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How about a laugh, (hopefully)

Posted by Leonard @jakedduck1, Dec 31, 2018

I believe laughter is the best medicine. Laughter has actually been scientifically proven to help people with depression issues.
Let’s give it a try so we can all get happy and feel better. Many Epilepsy forums I’ve been on had joke sections. I was probably the biggest joke of all since I didn’t get a lot of the jokes. They said the jokes couldn’t be above 4th grade level for me to understand them so my jokes may be rather simplistic but let’s give it a try.
Have a lovely day everyone,
Jake

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Lagrange 5 | @lagrange5 | Jun 5, 2023
In reply to @annewoodmayo "Hi Lagrange, Sisyphus and Lori ( and everybody else who stops to read this), RE: Don't..." + (show)
@annewoodmayo

Hi Lagrange, Sisyphus and Lori ( and everybody else who stops to read this),
RE: Don't drink the Hemlock/ philosophy thread

You guys are working our brains as well as our funny bones!

I LOVE this Connect!

Lagrange, I'm too lazy and tired-eyed to research it further, but I do not recollect Sisyphus going down the other side of the hill. I thought the gods just made him start again every morning. I prefer the down-the-hill version-- How about that for a peculiar statement?

Have a great day, evyerone!

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I hope this is not too heavy. Here goes.

Sisyphus must walk down the other side of the hill every day in order to retrieve the boulder just so he can push it back up again each and every time. He has no other options. The philosopher (Camus) asks why should Sisyphus ...choose... to continue living a life of such suffering? Why not end his own suffering by ending his own life?

He answers the question by stating that when Sisyphus walks down the slope to retrieve the boulder, he can now be at peace with his fate and find happiness in knowing that in that downslope part of his journey...he is unburdened, he can be content, he can willingly accept his fate...without despair...with joy.

The philosopher states many people see themselves as Sisyphus in unhappy jobs, pushing a boulder uphill every day. It can also be a relationship, loneliness, illness,,,,

With the gift of life, people can choose to find happiness in that symbolic unburdened walk each and every day as they joyfully go down the hill.

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Jun 5, 2023

@lagrange 5
“I hope this is not too heavy.”
I’d rather have an anvil tied around my neck.
A previous forum said the jokes couldn’t be above 4th grade level for me to understand.
Cut me some slack my friend. every once in a while throw in a simple joke, OK.
Remember the acronym KISS!!
Are you going to explain it? I hope,
Jake

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imallears | @imallears | Jun 5, 2023
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@jakedduck1

@lagrange 5
“I hope this is not too heavy.”
I’d rather have an anvil tied around my neck.
A previous forum said the jokes couldn’t be above 4th grade level for me to understand.
Cut me some slack my friend. every once in a while throw in a simple joke, OK.
Remember the acronym KISS!!
Are you going to explain it? I hope,
Jake

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@jakedduck1

I agree that we are getting too philosophical in this thread. So here is a philosophical joke for you.

What do you get if you cross a philosopher with a godfather?
An offer you can't understand.

And for you and everyone else....George Burns once said that, when he was young, the Dead Sea was just sick.

You're welcome
FL Mary

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captboat | @captboat | Jun 5, 2023
In reply to @kamama94 "Fair warning, another groaner! According to Greek mythology, a centaur was half horse, half human doctor...." + (show)
@kamama94

Fair warning, another groaner!

According to Greek mythology, a centaur was half horse, half human doctor.

Therefore. . .

Wait for it. . .

He was the Centaur for Disease Control.

Sorry. Erm, no, not sorry. < wink, wink>

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This was great, laugh-out-loud funny. Admittedly, I had to read it twice.

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Jun 5, 2023
In reply to @imallears "@jakedduck1 I agree that we are getting too philosophical in this thread. So here is a..." + (show)
@imallears

@jakedduck1

I agree that we are getting too philosophical in this thread. So here is a philosophical joke for you.

What do you get if you cross a philosopher with a godfather?
An offer you can't understand.

And for you and everyone else....George Burns once said that, when he was young, the Dead Sea was just sick.

You're welcome
FL Mary

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@imallears
Great George Burns joke!!!
Thanks,
Jake

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Lagrange 5 | @lagrange5 | Jun 6, 2023
In reply to @imallears "@jakedduck1 I agree that we are getting too philosophical in this thread. So here is a..." + (show)
@imallears

@jakedduck1

I agree that we are getting too philosophical in this thread. So here is a philosophical joke for you.

What do you get if you cross a philosopher with a godfather?
An offer you can't understand.

And for you and everyone else....George Burns once said that, when he was young, the Dead Sea was just sick.

You're welcome
FL Mary

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Your philosopher joke reminds me of the philosopher whose last name referred to his constipation.... Immanuel Kant.

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coffeedrinker | @coffeedrinker | Jun 6, 2023
In reply to @loribmt "The only anxiety attacks you’re allowed in this “How about a laugh” support group would be..." + (show)
@loribmt

The only anxiety attacks you’re allowed in this “How about a laugh” support group would be from laughing to hard. ☺️

You enjoy philosophy, here’s one to get you started:

Rene Descartes was in a restaurant when the waiter asked if he wanted another drink. He said, “I think not!”, and disappeared.

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Your Descartes joke is one of the funniest I have heard in such a long time. It is definitely a classic in my book. I copied it and sent it to 10 of my most intelligent and educated friends. I guess that was a mistake. None of them got it. Upon explanation, you can hear the chuckle as it expanded to outright bursts of laughter. So, all were redeemed.

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captboat | @captboat | Jun 6, 2023
In reply to @lagrange5 "Your philosopher joke reminds me of the philosopher whose last name referred to his constipation.... Immanuel..." + (show)
@lagrange5

Your philosopher joke reminds me of the philosopher whose last name referred to his constipation.... Immanuel Kant.

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You guys getting funnier or I’m getting sillier. That was a real hoot!

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Jun 6, 2023
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@coffeedrinker

Your Descartes joke is one of the funniest I have heard in such a long time. It is definitely a classic in my book. I copied it and sent it to 10 of my most intelligent and educated friends. I guess that was a mistake. None of them got it. Upon explanation, you can hear the chuckle as it expanded to outright bursts of laughter. So, all were redeemed.

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Hah! @coffeedrinker, you made my day. I told that joke to my husband…crickets. Seriously??? After explanation he did crack up.

What do you call it when you walk into a Starbucks you’re sure you’ve been to before?
Déjà brew (Sorry 😅)

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nonobaddog | @nonobaddog | Jun 6, 2023

Don't know how far this one has spread
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