MidMonth Mirth Memo, July 2023

 

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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 2023   Laugh of the Month: A friend asked me why I spoke so softly in the house. I said I was afraid that Mark Zuckerberg might be listening. My friend laughed. I laughed. Siri laughed. Alexa laughed. Similarity of the Month: Flying Taxi...  Fidget Spinner...   Pun of the Month: Today I saw a person of small stature climbing down a prison wall. I thought to myself, that's a little condescending. Label of the Month:  Lock up the relish? Neologisms of the Month: Some of The Washington Post's winning submissions to its annual contest of common words with alternate meanings. - Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp. - Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline. - Flabergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained. Face-in-Odd-Place of the Month: __________________________________________\   Article of the Month: "Four Funny Ways Laughter is Good for You"   https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/four_funny_ways_laughter_is_good_for_you? __________________________________________  Wanna 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: Therapist? Counselor? Teacher? Clergy? Speaker?   This book is for you... 60 easy-to-use and effective laugh/humor-related exercises. Activities are reproducible and the Spiral-bound book includes a CD of all exercises for easy printing. SALE: Currently 50% off on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/L-U-G-H-Clients-Frustration-Reproducible/dp/189327750X/ref=sr_1_1?  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2023 Allen Klein, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

MidMonth Mirth Memo, June 2023

 

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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 JUNE 2023   Court Encounters of the Month: ATTORNEY: All your responses must be oral, OK? What School did you go to? WITNESS: Oral  *** ATTORNEY: How many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people? WITNESS: All of the them. The live ones put up too much of a fight.   *** ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?  WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work. -Disorder in the American Courts       Clever Solution of the Month: Book Dedication of the Month:   To my wife Marganit and my children Ella Rose and Daniel Adam without whom this book would have been completed two years earlier.   Photo of the Month:        Sign of the Month: The sign said, "Tip Jar". So I put it on its side.                                                      -Allen Klein   Faces-in-Odd-Places of the Month:     AI Generated Joke of the Month: Why did the AI go on a diet?  Because it had too many bytes! ____________________________________   Video of the Month: Joyous June Wedding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3E9U3GDrmI __________________________________    Wanna get the MidMonth Mirth Memo every month?   SUBSCRIBE yourself or a friend to the Free MIRTH MEMO   https://tinyurl.com/yb9939v7 ____________________________________ ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS https://www.amazon.com/You-Cant-Ruin-Day-Situation/dp/1632280221/ref=pd_ci_mcx_mh_mcx_views_0? "I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself...and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part."   -Shirley Maclaine    follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2023 Allen Klein, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

MidMonth Mirth Memo, May 2023

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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 MAY 2023   Answer of the Month: As a kid, I used to watch The Wizard of Oz and wonder how someone could talk if they didn't have a brain. Then I got Facebook.   Pho Fashion Statement of the Month:   Groaner of the Month: Do you know what propaganda actually is? It's when a British person takes a good look at something. -BuzzFeed Foto of the Month:    Placement is everything.   Requirement of the Month: Sorry, but your password must contain: At least 8 characters,  upper and lower case letters, a symbol or number,  a hieroglyph, a haiku, a musical note, the feather of a hawk, and a drop of unicorn blood. Sign of the Month:     ____________________________________   Article of the Month:  "8 Ways to Find Humor in Your Everyday Life"   https://time.com/6273110/humor-health-benefits-strategies/ ____________________________________    Wanna get the MidMonth Mirth Memo every month?    SUBSCRIBE yourself or a friend to the Free MIRTH MEMO   https://tinyurl.com/yb9939v7 ____________________________________ Still going strong. Recent Amazon listing shows THE HEALING POWER OF HUMOR at #3 in Theories of Humor category.   https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Power-Humor-Disappointments-Difficulties/dp/0874775191/ref=sr_1_1?  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2023 Allen Klein, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

MidMonth Mirth Memo, March 2023

 

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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 MARCH 2023   Flight Attendant Announcement of the Month: "As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses...except for that gentleman over there."   Pho  Photo of the Month:     Groaner of the Month: Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time. As a result, it produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. Thus he was, a super callused fragile mystic plagued with halitosis Sign of the Month:       Questions of the Month: Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet? Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, 'I think I'll squeeze these pink dangly things and drink whatever comes out?' Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't point to their bum when they ask where the bathroom is? Sign Placement of the Month:         _______________________________ Artist of the Month: FUN FOLIAGE    https://mymodernmet.com/fallen-leaves-hirotaka-hamasaki/   _______________________________     Video of the Month: PARTY POOPER? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIL9CiUDHp0       _______________________________   Book of the Month:   Being an author can be a lonely business. It is why I treasure comments from readers of how my books have influenced their life. Just heard from one such person who experienced a recent loss. She told me that, Embracing Life After Loss has been "the best and most helpful thing she has read for grief." She said that she often just flips opens the book and reads a page, "which always helps." And that is exactly the way I meant for the book to be used ...open anywhere for comfort and inspiration.   https://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Life-After-Loss-Growing/dp/1642500062/ref=sr_1_1?     _______________________________               Wanna 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 © 2023 Allen Klein, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

MIdMonth Mirth Memo, February 2023

 

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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 FEBRUARY 2023   HAPPY ALLEN KLEIN'S DAY (see below)   Jokes of the Month: What did the French groundhog see on February 2nd? His chateau.  ***   What do you say when someone dies between February 19 and March 20? Rest in Pisces.   Life Lesson of the Month:      Definition of the Month: Bernadette: The act of torching a mortgage.   Sign of the Month:       Quote of the Month: "Just be good and kind to your children. Not only are they the future of the world, they're the ones who can sign you into a home.  —Dennis Miller  Laugh of the Month:     _______________________________   HAPPY ALLEN KLEIN'S DAY   Did you know that today is Allen Klein's Day? Here's why: http://allenklein.blogspot.com/201     _______________________________   Video of the Month: LAUGHTER ON THE TRAIN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydAyvvDQrgY       _______________________________   Book of the Month:   Life getting too complicated? This book might help.   THE JOY OF SIMPLICITY Insights to Unclutter and Uncomplicate Your Life   https://www.allenklein.com/joy.html     _______________________________                   Wanna 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 © 2023 Allen Klein, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences