“Genuine Laughing is a vent of the soul, the nostrils of the heart, and it is just as necessary for health and happiness as spring water is for trout.”
L.B. Flynn 1960
“A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.”
Henry Ward Beecher
“The best remedy for the human condition is the humorin’ condition.”-- Swami Beyondananda
“And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.”
Friedrich Nietzsche:
L.B. Flynn 1960
“A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.”
Henry Ward Beecher
“The best remedy for the human condition is the humorin’ condition.”-- Swami Beyondananda
“And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.”
Friedrich Nietzsche:
Intro-Duck-Shun
Two ducks were sitting in a pond,
one of the ducks said:
“Quack.”
The other duck said:
“I was going to say that!”
one of the ducks said:
“Quack.”
The other duck said:
“I was going to say that!”
Why Humor?
Why Humor? Why Laughter? Because there is Definitely something funny going on.
But most ADULTS have a serious condition because they are conditioned to be serious, seriously, its a serious problem! No pun indended. That reminds me of a joke:
I once entered a local newspaper's pun contest.
I sent in ten different puns, in the hope that at least one of the puns would win.
Unfortunately, no pun in ten did.
I want you to start using that phrase "that reminds me of a joke", because the BEST, I mean the BEST humor comes from "in the moment" situations. Just like Zen meditation, humor is best when you are in the NOW. I am giving away the Big Secret right off the "bat" because I want you to be a "hit" and have a "ball" in life.
The big problem is we take life too serious…
The past 19 years, along with teaching math and physics, I have been passionate about sharing the best in Natural healing cleanses, diets, waters, energy medicine devices, exercise machines, etc. One thing I noticed after doing hundreds of one on one consultations, is that people have a serious problem with their health. The problem is they are TOO Serious.
So this book compliments my other book on PEMF therapy and energy medicine, because no matter how clean your diet, no matter how much you exercise, sleep or use PEMF therapy or other energy medicine machines, you cannot get completely well with depression, a negative attitude, and little love and laughter in life. Don't get me wrong, you do all the cleansing, right diets, supplements, water, juicing, exercise, sleep, light therapy, oxygen therapy, PEMF therapy etc, you will heal much faster, BUT don't forget to love and laugh more. This book will help you to laugh more, and it's easier to be loveable when you're happy.
And its not just "serious" health problems, people have "serious business" (take their work too serious), we struggle with serious relationship issues, we take our relgion and spirituality too seriously, and even our free time is too serious listening to Sirius radio.
But most ADULTS have a serious condition because they are conditioned to be serious, seriously, its a serious problem! No pun indended. That reminds me of a joke:
I once entered a local newspaper's pun contest.
I sent in ten different puns, in the hope that at least one of the puns would win.
Unfortunately, no pun in ten did.
I want you to start using that phrase "that reminds me of a joke", because the BEST, I mean the BEST humor comes from "in the moment" situations. Just like Zen meditation, humor is best when you are in the NOW. I am giving away the Big Secret right off the "bat" because I want you to be a "hit" and have a "ball" in life.
The big problem is we take life too serious…
The past 19 years, along with teaching math and physics, I have been passionate about sharing the best in Natural healing cleanses, diets, waters, energy medicine devices, exercise machines, etc. One thing I noticed after doing hundreds of one on one consultations, is that people have a serious problem with their health. The problem is they are TOO Serious.
So this book compliments my other book on PEMF therapy and energy medicine, because no matter how clean your diet, no matter how much you exercise, sleep or use PEMF therapy or other energy medicine machines, you cannot get completely well with depression, a negative attitude, and little love and laughter in life. Don't get me wrong, you do all the cleansing, right diets, supplements, water, juicing, exercise, sleep, light therapy, oxygen therapy, PEMF therapy etc, you will heal much faster, BUT don't forget to love and laugh more. This book will help you to laugh more, and it's easier to be loveable when you're happy.
And its not just "serious" health problems, people have "serious business" (take their work too serious), we struggle with serious relationship issues, we take our relgion and spirituality too seriously, and even our free time is too serious listening to Sirius radio.
We Need to Retake Kindergarden - And let Children Be the Teacher
Instead of always being teachers to kids, let's let Kids be teachers to us... I dedicated this book to the over 2 billion children of the world for a reason... Actually for a couple reasons (related to this book).
