I Love To Laugh And It's Good For You!!

I am sure that my neighbors hear me laughing out loud when I am watching something funny on television or on the internet. I also know that, because I live alone, they probably think it's weird. But laughing feels good. Any day I can start with a laugh is going to be a good day.

Some laughing factoids:(I like the word 'factoid',,I find it funny all by itself..reminds me of a hemorrhoid that knows some secret)

1. Laughing 100 times roughly equals 15 minutes on an exercise bike? Vigorous laughter increases the heart rate deepens the breathing rate, and uses muscles in the face, stomach, and diaphragm.

2. Aside from improving our moods, laughter can reduce stress, help fight infection, and reduce pain.

3. The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.

4. Laughter causes positive changes in brain chemistry by releasing endorphins, and it brings more oxygen into the body with the deeper inhalations.

5. Laughter releases anger, fear, guilt, anxiety and tension.

6. Laughter encourages concentration on "right" attitudes rather than "wrong" attitudes.

7. Higher levels of an antibody (salivary immunoglobulin A) that fights infectious organisms entering the respiratory tract were found in the saliva of people who watched humorous videos or experienced good moods.

8. Researchers found after watching an hour-long video of slapstick comedy that the "natural killer cells," which seek out and destroy malignant cells, more actively attacked tumor cells in test tubes. And these effects lasted up to 12 hours.

9. The 1998 movie Patch Adams told the real-life story of a nonconformist doctor convinced that fun, play, and clowns are important in improving patients' quality of life in a grim hospital atmosphere.

10. Planning enjoyable activities for the future will reduce the stressor hormones such as cortisol and epinephrine.

I have a wide variety of what makes me laugh and there is always something funny in any situation if you look hard enough.

Some of the things that make em laugh are:

~~Anything Three Stooges
~~Most sitcoms especially if Betty White is in it.
~~Most stand up comedians if they are not vulgar. I believe that vulgarity takes away form the      comedy.
~~Mystery Science Theater 3000. Yes it can get a little silly but the 'wit' that goes into what the robots are saying is epic.
~~Steven Colbert. The man is politically irreverent to everyone but he presents his satire in a classy way. John Stewart is in the same calls as Steven Colbert.
~~PEOPLE!! Yeppers just plain old ordinary people. Spend a little time observing people in crowded situations. It is like an unscripted sitcom with all unknown characters. There is nothing funnier than the human species going about and screwing up their everyday lives.

Finally my two favorite jokes. Both I heard many years ago and they have remained at the top of my list most of my life.

1. A man is in the hospital suffering from back pain. Each day the nurses come in to give him a sponge bath and they always leave his room snickering. It seems this man has a tattoo on his penis that says 'Shorty' and the nurses think it is hilarious.

On the night before he is to be discharged  he asks a nurse named Lucy if she would go out on a date with him the next night. Lucy says she has to think about it and rushes off to see what her fellow nurses thought of going on this date.

They all agree that she will be safe because what can 'Shorty' do to her. Laughing she returns to his room and agrees to go out with him.

The morning after her date she comes to work in a horrible state. Her hair is all messed up and her makeup is askew. She is walking very slowly and has a visible limp.

The other nurses rush up to her and ask if she had been in a car accident or had fallen.

Nurse says. "I went out with Shorty last night and we got quite amorous."

The others nurses where perplexed and wondered what could have happened with Shorty.

Nurse Lucy told them that when Short grew the tattoo said, 'Shorty's Bar And Grill Chattanooga Tennessee."

Think about it Kiddies, lol.

2. Bob Hope was on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Mr. Hope told Johnny that, "Marilyn Monroe's right leg was like Christmas and her left leg was like New Years."

Johnny looked perplexed!

Mr. Hope said that he wanted to, "Drop in between the Holidays".

What do you laugh at? Find something humorous on the internet of television and have a good laugh before you start your day. I guarantee you will feel better all day long.

Love ya,
Randy