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Marie M. -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/21/2008 1:02:20 AM)
Thankful one, too funny. A good way to close the day. Thanks. Marie

J1937 -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/21/2008 3:27:08 AM)
Thankful one and Marie, ending the day laughing, starting the next one laughing - what better way could there be? [:D] I will pass the stories on to teachers of English, so they can make their students have a good laugh. Thank you!!! The second polar bear picture finally explains the meaning of "laid back" to me, which had me puzzled ever since my son brought it back from his stay in the USA. A little adventure of mine is in a calmer vein, but it still makes me smile. When in the USA for the first time, I was nervous at the airport, having heard about strict checks. When a threatening-looking tall guy with some sort of weapon fixed to his belt approached me, I was actually frightened. He came quite close... saying, "You look beautiful today, madam!" (I am still puzzled as to why he would say "today", having never seen me before [:D] ). Juliana _____________________________ Speak Peace in a World of Conflict

Marie M. -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/21/2008 1:29:46 PM)
A Good Monday to Everyone. Marie

buttington -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/21/2008 3:33:37 PM)
Yes, isn't it nice to have a smile on your face! Today was a rather boring one for me and tiring too really. A 2 hour journey to hospital by bus and foot, an hour and a half waiting to be seen at hospital, 5 minutes consultation[:D][8\|] another 2 hours journey home. the weather was wet and windy. My unbrella was blown inside out, I got wet and slipped on some mud. Lovely!! However, I was kept amused by remembering a conversation overheard while waiting in the queue for the free hospital bus. Wife: walks over to look at bus timetable. She squints at it and says, "What do the times say? I haven't got my glasses on." Husband: "Mmm." walks over and looks at timetable. Wife: "Of course the buses are being held up by the traffic." Husband:"Mmm." Wife:They are being held up arnen't they luv?" Husband: "Mmm." Wife:"You haven't got your hearing aid on have you Luv?............Have you?" Husband:Grunts. We are all on our way to the Eye,Ear, Nose and Throat department.[:D][:D] Jude

Marie M. -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/21/2008 11:29:16 PM)
Juliana what a welcome you had at the airport and learned of how some greetings differ in what is said. Myself, I have often said and still do say how are you today, even if I do not know the person. Maybe because I have had it said to me so many times. I never thought about it until now. Marie

Marie M. -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/21/2008 11:33:36 PM)
Jude, I am sorry you had such a hectic day with the weather in reaching your destination. But it sounds as if it was good to have the company and a couple of laughs to go with it. Thank you Marie

Marie M. -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/22/2008 1:35:21 AM)
I have holes in my top and bottom, my left and right, and in the middle. But I still hold water. What am I? Solution: A Sponge What goes up and down the stairs without moving? Solution: A Rug You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat? Solution: An Ear of Corn or a Chicken I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thoughts follow close behind me. What am I? Solution: A Nose What goes around the world but stays in a corner? Solution: A Stamp Marie

Imenuff -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/22/2008 8:48:24 AM)
Marie, Thankful one, Juliana, Joe, Jude, thank you for all your posts. Laughter truly is the best medicine. A dear friend whose husband died recently sent out an email to all of us several weeks ago asking that we send her as many silly stupid jokes as we could find. She said she and her husband used to laugh a lot together and she really missed it. Now we all make sure she gets at least one good laugh a day. Thank you for beginning several of my days with a laugh.Jude, I am sorry your trip was so difficult but your story is priceless. Your line at the end provides the perfect punchline quote: We are all on our way to the Eye,Ear, Nose and Throat department. [:D][:D][:D]

J1937 -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/22/2008 9:34:37 AM)
Marie, I did not dare to mention what else had me puzzled when in the States, for fear someone might take it amiss. (And that is certainly what I want least of all!) As you have come up with it, though, let me confirm what you have said. Going to a hardware store with my friend the first morning, it took me by surprise that all the staff there asked her how she was, but she never stopped to answer. When I asked her, "Do all these people know you?" she replied, "No. Why?" This is how I found out that "How are you" isn´t a question to which you expect an answer. In my country, we still do, although hardly anybody stops to listen to a more detailed description of one´s state, and people often answer by saying o.k., even if they aren´t. My friend Karin has been trying to change this, by advising people in her workshops a) to only ask if you really have the time to listen, and b) to invite them to a cup of coffee (Austria being a coffee country with lovely cafés) if they are in some sort of trouble. [sm=kiss.gif] Juliana _____________________________ Speak Peace in a World of Conflict

Marie M. -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/22/2008 12:23:40 PM)
Juliana I see what you are talking about. Yes, when asking someone, a stranger in passing or at the stores some do give an answer to the question of, "How are you?", and some do not. Some brush over the question and on to the sale to get you in and out quickly. They are not being rude or unfriendly they are just trying to be efficient. Even if you are not given an answer to how are you, you may get a smile at the end, and "Have a good day", even though they may not have answered "How are you", (today). I try to give both a hello, and if they seem not busy or preoccupied, and make eye contact I then will say "How are you"?, and then listen for an answer. Most of the times it is a brief answer and sometimes a few will give you a detailed answer to the question addressed. Such as neighbors or regular people you may see at regular travelled places. It is a matter of call to each person and how approachable and not hurried someone may be. Or, if they look as if they need to be asked " How are you", to give them a moment to take them away from their rush. I hope I may have clarified this. My sentences seem to be run ons and I always go back to erase too many words I may have said. I have worked on this for many years now. Always room for improvement on my part. LOL (Laugh out loud) I am not sure if you use this term. Juliana I am sorry to hear of your fall. Take care. Have a good day. Marie