Lessons from Children
1) Children Smile and Laugh More
Children Laugh about 400 times a day*
Adults Laugh 18 times**
(do the math and you will see the aftermath)
2) Children Don't try to be right all the time
Question probably around 300x a day (average 3-8)
Key points: Kids do not know all the answers- They don't try to be right all the time, if they do, they probably learned that from their parents.
And this is another serious Problem - We adults have to be "right" all the time. Something we should have "Left" behind a long time ago.
I wise person once told me you can be RIGHT OR you can be HAPPY, you choose.
3) And finally the third problem is HAP-PINESS envy… People get jealous of others happiness?? We should smile and rejoice in each others happiness and then we'll all be one BIG HAPPY family as humans on earth. No boundaries, no discrimation of sex, skin color, sexual preference, religious preference, ethnicity, etc. These prejudices also contribute to our serious problems.
Laughter and Humor is a BIG FAT solution to these three problems. It's a solution we can all drink and be merry.
You'll See Laughter is the Solution in this Book:
#1 - You'll Start Laughing more than 18 times a day. Under 18 NOT ALLOWED
#2 - You'll STOP being a Know it all, and start saying No, I don't know... And Ask MORE questions like children.
I read this in a fortune cookie once: He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.
#3 - You'll Start Rejoicing in Others Happiness... Actually start laughing more and it will get easier. The barriers of country, creed, color, caste, etc, will dissolve and we will start seeing each other as brother and sisters of the human race.
*Funes, M (2000). Laughing Matters: Live Creatively with Laughter. Dublin: Newleaf.
**Martin, R.A. & Kuiper, N.A. (1999). 'Daily Occurence of humour: relationships with age, gender and Type A personality.' Humour: International Journal of Humour Research, 12, 355-384.
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Lessons from Children
1) Children Smile and Laugh More
Children Laugh about 400 times a day*
Adults Laugh 18 times**
(do the math and you will see the aftermath)
2) Children Don't try to be right all the time
Question probably around 300x a day (average 3-8)
Key points: Kids do not know all the answers- They don't try to be right all the time, if they do, they probably learned that from their parents.
And this is another serious Problem - We adults have to be "right" all the time. Something we should have "Left" behind a long time ago.
I wise person once told me you can be RIGHT OR you can be HAPPY, you choose.
3) And finally the third problem is HAP-PINESS envy… People get jealous of others happiness?? We should smile and rejoice in each others happiness and then we'll all be one BIG HAPPY family as humans on earth. No boundaries, no discrimation of sex, skin color, sexual preference, religious preference, ethnicity, etc. These prejudices also contribute to our serious problems.
Laughter and Humor is a BIG FAT solution to these three problems. It's a solution we can all drink and be merry.
You'll See Laughter is the Solution in this Book:
#1 - You'll Start Laughing more than 18 times a day. Under 18 NOT ALLOWED
#2 - You'll STOP being a Know it all, and start saying No, I don't know... And Ask MORE questions like children.
I read this in a fortune cookie once: He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.
#3 - You'll Start Rejoicing in Others Happiness... Actually start laughing more and it will get easier. The barriers of country, creed, color, caste, etc, will dissolve and we will start seeing each other as brother and sisters of the human race.
*Funes, M (2000). Laughing Matters: Live Creatively with Laughter. Dublin: Newleaf.
**Martin, R.A. & Kuiper, N.A. (1999). 'Daily Occurence of humour: relationships with age, gender and Type A personality.' Humour: International Journal of Humour Research, 12, 355-384.
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A Better "Sense" of Humor is the Answer!
My supreme purpose in this book is to make you funnier with your own unique fresh and raw humor, even if it means pulling you kicking and screaming through ALL these pages. I want to give you a better sense of how vital humor is for your overall experience in all areas of your life; that is, a better sense of humor (double entrendre intended). That reminds me of a joke:
A woman walks into a bar, orders a double entendre, and the bartender gives her one.
Just as I was writing that sentence, I was reminded of a joke… There is no humor better than spontaneous humor and humor relevant to a topic, which as I mentioned is one of the big secrets to being funny. It's not just about telling random jokes, though that can be fun also, it's more about have a large toolbox of jokes and puns ready to go in any moment.
I know I have made this point, but remember the latin phrase:
Repetitio est mater studiorum” (“Repetition is the mother of learning”),
The father of learning is applying that knowledge.... Then you can give birth to more mirth in your life.
