Olive YOU! It is the only joke I have every been able to remember. My kids, and my friends kids, therefore groan every time I say knock knock. I was waiting for a good joke to appear in my inbox so I could join in this good thread, but nothing arrived that was printable here. So, my archetypical joke is all I have to share, I'm afraid. Groan if you must.
Three out of four of my brothers are masters of the joke. When they all get going, we laugh until we cry. I have always suspected it was the Irish in them, as my dad had this in him. As he languished in a nursing home with Alzheimer's the last four years of his life, I noticed that his sense of humor was the last thing to go. Even when his language disintegrated, and became intelligible like baby talk, he would tell jokes and laugh at them. He found love in the nursing home during his last years before he became bedridden, and his girlfriend seemed to speak the same language. They would sit together, hold hands, talk and laugh. They seemed to understand each other, but no one else could interpret the language. She always laughed at his jokes. True love. On May 5, 11:32 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Olive who? > > Olive in a house? > > On May 5, 8:58 am, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > olive > > > On May 5, 7:12 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Who be there? > > > > On May 5, 5:06 am, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > knock knock > > > > > On May 1, 10:31 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Just when I thought there were only two goof balls in this group! I > > > > > know there must be more than three! > > > > > > I saw my neighbor bending down trying to pull weeds in her yard > > > > > yesterday. I had a stand-up weed puller in my garage that I never > > > > > really used, mainly because I don't have any weeds except the ones > > > > > that pop up from her neglect. I took it over to her and said " I > > > > > have a gift for you" , she stood up and I explained to her how the > > > > > gizmo worked, she was really amazed and glad she didn't have to bend > > > > > down anymore. She asked how I was doing and I told her about the > > > > > botched gall bladder operation I recently had where they accidentally > > > > > cut out half of my stomach. She gasped, "oh no" and asked if I was > > > > > able to file a lawsuit. "I wanted to but I just didn't have the > > > > > guts", I replied. The burst of her laughter was indeed a respite > > > > > from her chore. > > > > > > On May 1, 7:19 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Yeah laughter is a good thing, I tend to find homour in the > > > > > > strangest > > > > > > of places, coupled with the odd bout of nervouse laughter then I > > > > > > tend > > > > > > to get told off quite offten to which the only reply has got to be > > > > > > "What, I thought that was funny, didn't you?" > > > > > > > But I do like the pun, or the joke, but more so the pun, and offten > > > > > > the more cringe worthy the more I like it. > > > > > > > A small joke couple of jokes for you though. > > > > > > > Q. What do you call a fish with no eyes? > > > > > > A. Fsh! > > > > > > > Q. What do you call a Chav in a box? > > > > > > A. Innit! > > > > > > > Q. How do you annoy Lady Gaga? > > > > > > A. Poke her face! > > > > > > > And perhaps my current fave. > > > > > > > Q. What goes budum-tish? > > > > > > A. A drum set falling off a cliff! > > > > > > > On 1 May, 10:08, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > That is amazing. When I think of Polar Bears there is only the > > > > > > > fierce > > > > > > > side that comes to mind, not the play or loving aspect. > > > > > > > > On Apr 30, 10:13 pm, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > This link is to a talk on TED about play being a really > > > > > > > > important > > > > > > > > thing. > > > > > > > > It's pretty interesting. There's one part that just sticks in > > > > > > > > my mind > > > > > > > > as f...in incredible about the power of play. > > > > > > > > If you have just a minute, skip the video up to 1:30 to see if > > > > > > > > it > > > > > > > > don't blow your mind. > > > > > > > > > peace & Love > > > > > > > > >http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/stuart_brown_says_play_is_more_tha... > > > > > > > > > On Apr 30, 10:49 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I find humanity to be one of the greatest resources of > > > > > > > > > entertainment > > > > > > > > > available at no charge! > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 30, 9:09 pm, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I do like you do. > > > > > > > > > > It sounds like a bunch of corny stuff, but when you let it > > > > > > > > > > come out > > > > > > > > > > spontaneous, 'person to person', it is Good. Puns are