MidMonth Mirth Memo, December 2025

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"Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast." -William Shakespeare         The Mid-Month Mirth Memo is a short amusing tidbit to brighten middle of the month monotony. It is brought to you by best-selling author, award-winning speaker,  "Jollytologist" ® Allen Klein          www.allenklein.com DECEMBER 2025 Jolly Holly-Day Suggestion of the Month: Tired of the same old Christmas wreath? If you have a spare moment, it’s a Goodyear to make a change.     Question of the Month: What do you call it when the solution to a math problem is 1, 2, 3, and 5?  A 4 gone conclusion.   Christmas Song of the Month:   "Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow..."   Face-in-an-Odd-Place of the Month:   "Hi, my name is Ikea. What's yours?"     And speaking of Ikea...     Hanukkah Song of the Month: "Hanukkah in Santa Monica" by Tom Lehrer   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkIgNW9k_6E Price Tag of the Month:        Pun of the Month:    I only eat candy canes in mint condition.   Sign of the Month:         Thought of the Month:   Glitter is just sand that majored in Musical Theater   Ornament of the Month:   Its that time of the year again, so don't forget to hang your missile toads.     __________________________________   Gift Book of the Month: YOU CAN'T RUIN MY DAY In a world that is continually trying to drag us down, we all need something to lift you up. This is the PERFECT GIFT for a truly Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. https://www.amazon.com/You-Cant-Ruin-Day-Situation/dp/1632280221/ref=sr_1_1?       __________________________________    THE JOLLYTOLOGIST®  documentary SHOWINGS February 1, 2026 2:00pm at UnitySF 240 Page Street, San Francisco  Friday, May 15, 2026 Assn. for Applied and Therapeutic Humor Conference 4-Minute Preview here: http://www.thejollyfilm.com ____________________________________ Get the MidMonth Mirth Memo every month:   SUBSCRIBE yourself or a friend to the Free MIRTH MEMO https://tinyurl.com/yb9939v7 ____________________________________      follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2025 Allen Klein, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

MidMonth Mirth Memo, November 2025

 

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"Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast." -William Shakespeare         The Mid-Month Mirth Memo is a short amusing tidbit to brighten middle of the month monotony. It is brought to you by best-selling author, award-winning speaker,  "Jollytologist" ® Allen Klein          www.allenklein.com NOVEMBER 2025 Fall into Fun Grammar Lesson of the Month:   Pun of the Month: Cavemen who wandered aimlessly were  Meanderthals.       Face-in-an-Odd-Place of the Month:       Tip of the Month: It helps if you imagine auto correct as a tiny little elf in your electronic device who is trying so hard to be helpful but is in fact quite drunk.   Participatory Exercise of the Month:    Read this out loud...   Observation of the Month:    I don't have a train of thought. I have seven trains on four tracks that narrowly avoid each other when their paths cross and the conductors are screaming. Sign of the Month:       Last Wishes of the Month:   And to my children, I leave my filing cabinet full of warranties for appliances I no longer own. Celebrity of the Month:   __________________________________ Article of the Month:   November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. To celebrate, here, for your reading pleasure, is "When Life Gives You Death, What's So Funny?" from PsychologyToday.com https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/changing-the-way-we-die/201401/when-life-gives-you-death-whats-so-funny   __________________________________  THE JOLLYTOLOGIST® documentary UPDATE The film is just weeks away from being complete. A listing of viewing places will be available soon. Preview is still available here: http://www.thejollyfilm.com ____________________________________   Get the MidMonth Mirth Memo every month:   SUBSCRIBE yourself or a friend to the Free MIRTH MEMO https://tinyurl.com/yb9939v7 ____________________________________ Book of the Month:   Winner of the 2017 Best New Book Award from the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor       https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Kids-Adults-Oughta-Learn/dp/1632280531/ref=sr_1_1?  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2025 Allen Klein, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

MidMonth Mirth Memo, October 2025

 