I promise you, that if you stay with me, you will emerge out the other side of this book a funnier YOU. I say funnier you because you should never compare yourself to others, only work on being a better (and funnier version of yourself, but hopefully not a funnier looking version).
I am going to LOAD you up with 400 of the funniest, clean jokes that are suitable for all occasions and will not offend any race, creed, caste, color or smell. O.K. it might offend some religious folks, lawyers and polticians so be forwarned, but start laughing more and what you thought once was offensive and made you defensive will not longer be your game. Start by learning to laugh at yourself, and you'll be the laughing "stock" people will want to invest their time in.
These are jokes that began with my friend Victor (see Preface), resulted in my first jokebook "HA!" and i have collected the best of the best clean and funny jokes since then over the past 18 years. 400 because its symbolic of the joy and jubulation young kids have that are laughing and playing all time.
Besides 400 jokes, I will show you many examples of how you can incorporate humor at home, in the workplace, at play, in public speaking, hanging out with friends bungee jumping or any occasssion!
And , I will give you tips used by top comedians on HOW to best deliver these jokes and the 17 Secrets you must know to be funny. Don't skip to chapter 9 and 10 yet.
OK now that you skipped to chapter nine and ten and know the secrets, we'll just refer to them as tips for being funny because they're not secrets anymore (wink wink).
A woman walks into a bar, orders a double entendre, and the bartender gives her one.
Just as I was writing that sentence, I was reminded of a joke… There is no humor better than spontaneous humor and humor relevant to a topic, which as I mentioned is one of the big secrets to being funny. It's not just about telling random jokes, though that can be fun also, it's more about have a large toolbox of jokes and puns ready to go in any moment.
I know I have made this point, but remember the latin phrase:
Repetitio est mater studiorum” (“Repetition is the mother of learning”),
The father of learning is applying that knowledge.... Then you can give birth to more mirth in your life.
I promise you, that if you stay with me, you will emerge out the other side of this book a funnier YOU. I say funnier you because you should never compare yourself to others, only work on being a better (and funnier version of yourself, but hopefully not a funnier looking version).
I am going to LOAD you up with 400 of the funniest, clean jokes that are suitable for all occasions and will not offend any race, creed, caste, color or smell. O.K. it might offend some religious folks, lawyers and polticians so be forwarned, but start laughing more and what you thought once was offensive and made you defensive will not longer be your game. Start by learning to laugh at yourself, and you'll be the laughing "stock" people will want to invest their time in.
These are jokes that began with my friend Victor (see Preface), resulted in my first jokebook "HA!" and i have collected the best of the best clean and funny jokes since then over the past 18 years. 400 because its symbolic of the joy and jubulation young kids have that are laughing and playing all time.
Besides 400 jokes, I will show you many examples of how you can incorporate humor at home, in the workplace, at play, in public speaking, hanging out with friends bungee jumping or any occasssion!
And , I will give you tips used by top comedians on HOW to best deliver these jokes and the 17 Secrets you must know to be funny. Don't skip to chapter 9 and 10 yet.
OK now that you skipped to chapter nine and ten and know the secrets, we'll just refer to them as tips for being funny because they're not secrets anymore (wink wink).
Overcome Gravity with Levity
This book will take you back to the Fundamentals, where the fun comes before, da'mental.
Gravity Sucks, (actually thank god it does or we would fall off the planet). But I am referring to the second definition of Gravity - the sense of being serious.
Gravity:
a : dignity or sobriety of bearing
b : importance, significance; especially : seriousness
c : a serious situation or problem
Carefully consider that there is a "Grave" in Gravity and living a life that is too serious is a grave situation indeed... You'll end up in a Grave too early. Yes, laughter DOES improve your life and help you to be an immortal. As I tell people, I am on a quest for immortality. So far so good... haha.
This book will help you overcome gravity with levity. The gravitational force pulls the mouth down in a frown, where the levitational force lifts the lips up into a smile. Enlightenment (the goal of this book) is the process of lightening up so you can levitate!
The simple act of smiling creates happiness hormones (endorphins = your inner porpoise). So not only does being happy make you smile, but simply smiling will make you happy.
We are happy because we smile… Isn't that funny?
A smile is a FACE-LIFT that uplifts… A force that attracts and makes you attractive.
Laughter has been proven to increase hormones, and lower blood pressure by dilating the blood vessels…. better to die late than early… Even better not to die at all. Laughter causes the blood vessels to die-late… So it works in practice, but does in work in theory… Norman cousins.
