Humour.
Laughter is supposed to be the best medicine.
I was reading in our local newspaper "The Age" a few weeks back about the role humour plays in maintaining morale when times are really tough. I particularly enjoy this so-called "black" or "gallows" humour. A couple of examples from that article:
Q: What did they do for light in Zimbabwe before they had candles?
A: Electricity.
Q: (From the concentration camps during WWII) What's the difference between a Jewish optimist
and a Jewish pessimist?
A: A Jewish pessimist is living in exile somewhere, a Jewish optimist
is here.
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I heard on the news (on our winter solstice 21 June 2005) that Cardinal Sin had died and I got to thinking about names and professions and how they reflect one another. For example locally (Melbourne, Australia) we have Nathan Crafti, a member of the legal fraternity. So I did the Google thing and came up with What's in a Name? which will amuse those who take a peep.
There is a Doctor Misri practising in Canada who treats depression and who has written a book “Shouldn't I be happy?” Check it out you non-believers, it's true! Feed dr misri to Google.
No-one is above suspicion
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Economic Optimism
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Doonesbury - Intelligent Design
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Transition Team
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Corporate Bailout System
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Governing from the middle of the road
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Cat or dog person
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Planning board meetings
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The Three Wise Middle-aged Monkeys
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We all have friends like this (don't we Kenny?)
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Birdbath
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The Clinic
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Daddy's Assets
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When vegans fall off the wagon.
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Sir Archibald Clerk Kerr letter to Lord Pembroke
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In memory of Simon Wiesenthal
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Communication
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Calvin - Kids
The prompt — I'm sure anyone who's had kids will appreciate this — reminds of something Frank Muir (remember the marvellous BBC show "My Word") once said (to the best of my recollection):
"Anyone who talks about the pitter-patter of little feet has clearly not had children."
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Rushed Vetting
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Star Bangled Spanner
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