On Fri, 19 Apr 1996, Kergma wrote:

On Fri, 19 Apr 1996, White Wolf wrote:

In A Stranger In a Strange Land, Robert Heinlein proposed that laughter 
is the human response to pain.  At the root of humor, could be an insult, 
or a tragedy, or some other form of human misery.  Laughing is how we 
keep it from hurting so much.  Explains how the truly depressed can laugh 
hysterically, huh?

This I somewhat agree with.  That is not the _only_ functin of laughter, 
but it _is_ one of them.  Heck, I've done that myself (laughed hysterically 
when depressed).

Find at least 10 jokes that don't involve someone or something being 
humiliated in one way or another.

Ooh!  'Kay!


What flower do you have on your face?  Tulips.

How is a raven like a writing desk?  Poe wrote on both of them.

What did Paul Revere say at the end of his ride?  "Whoa!"

What's the difference betweeen a fish and a piano?  You can tune a piano, 
  but you can't tune a fish (read it aloud).

Why did the chicken cross the road?  To get to the other side.

Why did the elephant cross the road?  It was the chicken's day off.

Two men were walking in the forest when a bear started chasing them.  One 
  man stopped to tie his shoe.  "What are you doing?"  asked the other 
  man.  "Even with your shoes tied, you can't outrun that bear!"
  "I'm not worried about outrunning him," said the man.  "I just have to 
  outrun you."

Knock-knock.
 Who's there?
Banana.
  Banana who?
Knock-knock.
 Who's there?
Banana.
 Banana who?
Knock-knock.
 Who's there?
Orange.
 Orange who?
Orange you glad I didn't say banana?

When is a clock like an athlete?  When it runs.

What is there to eat in a desert?  The sand which is there. (again, aloud)


Well, that was a fun way to waste fifteen minutes! ^_^

-joyce, Disciple of Kasumi
Joey-kun no iinazuke!

Serena4H: Lame jokes, I thought.