We all need to learn to laugh more and this book will teach you how to be a funnier person. There are three parts to being funnier: Theory, Practice and Execution (and if you don’t get the theory and practice right, it may feel like an execution).
Theory involves understanding the basic premise of the vital necessity for humor, the research and findings which prove its an essential element for the four main areas of your life. Once you understand WHY humor is vital for your overall spiritual, mental and physical health, I will then share with you many jokes and examples of how to incorporate humor into your life (Humor, Inc.). We’ll go in business together and help the world to incorporate humor with us. In fact let's make it a pyramid scheme where everyone is at the top laughing together.
Theory also involves learning a database of really funny jokes appropriate for all situations.
So you can see that this is more than just a joke book, though there are plenty of jokes here… I will share with you the best types of humor to use (aka low risk and easy to deliver, politically correct and of course funny humor) and strategies to practice to improve your delivery.
Gravity Sucks, (actually thank god it does or we would fall off the planet). But I am referring to the second definition of Gravity - the sense of being serious.
Gravity:
a : dignity or sobriety of bearing
b : importance, significance; especially : seriousness
c : a serious situation or problem
Carefully consider that there is a "Grave" in Gravity and living a life that is too serious is a grave situation indeed... You'll end up in a Grave too early. Yes, laughter DOES improve your life and help you to be an immortal. As I tell people, I am on a quest for immortality. So far so good... haha.
This book will help you overcome gravity with levity. The gravitational force pulls the mouth down in a frown, where the levitational force lifts the lips up into a smile. Enlightenment (the goal of this book) is the process of lightening up so you can levitate!
The simple act of smiling creates happiness hormones (endorphins = your inner porpoise). So not only does being happy make you smile, but simply smiling will make you happy.
We are happy because we smile… Isn't that funny?
A smile is a FACE-LIFT that uplifts… A force that attracts and makes you attractive.
Laughter has been proven to increase hormones, and lower blood pressure by dilating the blood vessels…. better to die late than early… Even better not to die at all. Laughter causes the blood vessels to die-late… So it works in practice, but does in work in theory… Norman cousins.
We all need to learn to laugh more and this book will teach you how to be a funnier person. There are three parts to being funnier: Theory, Practice and Execution (and if you don’t get the theory and practice right, it may feel like an execution).
Theory involves understanding the basic premise of the vital necessity for humor, the research and findings which prove its an essential element for the four main areas of your life. Once you understand WHY humor is vital for your overall spiritual, mental and physical health, I will then share with you many jokes and examples of how to incorporate humor into your life (Humor, Inc.). We’ll go in business together and help the world to incorporate humor with us. In fact let's make it a pyramid scheme where everyone is at the top laughing together.
Theory also involves learning a database of really funny jokes appropriate for all situations.
So you can see that this is more than just a joke book, though there are plenty of jokes here… I will share with you the best types of humor to use (aka low risk and easy to deliver, politically correct and of course funny humor) and strategies to practice to improve your delivery.
Under 18 Laughs A Day NOT allowed (and Under 18 years of Age for one of these paragraphs).
Q: What kind of jokes do you make in the shower?
A: Clean Jokes!
Also the humor in this book is, for the most part, clean, low risk and politically correct. The Purpose is to arm you with jokes that you can use in all occassion without having to worry about losing your wife, family, house and dog.
We shall follow the FCC guidelines for language not allowed on T.V.
Under NO circumstances whatsoever will you see the words fuck, shit, motherfucker, piss, cunt, cocksucker, twat or tits anywhere.
No joke here, scouts honor.
So ... go forth and have fun. Find your jokes, and share them with your friends on the internet AND especially the outernet. Practice telling them, and enjoy the laughter. Start out simple, with short jokes. Remember, it isn’t the length of the joke that matters, it’s how much pleasure it gives.
Find the message hidden in the joke, something that sheds light on some aspect of the human comedy. Is there a toxic emotion or obsolete thought that needs release? That is “aaaah” that follows the “aha” that follows the “ha ha.”
Oh, and read this book out loud so you can laugh out loud. This book is meant to be read to other folks so you can watch them laugh.
So, are you ready to start laughing? Say YES!
YES!
O.K. If that doesn’t inspire you, maybe this quote will:
Eskimos use the word "laugh" to refer to lovemaking - to "laugh with" someone is to have intercourse with them).
A: Clean Jokes!
