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To: <!--$email--> ............................... I-Laugh - Your 'Working' Humor Discussion List --------------------------------------------- Moderated by : Eva Rosenberg mailto:eva@workinghumor.com Assisted By : Gunjan Saraf gunjan@workinghumor.com http://workinghumor.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10th Aug 2004 # Issue 170 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Women and children should be protected in every tax-deductible way. ~ P.J. O'Rourke in Modern Manners More humorous quotes from this hilarious book at - http://workinghumor.com/quotes/manners.shtml ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS DIGEST : Moderator's Comment ~ Gunjan The Other Moderator's Comment ~ Eva _______________________ CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS Mess Up in Last Issue ~ Gunjan Speaking Tip ~ from Tom Antion NEW DISCUSSIONS You might be a Writer If ~ Jenny Turner Etiquette at a Job Interview ~ Extract from P.J O'Rourke's Modern Manners TWISTED LESSONS HISTORIC HUMOR THIS WEEK'S HUMOR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------------- SPONSOR MESSAGE ----------------- "Need Ink?... Don't pay retail!" Lot's of high quality solutions to Save You money... Come see how you can Save on your printing costs! Satisfaction IS Guaranteed at MaxPatch Ink! http://www.maxpatchink.com/?laugh ------------------------------------------------------------ Moderator's Comment ---------- Dear LaughMates, You'll have to pardon me if you find my writing style in I-Laugh for the next few weeks even nuttier than usual. I have just picked up a book titled 'When I grow up, I want to be a Writer' by Cynthia MacGregor ( http://snipurl.com/beawriter ). It's an interactive book with writing exercises and I'm going to do those exercises while writing in I-Laugh. (You're welcome to practice any new techniques that you're learning at this forum too.) The first exercise is Whatyamacallit or titles. Let's see if I can come up with ten catchy titles for this issue ... I-Laugh #170 - Much Too Much Ado I-Laugh #170 - Will Gunjan Ever Grow Up? I-Laugh #170 - Write Stuff I-Laugh #170 - Could you be a Writer? I-Laugh #170 - The Write to make an ass of yourself I-Laugh #170 - Doing things the Write Way! I-Laugh #170 - Could you be Wright, Brothers ? I-Laugh #170 - I-Laugh #170 - I-Laugh #170 - Oh Boy ... this is harder than I thought. Maybe I should borrow ideas from famous South Indian composer Illayaraja who came up with albums with titles like "How to name it?" Do let me know which titles you liked, which ones you felt sucked, and if you came up with any better titles. With no further ado, here's I-Laugh #170 ... Oh Sorry, just a wee more ado, if you don't mind... 1) This book is not just fun reading ... it's fun carrying too. You should see the looks I get as people spot the title and then stare at me. As Tom Robbins said in 'Still Life with Woodpecker' ... "It's never too late to have a second childhood." 2) Also, I have just started a page called articles index on our website. Once updated properly it should make going through the archives much more fun. Check out http://www.workinghumor.com/articleindex.shtml ;) With best wishes Gunjan Many a true word is spoken in Jest -------------------------------------- Jest for Pun - pun-subscribe@topica.com Jest a Quote - quote-subscribe@topica.com Jest in Literature (A) - lit-subscribe@topica.com P.S - Please invite your friends to subscribe by sending an email to: 64841-subscribe@zinester.com Please, send any comments to: mailto:posts@workinghumor.com?Subject=Comments ---------- The Other Moderator's Comment ---------- Hi All, Well, it's good to know that Gunjan's having fun with the database....and he has some other interesting news for you... I can't tell you yet - but you're going to enjoy his present to you. 170 issues...wow, he's come a loooong way. And it's all because you've been so helpful, witty, and willing to contribute your smiles and your laughter. I've got to tell you, it' always such fun to get these issues and to see what mishegass (insanity) he can dream up. Of course, you do realize, this has diverged greatly from our original vision of having you tell us about your stressful business or sales situations, and having us all come up with a humorous resolution for your....or to help you laugh at it? But this is good too. Thank you all for bringing the world to my door. Your Comic Guide, Eva Rosenberg TaxMama.com irsexam.com ----------------------------------------------------------- Guaranteed to coax a smile from the grumpiest of grumps, FURRY LOGIC is a charming little book with a big heart and sly humor. Exquisitely detailed watercolor paintings depicting animals caught up in the joy and drudgery of life are paired with old adages given a new spin for our times. http://snipurl.com/furry ------------------------------------------------------------ ===== CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS ======== ====> Mess up in the last issue Dear Laughmates, While sending out I-Laugh #170, I forgot to upload the new temp file related to Twisted Lessons. All those who may have followed the link in the first couple of days must have wondered what the connection between the cartoon and the lesson learnt was. Thanks a ton to Laughmate Barbara for pointing out the error. Just to set things right, I have not changed the Twisted Lessons column in this issue. (However the picture is now right.) ~ Gunjan Comments - mailto:posts@workinghumor.com?Subject=messup ===> Speaking Tip Words are funny Some words are simply funnier than others. Your word choice can be the key to creating a successful witty line or a dud. All professional comedy writers agree on the following fact. The sound of certain words can virtually guarantee a laugh. In particular, the "K" sound in words is the granddaddy of all funny sounds. In Neil Simon's play, The Sunshine Boys, Willy, a main character, gives his nephew a lecture about comedy: Fifty-seven years in this business, you learn a few things. You know what words are funny and which words are not funny. Alka Seltzer is funny. You say "Alka Seltzer" you get a laugh . . . Words with "k" in them are funny. Casey Stengel, that's a funny name. Robert Taylor is not funny. Cupcake is funny. Tomato is not funny. Cookie is funny. Cucumber is funny. Car keys. Cleveland . . . Cleveland is funny. Maryland is not funny. Then, there's chicken. Chicken is funny. Pickle is funny. Someone actually researched why the "k" sound is funny. It has something to do with the sounds we, as babies, associated with comfort. Like cootchie-coo, cuddle, cozy, etc. Note that these words don't have a "K" in them, but they have the "K" sound. Examples: Those turkeys over at XYA (remember no Z's allowed) company can't hold a candle to our team of installers. I'll bet you a cupcake to a cucumber the blue team will outsell the gold team. [From Tom Antion's ebook - Wake 'em Up Get your copy at http://snurl.com/wakeup] Tom Antion has a great newsletter called 'Great Speaking' To subscribe (free) why not use our affiliate link (given below) ] http://www.listpartners.com/cgi-local/subscribe?2606 Comments or if have you a tip to share - mailto:posts@workinghumor.com?Subject=speakertips ------------------------------------------------------------ Click: The Ultimate Guide to Electronic Marketing for Speakers, Authors, Coaches and Consultants...by Tom Antion http://snurl.com/click ------------------------------------------------------------ ============ NEW DISCUSSIONS =========== ====> You might be a Writer If Romance means finding a way to keep two people apart for at least 10 chapters. Character describes an ongoing multiple-personality disorder and not your personal ethics. The bookstore cashier knows your full name and phone number by heart, but you have to show ID to write a check at the grocery store. Criticism is something you hope for before publication, and ignore after publication. Feedback doesn't mean your holding the microphone wrong, but can be just as painful. Dialogue is the manifestation of all the voices jabbering in your head. A Galley isn't a place to eat on the high seas, but proof you actually sold a book. A Hero is a guy you continually try to flaw. Air, water and food are second to chocolate, caffeine, and a really good pen. A Heroine is the gal you keep making miserable. The last conversation you had was with an imaginary person. A Style Guide is not a measure of how good you look, but how much you don't know. Plot isn't where the body is buried, but how they died. Tone has nothing, and everything, to do with your voice. Pacing isn't a nervous habit Outline is not evidence of what size underwear you're wearing. Point-of-View really has nothing to do with what you think, but which head your in. You can't remember what you last ate, but the empty plate still isn't washed. Proof is easier to plant, than it is to do. Setting has absolutely nothing to do with how many you expect for dinner. Bed and breakfast describes your office space. Compliments about your style don't address the last of the clean laundry you're currently wearing. Jennifer Turner Roto-Writer Critique Service: http://jturner.00books.com/index.html Comments - mailto:posts@workinghumor.com?Subject=writer ====> Etiquette at a Job Interview When going on a job interview, do not pretend to be a handicapped black woman. Corporations are only kidding when they say they are equal-opportunity employers. Also, unless you really are a handicapped black woman, you're going to look silly with cordovan shoe polish all over your face, wearing a dress, and sitting in a wheelchair you don't know how to operate. It's much better to come