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Loving Life Laced with Laughter
Posted On: 10/05/2020 00:01:09


When was the last time that you had a real good, noisy “belly” laugh? For the ladies, that may be a bit of a stretch, so call it something else. Call it uncontrolled laughter, that keeps sneaking back to your head, and then starts all over again. We had a bunch of them at the 55th Class Reunion of my nursing class. Old 'nursing' stories are still funny... if we have the nerve to tell them to our 'non-nursing' friends.

I love to have fun, help put a smile on someone’s face, and at times, just be silly! There are a few things on my page where my “personality” has leaked out. But I must ask, “Who thinks that the entertainmnet of today is better than “the good old days”? There were 'comics' in our much younger days who didn’t have to say anything, and we would laugh. Their facial expressions were priceless. Some that come to mind are Tim Conway, Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, and Lily Tomlin. I remember standing with school friends at the window of the local lumber yard to watch Lucy on the TV set in the window (we never had a TV in our home), and even without sound, we were often in hysterics. After I was married, there were programs that my husband and I rarely missed; Carol Burnett Show, Ed Sullivan Show, and the now “politically incorrect” All In The Family, were just a few. Now, it seems almost manditory that comedy routines have to include ‘four-letter’ words (aka ‘bathroom words’) to be considered funny. Give me a break!

I just celebrated my 80th year on this planet. To me, that doesn’t seem like such a long time; time goes so quickly. It’s our 56+ year old son and our 24-year-old granddaughter who remind me that I’m still “not over the Hill” but getting close to it. My dear mother passed away in her 65th year and I thought she was an old lady! Now, what does that make me? No need to e-mail your answer to me!!!!

Some time ago, I read a couple of books by Phil Callaway, who grew up in the town where I had my first job as a registered nurse. I heard him speak at a special event at the church we attended, and I loved his sense of humour. Even though he did plant some wonderful thoughts in his presentation, he was able to do it in such a way, that made it easy to remember for a long time. The first book I read was, “Who Put The Skunk In The Trunk? Learning to Laugh When Life Stinks”. I also read the revised version, entitled “Laughing Matters”. One more is “Who Put My Life on Fast-Forward? How to slow Down & Start Living Again”. If I could find those books now, I think they would be good reading, considering the present state of our world. They may be available on Amazon. His books are filled with “Wrinkle Busters”, and if any of my readers have a few wrinkles, I close with several samples...

Classified ad:

“An unexpected vacancy for a knife-thrower’s assistant:
Rehersals start immediately.”
..........

Newspaper ad: “Extremely independent male, 17 years old,
Needs to rent room. Call his mother as ....”
..........

Advertisement: “Try our cough syrup,
You will never get any better.”
..........

Child to mother after school,
“Our new teacher taught us all about fossils.
Before she came to class, I didn’t know what a fossil looked like.”
..........

*Updated


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10/06/2020 01:31:30

 Also, for the last 4 years, 'so called' comedy is no longer considered comedy without trashing the president.. Night after night these late night talk show hosts trash the president and think that's suppose to be comedy.. I'm turned on all these people who think their 'so called' comedy is funny.. It's disgusting.. I liked 'All in the Family'.. Good ole Archie Bunker.. That show was hilarious !!



10/05/2020 12:18:40


Cara_ wrote:

Must have been a wonderful feeling for you to meet all your friends from the Nursing staff at your reunion...to capture all the memories of fun and laughter. Also to reminisce over old times. Your wrinkle buster samples made me laugh. Happy belated birthday..Great blog

Thank you so much for your comments. Our Nursing School had a tradition of having Class Reunions every five years. Each year was an Alumnae Banquet on the first Friday of May, and the classes would include their activities over that entire weekend. Our 60th Class Reunion will be May 2021, but we are not sure if we will be able to have it. We don't need to be entertained ... just need a place where we can sit together to visit, tell stories, laugh loudly, and give lots of hugs. The 'sisterhood' that started when we lived together, worked together, and socialized together for three years of our training, is still very strong.



10/05/2020 12:10:41


texasjane wrote:

You are so right.  We learned to laugh without the ugly, coarse language used today.  We also learned to laugh about things that were actually funny.  Very few of the comedians made us laugh "at" a race, or at someone else's expence.  They told jokes we could repeat to anyone in mixed company.  Great blog.  Love it.

Thanks for your comments... I've been having a few "giggles" this week with friends who have been helping me celebrate a 'milestone'. Quite an accomplishment for someone who doesn't walk that well!

I wrote this blog four years ago in one of the AtoZ Alphabet Challenge, but with a bit of editing, I thought it was still appropriate.

And thanks to you for adding to our 'smile bucket' with your blogs... we all need some of that!



10/05/2020 12:03:04


nightfall wrote:

You're so right those comedians of the past could make us laugh without a word! On Carol Burnett they had each other cracking up while doing their skits. I miss those old days. When comedians could be funny and not use any foul language etc. Very cool you had a reunion, the tales that were told must have been something. Happy Birthday to you to 80 years young!

Thanks so much for your comments; I love to laugh and I've been having so much fun with this birthday, that I'm planning to have another one in about a year!!!! Wrinkles and grey hair don't count!

As for the nurses' reunion... we have had a reunion every five years, and the "sisterhood" is still very strong. We may not be able to have our 60th year reunion in 2021... we'll see what happens!



10/05/2020 08:35:57

You are so right.  We learned to laugh without the ugly, coarse language used today.  We also learned to laugh about things that were actually funny.  Very few of the comedians made us laugh "at" a race, or at someone else's expence.  They told jokes we could repeat to anyone in mixed company.  Great blog.  Love it.



10/05/2020 05:37:47

You're so right those comedians of the past could make us laugh without a word! On Carol Burnett they had each other cracking up while doing their skits. I miss those old days. When comedians could be funny and not use any foul language etc. Very cool you had a reunion, the tales that were told must have been something. Happy Birthday to you to 80 years young!




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