Also the humor in this book is, for the most part, clean, low risk and politically correct. The Purpose is to arm you with jokes that you can use in all occassion without having to worry about losing your wife, family, house and dog.
We shall follow the FCC guidelines for language not allowed on T.V.
Under NO circumstances whatsoever will you see the words fuck, shit, motherfucker, piss, cunt, cocksucker, twat or tits anywhere.
No joke here, scouts honor.
So ... go forth and have fun. Find your jokes, and share them with your friends on the internet AND especially the outernet. Practice telling them, and enjoy the laughter. Start out simple, with short jokes. Remember, it isn’t the length of the joke that matters, it’s how much pleasure it gives.
Find the message hidden in the joke, something that sheds light on some aspect of the human comedy. Is there a toxic emotion or obsolete thought that needs release? That is “aaaah” that follows the “aha” that follows the “ha ha.”
Oh, and read this book out loud so you can laugh out loud. This book is meant to be read to other folks so you can watch them laugh.
So, are you ready to start laughing? Say YES!
YES!
O.K. If that doesn’t inspire you, maybe this quote will:
Eskimos use the word "laugh" to refer to lovemaking - to "laugh with" someone is to have intercourse with them).
What Does H-U-M-O-R Stand for in This Book?
Hu-mor
1) any fluid or juice of an animal or plant; esp., any of the four fluids (cardinal humors) formerly considered responsible for one's health and disposition; blood, phlegm, choler, or melancholy
The word humor has several meanings besides the obvious definition of perceiving, appreciating or expressing something funny or amusing - Joking, jesting, playfulness! Laughter. That is the most important definition in relation to this book, but there is the other definition of HUMOR:
A.FLUIDS in the BODY – Wet, Moist, Fluid
B.Health, Disposition of temperament (body, emotions and mind)
C. Joking, Jesting, Laughter
Our Body has Four humors according to the ancient Greeks and so does our lives. That is there are four stages and areas of LIFE we can make fun of. The FOUR main areas of our life: Our health, our spirituality, our vocation (work) and our avocation (play). When these four areas are full of humor (the NEW Four Humors), then your relationships with yourself, others, the environment and Life itself will be ever new joy.
We will laughingly discuss this in more detail but I just wanted you to see the big picture. Next to each is the area of humor research that applies. As we will see, there has been research at Harvard, John Hopkins, Stanford, DeVry and other very Prestiguous schools on humor. The main areas are Physiological, Socio-psychological, Creativity, Problem Solving, Learning and more. YES, humor has ALL kinds of benefits!
[BIG Picture, Its big at here in my home, so perhaps its a small picture]
H-U-M-O-R
H= Health/Fitness (mainly physiological.. relationship with self)
Laughter improves your health (we'll look at health jokes and research)
5 elements of Health
In Health, I wrote monthly articles for the Healing Garden journal that used humor and playfulness. I also hosted over 40 episodes of a healh T.V. show called "Forever Young" where I used humor in many different ways. In this section, I will share my personal experiences, jokes and research that proves that Humor improves your health in many ways (Chapter 4).
U = YOU! Yes Get used to making fun of yourself. (All Benefits)
Laugher will help you to love yourself more, you'll actually enjoy life when you enjoy yourself.
Laugh at yourself, Humor radiates from the inside out. The Universe Begins with U/You à 100% Responsibility (Forgiveness, Gratitude, Love). Without U, HMOR spells nothing and is nothing,
This book is for YOU. I'm going to share over 400 of the best clean jokes EVER, plus give you tips and strategies on how to deliver/tell a joke, AND many creative ways and examples of how YOU can humorize your life.
M= Meditation/Mindset/Spirituality (Relationship to God, Self Source/Spirit -mainly socio-psychological, relationship with True self)
Laughter is the high road to enlightenment, helps to loosen the ego (let go of my ego), and breaks up all the rigid beliefs, prejudices and barriers you have between yourself and the world. Laughter helps you to relax and destress so you'll feel more at peace.
For Meditation/spirituality, I lived 4 years at a spiritual/yoga retreat center practiced daily yoga/prayer/meditation and incorporated humor in many ways including 5 comedy skits, humorous-fun-filled yoga and even a Laugh-Fest weekend with my friend Eric Huffman. In this section, I will give specific examples, more jokes, and research linking the psychological/spritual benefits of humor (Chapter 2).