fun. > > > > > > > > > > > peace & Love > > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 30, 9:29 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > In my profile I say that bringing joy to the world on a > > > > > > > > > > > daily basis > > > > > > > > > > > makes my life better. For me there is some sort of > > > > > > > > > > > release of > > > > > > > > > > > negativity, not only for the me but for the other person > > > > > > > > > > > as well, in > > > > > > > > > > > fact I actually find it entertaining. It is really > > > > > > > > > > > simple in method > > > > > > > > > > > and does not take much to accomplish, no pre-meditative > > > > > > > > > > > process but > > > > > > > > > > > more so the simultaneous release of humorous expression. > > > > > > > > > > > Sometimes it > > > > > > > > > > > is not accomplished but that may be indicative of the > > > > > > > > > > > degree of > > > > > > > > > > > unhappiness the other person is experiencing or the > > > > > > > > > > > degree of their > > > > > > > > > > > being entrenched in earth's facade. Lately I've been > > > > > > > > > > > getting laughs > > > > > > > > > > > when someone asks me how I'm doing and I respond with > > > > > > > > > > > "I'm not sure, > > > > > > > > > > > you see the Swine Flew over my house last night and > > > > > > > > > > > messed up my > > > > > > > > > > > roof". Suddenly there is a break of the seriousness that > > > > > > > > > > > imprisons > > > > > > > > > > > people with a burst of laughter. I often joke with a > > > > > > > > > > > cashier at the > > > > > > > > > > > market when she informs me "It's eight thirty five" and I > > > > > > > > > > > look at my > > > > > > > > > > > watch responding with "Really? I only have 4:24, are you > > > > > > > > > > > over charging > > > > > > > > > > > me?" with their smile I realize what it must be like to > > > > > > > > > > > have to stand > > > > > > > > > > > up all day behind a register and act like a robot as I'm > > > > > > > > > > > leaving and > > > > > > > > > > > they are left behind in a life of servitude, and it > > > > > > > > > > > saddens me > > > > > > > > > > > deeply. Many a cashier will say "Its going to be two > > > > > > > > > > > fifteen", to > > > > > > > > > > > which I respond with "Its going to be? when? should I > > > > > > > > > > > come back later? > > > > > > > > > > > How much is it now? I'd rather pay the lessor amount" > > > > > > > > > > > After a laugh > > > > > > > > > > > with the catch on they say "It IS two fifteen, Now" > > > > > > > > > > > A classic laugh under certain circumstances > > > > > > > > > > > is............. > > > > > > > > > > > Me>Do you know the difference between a slice of pizza > > > > > > > > > > > and making > > > > > > > > > > > love? > > > > > > > > > > > Her>No > > > > > > > > > > > Me>I'd like to take you out to lunch tomorrow? > > > > > > > > > > > Laughter is essential for me and it does trigger the > > > > > > > > > > > endorphins and > > > > > > > > > > > make life better and health wise I guess it would have to > > > > > > > > > > > be an > > > > > > > > > > > advantage as well. > > > > > > > > > > > > So not to waste this thread I'm wondering how any of you > > > > > > > > > > > accomplish > > > > > > > > > > > bringing joy to the world or are you some of those that > > > > > > > > > > > need to have > > > > > > > > > > > joy delivered to your world? > > > > > > > > > > > How do you bring laughter to yourself, into your world? > > > > > > > > > > > > At the restaurant when receiving the check I might > > > > > > > > > > > say............... > > > > > > > > > > > "Excuse me is this a check?" > > > > > > > > > > > waiter....."Yes" > > > > > > > > > > > Me> "Well I'm sorry, I can't take a check from someone I > > > > > > > > > > > don't know, > > > > > > > > > > > I'm going to need two forms of ID" > > > > > > > > > > > With a huge grin on the face they respond "It is a Bill > > > > > > > > > > > not a check" > > > > > > > > > > > It really can be humorous if you can "break though the > > > > > > > > > > > role" of the > > > > > > > > > > > other person. Cut through the facade of formality and > > > > > > > > > > > bring out the > > > > > > > > > > > human from within the robot! > > > > > > > > > > > > I hardly ever stop laughing and enjoying the interactions > > > > > > > > > > > of people. > > > > > > > > > > > The sign reads "Garage Sale", well wouldn't you know > > > > > > > > > > > that I want to > > > > > > > > > > > know how much the garage costs! > > > > > > > > > > > > Spill your beans or leave a joke, as long as there is a > > > > > > > > > > > laugh > > > > > > > > > > > somewhere in the mix. I know you all can't be all that > > > > > > > > > > > serious all of > > > > > > > > > > > the time!!!- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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