Brotherly Humor

Our two sons decided to have a reunion in Las Vegas, each taking a couple of their friends. Late one night, the “boys” were sitting around a table when an inebriated girl came up to them, followed by her friends. She spoke first to our older son.

“It’s my 21st birthday. You’re cute. Are you married?”
“Yes.” He tapped his wedding ring.
“But are you happily married?”
“Yes! But he isn’t.” With a sly smile, he pointed to his brother. She turned on him.
“So are you married?”
Honest son that he is, he answered, “No.”
The girl then asked, “But are you happily married?”
He thought about it for half a sec, then answered, “Yes!”
The girl moved on to another table.

Video Link Thursday

And for the last Thursday of National Humor Month, 2011, I give you The Rev. Billy Bob:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5EhFFlc66o

Fly in the Soup Day

(Personal note: Today, I’m in Grand Rapids, MI, leading two workshops at Calvin College’s Youth Writers Festival working with middle school and high school youth. The name of the two workshops? “Getting on Your Funny.” Guess what I’ll be talking/teaching about?)

And for our final Fly in the Soup joke during this year’s National Humor month, here is an example of Escape or Release humor.

Customer: Waiter, waiter! There’s a fly in my soup!
Waiter: Oh, thank goodness! I thought it might be that mouse again.

National Humor Month -- Clean Jokes #5 & #6

Question: Where do rabbits go when they get married?
Answer: On their bunnymoon.

The name of a best-selling rabbit book: HAVING BIG FAMILIES by Y. Nott

Fly in the Soup Day

(Today’s joke is an example of Rationalization Humor.)

Customer: Waiter, waiter! There’s a fly in my soup!
Waiter: Now there’s a fly who knows good soup.

Funny Foto Tuesday

In honor of our son, John who came into this world laughing and continues to embrace the funny: A Funky Cactus.

Another Funny Road Sign

Near VanBuren State Park (MI), there is a big brown information sign along the road just before the Park. It reads: “Michigan Critical Dunes.” Is this a warning to all who enter that the sand dunes will criticize us or find things to complain about? (I wouldn't blame them.)

National Humor Month -- Clean Joke #4

(Apologies for the delay -- computer crashing....) Joke: What lies at the bottom of the ocean and shivers? A nervous wreck.

French Creek Sign

Our family has always liked to hike. In the southern Black Hills of South Dakota, there's a trail which follows (and crosses numerous times) French Creek. At the trail head is this warning sign. Thing is, it does not even mention the fact that there are free roaming bison in the area, and that every year someone is gored. And, yes, we did hike a portion of this lengthy trail, backpacking in and spending the night.

April Clean Joke #3

What do lawyers wear to court?

Lawsuits.

A Family Funny

I don’t have a single funny thing to share today. APRIL FOOLS!

Time for a family story. When our family moved from wintery Buffalo, NY, to sunny Rapid City, SD, our one son was in 7th grade. Mind you, it does snow in the Black Hills, but usually just up north, and you have to do driving to look for it. In our 8 winters there, our street was only plowed four times. Although, solar snow removal and four-wheel drives were the norm.

Our son went three years just putting on a sweatshirt if it got cold enough to do so. But one week, the temperature stayed in the teens for several days. He finally agreed to wear a coat to school. He put it on. His arms stuck out from his elbows down.

BAD MAMA! He’d grown a lot in those three years, and because he never wore winter coats, bad mama hadn’t thought to buy him one. Bad Mama!!

National Humor Month – The Intro

Today starts National Humor Month. Isn’t that fun? An entire month set aside to find amusing things in life. In fact, later this month, I will also be teaching workshops in Grand Rapids, MI, to middle school and high school students, titled, “Putting On Your Funny.” I’m ready!

When I was a K-2 (kindergarten through second grade) teacher, April First was a day I just set myself to endure. Kids came in and said things like, “Mrs. Carlson! You’re wearing two different colored shoes!” Of course, I’d look down, and they’d scream, “April Fools!” and roar with laughter. I’d dramatically roll my eyes and respond, “Oh, you got me.” Now when I write “endure,” I mean the ability to act like I’d been fooled for about another fifty times on that day.

One year as a fifth grade teacher, I had a particularly needy group of kids, some whom the police already knew by first name. Along comes the month of April. I told the kids that every day during this National Humor Month, we were going to take time for telling jokes or funny stories. This time their eyes rolled. I lifted a jar, and continued, “You may put in here jokes you find funny.” A couple of the needier kids immediately got out their pencils and started writing. I added, “The stipulations are: 1) They cannot have vulgar language or swear words, or any words you would not say to the principal; and 2) They cannot put down any person or group because of race, culture, or religion.” One boy crumpled his paper and threw his pencil across the room. I never bothered to even peek at the joke he’d started to write.

So now we roll around once more to National Humor Month. I’m no longer teaching elementary kids, and I no longer have little kiddles at home to pull pranks on me. But I do have this blog. (Ha!) Do I have 30 jokes I could share this month, one per day? (You betcha.) Am I going to do that to you. (What do I look like? A kindergartner? Don’t answer that.)

This month I shall ATTEMPT to follow through on the following:

Mondays – record amusing life observances
Tuesdays – Funny photo I’ve taken
Wednesdays – Fly in the Soup Jokes
Thursdays – YouTube or lol Internet links
Fridays - Personal Funny Family Stories
Saturdays - More Jokes