O= Occupation/Work/Relationships (mainly creativity/problem solving/learning.. relationship with others). Occupation/Work/$$$/Wealth – (Relationship to People that Require “Work”) Success , Law of Attraction, Manifestation
Live your life “on purpose”, Follow Your Bliss
Telling a joke comes in handy in business, it helps you to be more likeable, which gives you a BIG advantage in finding jobs, starting your own business, sales , etc. People buy people, not things... All things equal, someone will hire or buy from the person they LIKE.
In Occapation/work, this is the core of my research, because I actually received a M.A. in Physics education where my thesis was "Using Humor in Physics Education and Assessment." I will outline my research and how I was fortunate enough to complete my Masters AND teach for 5 years implanting Humor in the workplace, which was for me, teaching Math and Physics. But no matter WHAT your job is, I will show you tips, strategies and jokes for making your job actually fun… Imagine driving to work every day (including Monday morning), looking forward to the day (Chapter 5). Ok, if you just can't see it, than start by imaging 5pm is nearing Friday, and you are on the verge of a weekend long drunken fest and you dread Monday like the Black death... Baby steps, baby steps.
R= Recreation/Recess/Relationships (Relationship to Loved Ones/ Friends/People We Enjoy - mainly physiological/creativity.. relationship with others). Recess, Rest, Relax, Sex, Free Time, Games, Fun. GET CREATIVE – Make a Bucket to LIVE List – Perpetual Bucket List!
Laugher will help you to enjoy being with others, and enjoy your free time MORE. Plus humor enhances creativity so you can be a better painter, musician, poet or whatever your passion is.
Next in Recreation, I will share my 2 years of substitute teaching for elementary children and using humor that children liked, which I chose animal humor (that was clean of course). Also the MANY THINGS we can learn from children to be more playful and take a recess at least a few times a day to go out and play. This chapter is the art of being Child-like without being too Child-ish (at least most of the time).
If you use humor in these five areas of life, great relationships is a natural consequence because ALL your relationships, at work, at home, at play, with your friends will be enhanced by a big smile, a hearty laugh and a toolbox full of jokes and humor appropriate for all occasions.
NOTE: relationships can be both work and fun, but totally worth the effort IF the relationship is with someone with a good sense of humor. If not, this book would make a great gift (just whiteout this paragraph before wrapping). If they refuse to read this book and take life serious, either choose NOT to be their friend OR in the case of coworkers and family members (who you have little choice), consider humor in these circumstances as a detachment and coping mechanism… haha. Seriously.
According to the Greeks, 4 humors gave rise to our overall health and demeanor… According to this new model, bringing Humor into the 4 main areas of life (plus the YOU factor) will make your internal Humors glow like the sun and people will naturally want to be around you.
Ok, so its gets even cooler especially if you live in Northern Michigan, like I did once.
There are also 4 stages of life according to Eastern Traditions like Hinduism. Don't ask me to recite the Sanskrit terms..lol... But its basically the cycles of life from childhood and learning, to adulthood and earning, to mature adulthood and giving back (returning) your wisdom from experience and finally old age and yearning for the divine. You (U) and the other four aspects of humor fit into these cycles of LIFE.
Kids (Recreation) - Children - Learn
Young Adult (Occupation) - Earn
Mature Adult/40's - 50's (Health) - Concern/Return
Elder/Senior (Meditation/Spirituality) - Yearn
YOU (U) - the unchanging IAM that watches the body grow and age.
Isn't that cool, we can make fun of all the areas of our life and ALL of the cycles or stages of our life too. I always say we live in a material world to get more material. I hope this book will lighten up your life in ALL AREAS and for YOUR WHOLE LIFE. Make laughter a lifelong endeavor!
Throughout this book I am going to share MY PERSONAL experiences IN ALL these areas of LIFE and HOW I humorized them. I will give you many jokes and examples that worked for me and hopefully you'll walk away from this book with a lot of new jokes and a strategy and plan on how to bring humor into your life so you can be a like a happy mushroom, a really FUNGI to be with... Or a FUNGAL to be with (is it me or does the guy version sound better?).
And as you'll notice, I even humorize this book from the funny cover, inside cover, foreword, preface, chapters, appendix, references and reviews and back cover. Basically all the serious elements that make up a book, I humorize! So not only is this a joke book, the whole book itself is a JOKE!
