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Puns - qID mu'mey

I'm rather curious about the puns that Okrand slipped into the language. 
I've written a list of puns that either I've found, or I remember someone 
here talking about. I've only found about 85, though; I remember Will Martin 
(I think it was him, at least) saying he had 192 in that discussion with 
Let's-make-up-our-own-words chris. And I think some of the ones I have might 
not qualify as puns.

Here's the ones I've found, although I won't mention the explanations 
here...it'd be too long.

baghneQ, beb, ben, bey, bID, bIghHa', chan, chang'eng, che'ron, chuH
chuS'ugh, DaS, DIb, DIron, Doghjey, ghal, ghem, ghevI', ghoS, ghup
Haq, Hat (both meanings), HaSta, Ha'DIbaH, Hew, HIq, jey'naS, jIl, joy'
lang, lev, lIw, maHpIn, may'ron, megh, meSchuS, me', mIy, mol
muD, mul, nay, nop, nughI'*, pang, paS, paw', peng*, pIl
pIn, pIw, qegh, qettlhup, qID, qIl, qompogh, qop, rach, rachwI'
run, runpI', Segh, Separ, SoSbor, Sut, tetlh, tIq, tlhaq, vIghro'
vIn, vIychorgh, wup, yay, yergho, yIH, yuvtlhe', 'ampaS, 'aqroS, 'argh
'atlhqam, 'awje', 'aw', 'IrneH, 'Iw

*pojwI' lists peng (torpedo) as a pun, but I'm not quite sure where it comes 
from...does it have something to do with sonar pings and submarines and 
such? Also, is nughI' considered a pun, or just a borrowing from English 
like qa'vIn?

I remember someone mentioning a pun based on a character from "A Midsummer 
Night's Dream;" Puck, I think. And one based on the name of the band Depeche 
Mode.
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