which one is more popular. For example, when asked to check Alta Vista for "BRAINS" vs. "GOOD LOOKS", BRAINS won 4664 to 415.
Long alphabetical list of palindromes.
Madam, I'm Adam.
A long dialogue between Adam and Eve.
Jim Kalb's Palindrome Collection.
Lots of good links with annotations, including information on
subscribing to Palindromist magazine.
Jonathan Bowen's Palindrome site.
URL to this page is a palindrome, plus he has a list of other palindromic URLs, as well as links to other Palindrome sites.
Literary Cryptograms.
Online solving of literary quotes from a wide range of literature.
Cryptographs.
Cryptograms with a portrait of the person referred to by or credited with a quotation. The links to other puzzle sites are also worth checking out.
Cryptogram Corner.
Links are a little out of date, but there is an archive of daily cryptograms to solve.
Also check out:Yahoo's Cryptogram Sites.
The Archive of Misheard Lyrics.
Enter your own experiences with mishearing song lyrics. Read others by song and by artist. Or let them pick a random lyric.
Mondegreens Ripped my Flesh.
More on the history of mondegreens, a collection of columns about misheard lyrics.
Madlibs.
Madlib generator. Fill in the blanks and get a funny story.
World War II Codes and Ciphers.
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