1) any fluid or juice of an animal or plant; esp., any of the four fluids (cardinal humors) formerly considered responsible for one's health and disposition; blood, phlegm, choler, or melancholy
The word humor has several meanings besides the obvious definition of perceiving, appreciating or expressing something funny or amusing - Joking, jesting, playfulness! Laughter. That is the most important definition in relation to this book, but there is the other definition of HUMOR:
A.FLUIDS in the BODY – Wet, Moist, Fluid
B.Health, Disposition of temperament (body, emotions and mind)
C. Joking, Jesting, Laughter
Our Body has Four humors according to the ancient Greeks and so does our lives. That is there are four stages and areas of LIFE we can make fun of. The FOUR main areas of our life: Our health, our spirituality, our vocation (work) and our avocation (play). When these four areas are full of humor (the NEW Four Humors), then your relationships with yourself, others, the environment and Life itself will be ever new joy.
We will laughingly discuss this in more detail but I just wanted you to see the big picture. Next to each is the area of humor research that applies. As we will see, there has been research at Harvard, John Hopkins, Stanford, DeVry and other very Prestiguous schools on humor. The main areas are Physiological, Socio-psychological, Creativity, Problem Solving, Learning and more. YES, humor has ALL kinds of benefits!
[BIG Picture, Its big at here in my home, so perhaps its a small picture]
H-U-M-O-R
H= Health/Fitness (mainly physiological.. relationship with self)
Laughter improves your health (we'll look at health jokes and research)
5 elements of Health
In Health, I wrote monthly articles for the Healing Garden journal that used humor and playfulness. I also hosted over 40 episodes of a healh T.V. show called "Forever Young" where I used humor in many different ways. In this section, I will share my personal experiences, jokes and research that proves that Humor improves your health in many ways (Chapter 4).
U = YOU! Yes Get used to making fun of yourself. (All Benefits)
Laugher will help you to love yourself more, you'll actually enjoy life when you enjoy yourself.
Laugh at yourself, Humor radiates from the inside out. The Universe Begins with U/You à 100% Responsibility (Forgiveness, Gratitude, Love). Without U, HMOR spells nothing and is nothing,
This book is for YOU. I'm going to share over 400 of the best clean jokes EVER, plus give you tips and strategies on how to deliver/tell a joke, AND many creative ways and examples of how YOU can humorize your life.
M= Meditation/Mindset/Spirituality (Relationship to God, Self Source/Spirit -mainly socio-psychological, relationship with True self)
Laughter is the high road to enlightenment, helps to loosen the ego (let go of my ego), and breaks up all the rigid beliefs, prejudices and barriers you have between yourself and the world. Laughter helps you to relax and destress so you'll feel more at peace.
For Meditation/spirituality, I lived 4 years at a spiritual/yoga retreat center practiced daily yoga/prayer/meditation and incorporated humor in many ways including 5 comedy skits, humorous-fun-filled yoga and even a Laugh-Fest weekend with my friend Eric Huffman. In this section, I will give specific examples, more jokes, and research linking the psychological/spritual benefits of humor (Chapter 2).
O= Occupation/Work/Relationships (mainly creativity/problem solving/learning.. relationship with others). Occupation/Work/$$$/Wealth – (Relationship to People that Require “Work”) Success , Law of Attraction, Manifestation
Live your life “on purpose”, Follow Your Bliss
Telling a joke comes in handy in business, it helps you to be more likeable, which gives you a BIG advantage in finding jobs, starting your own business, sales , etc. People buy people, not things... All things equal, someone will hire or buy from the person they LIKE.
In Occapation/work, this is the core of my research, because I actually received a M.A. in Physics education where my thesis was "Using Humor in Physics Education and Assessment." I will outline my research and how I was fortunate enough to complete my Masters AND teach for 5 years implanting Humor in the workplace, which was for me, teaching Math and Physics. But no matter WHAT your job is, I will show you tips, strategies and jokes for making your job actually fun… Imagine driving to work every day (including Monday morning), looking forward to the day (Chapter 5). Ok, if you just can't see it, than start by imaging 5pm is nearing Friday, and you are on the verge of a weekend long drunken fest and you dread Monday like the Black death... Baby steps, baby steps.
R= Recreation/Recess/Relationships (Relationship to Loved Ones/ Friends/People We Enjoy - mainly physiological/creativity.. relationship with others). Recess, Rest, Relax, Sex, Free Time, Games, Fun. GET CREATIVE – Make a Bucket to LIVE List – Perpetual Bucket List!
Laugher will help you to enjoy being with others, and enjoy your free time MORE. Plus humor enhances creativity so you can be a better painter, musician, poet or whatever your passion is.
Next in Recreation, I will share my 2 years of substitute teaching for elementary children and using humor that children liked, which I chose animal humor (that was clean of course). Also the MANY THINGS we can learn from children to be more playful and take a recess at least a few times a day to go out and play. This chapter is the art of being Child-like without being too Child-ish (at least most of the time).
If you use humor in these five areas of life, great relationships is a natural consequence because ALL your relationships, at work, at home, at play, with your friends will be enhanced by a big smile, a hearty laugh and a toolbox full of jokes and humor appropriate for all occasions.
NOTE: relationships can be both work and fun, but totally worth the effort IF the relationship is with someone with a good sense of humor. If not, this book would make a great gift (just whiteout this paragraph before wrapping). If they refuse to read this book and take life serious, either choose NOT to be their friend OR in the case of coworkers and family members (who you have little choice), consider humor in these circumstances as a detachment and coping mechanism… haha. Seriously.
According to the Greeks, 4 humors gave rise to our overall health and demeanor… According to this new model, bringing Humor into the 4 main areas of life (plus the YOU factor) will make your internal Humors glow like the sun and people will naturally want to be around you.
Ok, so its gets even cooler especially if you live in Northern Michigan, like I did once.
There are also 4 stages of life according to Eastern Traditions like Hinduism. Don't ask me to recite the Sanskrit terms..lol... But its basically the cycles of life from childhood and learning, to adulthood and earning, to mature adulthood and giving back (returning) your wisdom from experience and finally old age and yearning for the divine. You (U) and the other four aspects of humor fit into these cycles of LIFE.
Kids (Recreation) - Children - Learn
Young Adult (Occupation) - Earn
Mature Adult/40's - 50's (Health) - Concern/Return
Elder/Senior (Meditation/Spirituality) - Yearn
YOU (U) - the unchanging IAM that watches the body grow and age.
Isn't that cool, we can make fun of all the areas of our life and ALL of the cycles or stages of our life too. I always say we live in a material world to get more material. I hope this book will lighten up your life in ALL AREAS and for YOUR WHOLE LIFE. Make laughter a lifelong endeavor!
Throughout this book I am going to share MY PERSONAL experiences IN ALL these areas of LIFE and HOW I humorized them. I will give you many jokes and examples that worked for me and hopefully you'll walk away from this book with a lot of new jokes and a strategy and plan on how to bring humor into your life so you can be a like a happy mushroom, a really FUNGI to be with... Or a FUNGAL to be with (is it me or does the guy version sound better?).
And as you'll notice, I even humorize this book from the funny cover, inside cover, foreword, preface, chapters, appendix, references and reviews and back cover. Basically all the serious elements that make up a book, I humorize! So not only is this a joke book, the whole book itself is a JOKE!
A Funny Aside - Joke Poll Proves Ducks are the Funniest Animals
There are several animal jokes where you an insert ANY animal and the joke works.
Laughlab, one of the biggest joke polls ever performed collected data from thousands of jokes and hundreds of thousands of participants. What they found with regards to animals was that Ducks were the funniest animal***.
So its apropos that we begin this book with an Intro-Duck-Shun along with some animal jokes involving Ducks. In fact 3 of the 4 jokes in this chapter could be done with an animal (a bear, dog, etc.). But laughlab found that ducks were always funniest.
Perhaps it is because of their beaks, or webbed feet or odd shape?
Regardless, the implications are clear - if you are going to tell a joke involving an animal, make it a Duck.
[Give Examples]
***British Association for the Advancement of Science. (2002). Laughlab. London: Random House (pp 84-87).
Laughlab, one of the biggest joke polls ever performed collected data from thousands of jokes and hundreds of thousands of participants. What they found with regards to animals was that Ducks were the funniest animal***.
So its apropos that we begin this book with an Intro-Duck-Shun along with some animal jokes involving Ducks. In fact 3 of the 4 jokes in this chapter could be done with an animal (a bear, dog, etc.). But laughlab found that ducks were always funniest.
Perhaps it is because of their beaks, or webbed feet or odd shape?
Regardless, the implications are clear - if you are going to tell a joke involving an animal, make it a Duck.
[Give Examples]
***British Association for the Advancement of Science. (2002). Laughlab. London: Random House (pp 84-87).