to a job interview dressed in a subdued manner. Try to present a conservative and competent image of yourself. Keep in mind what kind of person is going to be interviewing you. It'll probably be a male in his late thirties or early forties who's just recently risen to the position of personnel manager. He'll be conservative and competent himself, and he's going to want to hire people who are the same way, because that's his job. But don't forget that twenty years ago this personnel manager was wearing his hair like Chewbacca, gobbling psilocybin mushrooms, and throwing ox blood on draft files. When he sees you trying to present a conservative and competent image, deep in his heart he's going to think you're a dweeb. You can get around this by waiting until the end of the interview and then leaning across his desk and saying in a confidential manner, "Sure, I'm conservative and competent, but, just between you and me, if they reinstitute compulsory military service, I am going to feel morally obligated to dress up like a circus clown, get addicted to drugs, and shoot cops." He'll dig it, and you'll get the job. ~ Extract from P.J O'Rourke's Modern Manners (http://snipurl.com/pjmanners) Comments - mailto:posts@workinghumor.com?Subject=etiquette ----------------------------------------------------------- Oscar Wilde was the master of the studied insult. His jabs at hypocrisy, pretense, and boring conventionality still have a penetrating power. His snubs and put-downs became the talk of his time, no less by his targets than by Oscar Wilde himself. This collection features over 750 biting comments... http://snurl.com/impwit ------------------------------------------------------------ ============= Twisted Lessons ============== [ A L e s s o n l e a r n t d u r i n g t h i s w e e k ] Nothing can beat simple solutions. My Teacher http://www.workinghumor.com/temp.gif (This cartoon is put up temporarily just to share with you what I learned this week and will be removed by next week) ------------------------------------------------------------ "Good travel writing is inspirational. It can inspire you to set off for unpronounceable capitals of wee, distant kingdoms, or, in the case of There's No Toilet Paper, inspire you to burn your passport and settle more securely into your comfy chair, feet up, and eyes riveted to the next more-humorous-in-the-retelling-than-it-was-in-the-experiencing story." Says reviewer Stephanie Gold about the book There's no toilet paper on the road less traveled. http://snipurl.com/toiletpaper ------------------------------------------------------------ ============= HISTORIC HUMOR ============== A Kooky Phone Call On another occasion I was with both Gell-Mann and Feynman and the subject of kooky letters and phone calls came up. Feynman started relating the story of how one crazy woman called the office about some ridiculous theory of magnetic fields. He just could not get her off the phone. Gell-Mann responded, "Oh, I remember that woman. I got her off the phone in less than a minute." "How'd you do that?" Feynman asked. "I told her to call you. That you were the resident expert in the topic!" ~ Al Seckel (http://members.iinet.net.au/~bnc/al.htm) Comments - mailto:posts@workinghumor.com?Subject=HistoricHumor =========== This week's Humor ============== Top Class Presentation An English teacher asked her 8th grade class to write an essay on what they would do if they had a million dollars. Morris handed in a blank sheet of paper. "Morris!" yelled the teacher, "you've done absolutely nothing. Why?" "Because if I had a million dollars, that's exactly what I would do!" (Thanks Jo-Lene's Daily Humor... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Daily-Humor/ ) Comments : mailto:posts@workinghumor.com?Subject=humor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grumpiness CAN be cured ! And with kids the faster you cure it the better. If the customer reviews on Amazon.com are to be believed here's a sure-fire cure... What Are YOU So Grumpy About? http://snipurl.com/grumpy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I-Laugh is edited by: Eva Rosenberg eva@workinghumor.com Information on how to advertise in I-Laugh : http://workinghumor.com/advertise.shtml Send suggestions and comments to gunjan@workinghumor.com FAQ, Information & Archives at our website, http://workinghumor.com Send your posts to: posts@workinghumor.com If you are posting for the first time please read our guidelines http://workinghumor.com/posting_rules.shtml ?© Copyright Gunjan Saraf and Eva Rosenberg YOU have permission to publish any part of I-Laugh electronically free of charge, under the following conditions: First: The author of the piece receives full credit, with all links to their e-mail address &/or site intact Second: The following byline is included. 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