In reply to:

An example of "amphigouri" also spelled amphigory= a piece of nonsense writing, a burlesque.

A writer and illustrator, the late Edward Gorey, had a book called Amphigorey. His wordplay was delightful, especially his alphabetical poems that were macabre send-ups of children's literature. At the risk of changing the subject of this thread, I wonder if there are any other Gorey fans here on A.W.A.D.

Some links to Gorey illustrations:

http://www.wishville.co.uk/gorey/images/gashlycrumb.gif

http://members.aol.com/awardsgame/empgift.jpg

http://www.rcharvey.com/images/gorey2.gif