Thankful one -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/22/2008 10:22:11 PM)
I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me. Police were called to a daycare where a three-year-old was resisting a rest. Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now. The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. To write with a broken pencil is pointless. When fish are in schools, they sometimes take debate. The short fortune teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large. A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months. A thief fell and broke his leg in wet cement. He became a hardened criminal. Thieves who steal corn from a garden could be charged with stalking. We'll never run out of math teachers because they always multiply. When the smog lifts in Los Angeles, UCLA. The math professor went crazy with the blackboard. He did a number on it. The professor discovered that her theory of earthquakes was on shaky ground. The dead batteries were given out free of charge. If you take a laptop computer for a run, you could jog your memory. A dentist and a manicurist fought tooth and nail. What's the definition of a will? (It's a dead giveaway.) A bicycle can't stand alone; it is two-tired. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. A backward poet writes inverse. In a democracy, it's your vote that counts; in feudalism, it's your Count that votes. A chicken crossing the road: poultry in motion. If you don't pay your exorcist, you can get repossessed. With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. Show me a piano falling down a mine shaft and I'll show you A-flat miner. When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds. The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine was fully recovered. A grenade fell onto a kitchen floor in France, resulting in Linoleum Blownapart. You are stuck with your debt if you can't budge it. He broke into song because he couldn't find the key. A calendar's days are numbered. A lot of money is tainted: 'taint yours and 'taint mine. (My favorite) A boiled egg is hard to beat. He had a photographic memory that was never developed. A plateau is a high form of flattery. Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end. When you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall. When she saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she'd dye. Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead-to-know basis. Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses. Acupuncture: a jab well done. Found on the Internet on www.gcfl.net Thankful one

joeharmony -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/23/2008 4:42:21 AM)
A transcript of the new PABX answering service recently installed at the Institute of Mental Health : Hello and welcome to the mental health hot-line If you are Obsessive Compulsive , press 1 repeatedly. If you are Co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you. If you have Multiple Personalities, press 3, 4, 5 & 6. If you are Paranoid, we know who you are and what you want. Stay on the line so we can trace your call. If you are Delusional, press 7, and you call will be transferred to the Mother Ship. If you are Schizophrenic, listen carefully and a small voice will tell you which number to press. If you are Dyslexic, press 96969696969696. If you have a Nervous Disorder, please fidget with the hash key until a representative comes on the line. If you have Amnesia, press 8 and state your name, address, phone number, date of birth, social security number and your mother's and grandmothers' maiden names. If you have Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, slowly and carefully press 000. If you have Bi-polar Disorder, please leave a message after the beep. Or before the beep. Or after the beep. Please wait for the beep. If you have Short Term Memory Loss, please try your call again later. If you have Low Self Esteem, please hang up. All our operators are far too busy to talk to you.

joeharmony -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/23/2008 4:53:08 AM)
Weekly Workout Monday Beat about the bush Jump to conclusions Climb the walls Wade through the morning paper Tuesday Drag my heels Push my luck Make mountains out of molehills Hit the nail on the head Wednesday Bend over backwards Jump on the bandwagon Run around in circles Bury my head in the sand Thursday Put our best foot forward Blow my own horn Pull out all the stops Add fuel to the fire Friday Open a can of worms Put my foot in my mouth Start the ball rolling Go over the edge Saturday Pick up where I left off Sunday Rest on my laurels Gather at the river Walk off into the sunset

J1937 -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/23/2008 11:50:42 AM)
Marie: Thank you for responding! LOL is well-known here, as is all computer language, it is exclusively in English! We even create new German verbs out of English ones, speaking of googeln, surfen, posten etc. Thankful one: Reading everything out loud, I managed to see the point of each one of the sentences, except the one about the math professor who went crazy with the blackboard. I can´t see why. The one about Santa´s helpers is my favorite![:D] Joeharmony: The Weekly Workout is neat, and some of the idioms exist in German as well. Not all of them, though: I still have to find out about "Gather at the river". Juliana _____________________________ Speak Peace in a World of Conflict

buttington -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/23/2008 1:31:21 PM)
Thankful one, I thought for a minute you'd been at the Christmas crackers again!!!!!![:D] Jude

Hildegard -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/23/2008 10:12:59 PM)
Juliana, "Gather at the river" is, I believe, a quote from a hymn, "Shall we gather at the river", by Robert Lowry 1864. You can google the title or go to http://www.preciouslordtakemyhand.com/christianhymns/shallwegather.html You can listen to it on that site. Edda

Marie M. -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/24/2008 2:19:10 AM)
Jude, love it " the Christmas crackers". I had at least 5 laughs remembering these words today. I never heard it put this way before. Thanks Marie

Marie M. -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/25/2008 12:31:21 AM)
Just Checking on You [image]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/Ballstein/001-2.jpg[/image] Yep Your Still There, I See You !!! Marie

buttington -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/25/2008 1:31:29 PM)
Marie, thank you. That's absolutley wonderful[:D][:D][:D] Jude

joeharmony -> RE: Laughter and the Positive Effects (1/25/2008 3:06:07 PM)
Here's one that I found very inspiring [:D] [:D] [:D] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNqJxuq3oJk With Love Joe

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