Scott engages in a battle of wits with a Sphinx, exchanging clever riddles and culminating in an unexpected answer to the classic Sphinx riddle.

Scott Alexander presents satirical and absurd 'hardball questions' for 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, showcasing clever wordplay and humorous connections.

Scott Alexander humorously invents various absurd types of 'eclipses', ranging from astronomical to metaphorical and apocalyptic.

A detective investigates deaths at a proverb-testing laboratory, uncovering a plot involving a reality-bending machine that makes proverbs literal.

Scott presents a series of short stories, each concluding with a pun-based moral, demonstrating his wit and love for wordplay.

Scott Alexander presents 50 new 'Tom Swifties', a form of wordplay combining quotes with punning adverbs, in his third collection of these jokes.

The post presents 50 'Tom Swifties', a form of wordplay involving quotes and related adverbs, demonstrating the author's wit and knowledge across various fields.

Scott Alexander creates a series of jokes imagining how famous philosophers would behave in a coffee shop, playing on their key ideas and quirks.

Scott Alexander presents a list of 50 original Tom Swifties, showcasing witty wordplay across various topics.

Scott Alexander presents an extensive collection of humorous and creative metaphors, similes, and other figurative language from various sources.

A humorous fictional tale about a logician and a God-Emperor illustrates the importance of precise logical language through two scenarios involving logical operators.

Scott Alexander explores what makes puns truly great, providing numerous examples and discussing various types of exceptional wordplay.