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"Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast." -William Shakespeare         The Mid-Month Mirth Memo is a short amusing tidbit to brighten middle of the month monotony. It is brought to you by best-selling author, award-winning speaker,  "Jollytologist" ® Allen Klein          www.allenklein.com OCTOBER 2025 Everyday's a Jolly-day Photo of the Month:  O.K., fine. I'll go camping.       Pun of the Month: Lately, I've had the urge to worship paper bags. People say I'm sack religious.     Faces-in-an-Odd-Places of the Month:   Cheery Chairs      Joke of the Month: Therapist: "So you have a phobia about getting married? Have you any idea what caused this?"  Patient: "Can't say I do."    Participatory Exercise of the Month:    Read the vowels in Celine Dion's name out loud.       Thought of the Month:  If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, a Chihuahua 500 miles away will bark at it. Tombstone of the Month:     __________________________________   Quotation of the Month:   If you've got it, haunt it. __________________________________ Article of the Month:   "Five Good Reasons to Laugh More" https://www.allenklein.com/articles/fivereasons.htm __________________________________  THE JOLLYTOLOGIST® documentary UPDATE I’m thrilled to let you know that NETA, the organization that distributes films to PBS stations stated their intention to distribute The Jollytologist® film. They said that they  “will ensure that this program will be available to virtually all public television stations in the United States.”  This means that over 3-million people could have accessto this humor message. http://www.thejollyfilm.com   ______________________________________   Get the MidMonth Mirth Memo every month:   SUBSCRIBE yourself or a friend to the Free MIRTH MEMO https://tinyurl.com/yb9939v7 ______________________________________  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2025 Allen Klein, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

MidMonth Mirth Memo: September 2025

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"Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast." -William Shakespeare         The Mid-Month Mirth Memo is a short amusing tidbit to brighten middle of the month monotony. It is brought to you by best-selling author, award-winning speaker,  "Jollytologist" ® Allen Klein          www.allenklein.com SEPTEMBER 2025 Fall into Fun Sign of the Month:       Pun of the Month:   Every single morning I get hit by the same bike. It's a vicious cycle   A Face-in-an-Odd-Place of the Month:   Joke of the Month: I told my wife our neighbor across the road died this morning. She said, "Who, Ray?" I told her, "I don't think its appropriate to cheer right now." Reminiscence of the Month:  Back in the olden days, before cell phones, this is how we took pictures of our lunch.     Gratitude of the Month: I'd like to thank whomever told my mom that WTF means "Wow, That's Fantastic". Her emails are so much more fun now.   __________________________________   Quotation of the Month:   Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing. -Allen Klein, in The Healing Power of Humor https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Power-Humor-Disappointments-Difficulties/dp/0874775191/ref=sr_1_1? __________________________________   Article of the Month:   "Laughter May Lengthen Your Life" https://www.allenklein.com/articles/laughter-may-lengthen-your-life.htm __________________________________ Available Now Four-minute preview   THE JOLLYTOLOGIST® documentary. http://www.thejollyfilm.com   ______________________________________   Get the MidMonth Mirth Memo every month:   SUBSCRIBE yourself or a friend to the Free MIRTH MEMO https://tinyurl.com/yb9939v7 ______________________________________  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2025 Allen Klein, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

MidMonth Mirth Memo, July 2025

 

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"Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast." -William Shakespeare         The Mid-Month Mirth Memo is a short amusing tidbit to brighten middle of the month monotony. It is brought to you by best-selling author, award-winning speaker,  "Jollytologist" ® Allen Klein          www.allenklein.com JULY 2025 Some Summer Silliness   Advice of the Month: How to avoid getting robbed while traveling this summer.     Airline Fact of the Month: Man shaves 1.7 seconds off a two-hour flight by standing up the moment the plane lands. Face (in an odd place) of the Month:        Pun of the Month: Some people say it's impossible to make a pun about vegetables, but that ain't nececelery so. Mug of the Month:    Groan of the Month:   My friend was the best man at his brother's wedding in Paris. At the reception, he raised his glass of champagne and said, "Eggs, cinnamon, bread and maple syrup." It was a French toast. Sign of the Month:     English Lesson of the Month: Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. ____________________________________   Video of the Month:  Marilyn Monroe Tissue Box https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CwOz-gJpsQ8   ______________________________________ Still Available for Your Viewing Pleasure The 4-minute preview of...    THE JOLLYTOLOGIST® documentary. View it Here: http://www.thejollyfilm.com You can also SUBSCRIBE to newsletter there too. ______________________________________   Get the MidMonth Mirth Memo every month:   SUBSCRIBE yourself or a friend to the Free MIRTH MEMO https://tinyurl.com/yb9939v7      follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2025 Allen Klein, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences