At 03:43 PM 04/12/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Jeff,
>I have been feeling guilty about the recent criticism of jokes and humor on
>the list because I was the one who asked for jokes to share with a friend who
>has ALS.  When several people pointed out that the PARKINSNlist was intended
>for serious subjects, I felt like a child caught giggling in church.
>Your posting of "Laugh at It" made me feel better.  Not only is laughter good
>for the heart and soul, but it also good for the mind - increasing creativity
>and problem solving abilities.  In addition laughter promotes good health and
>has no side effects (like dystonia or hallucinations).
>I realize that most members of the list enjoyed the humor, so assuming this
>is a democracy where the majority wins, I have another joke.  I'll post it
>separately so those who wish to can delete.
>Mary Sheehan


I also enjoyed Jeff's article and have saved it. Goes beautifully with the
old proverb "Laughter is the best medicine!"
I copied the following from the HUMOR Digest - hope it makes someone else
smile as it did me:-)
Margaret Hayon
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Date:    Sat, 30 Nov 1996 09:01:07 EST
From:    "Robert D. Loach" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Actual signs seen out and about

........ The following are actual signs seen

            across the good ol' U.S.A.~~

At a Santa Fe gas station: We will sell gasoline to anyone in a
glass container.

In a New York restaurant: Customers who consider our waitresses
uncivil ought to see the manager.

On the wall of a Baltimore estate: Trespassers will be prosecuted
to the full extent of the law. --Sisters of Mercy

On a long-established New Mexico dry cleaners: 38 years on the
same spot.

In a Los Angeles dance hall: Good clean dancing every night but
Sunday.

In a Florida maternity ward: No children allowed.

In a New York drugstore: We dispense with accuracy.

In the offices of a loan company: Ask about our plans for owning
your home.

In a New York medical building: Mental Health Prevention Center

On a New York convalescent home: For the sick and tired of the
Episcopal Church.

On a Maine shop: Our motto is to give our customers the lowest
possible prices and workmanship.

At a number of military bases: Restricted to unauthorized
personnel.

On a display of "I love you only" Valentine cards: Now available
in multi-packs.

In the window of a Kentucky appliance store: Don't kill your
wife. Let our washing machine do the dirty work.

In a funeral parlor: Ask about our layaway plan.

In a clothing store: Wonderful bargains for men with 16 and 17
necks.

In a Tacoma, Washington men's clothing store: 15 men's wool
suits, $10. They won't last an hour!

On a shopping mall marquee: Archery Tournament -- Ears pierced

Outside a country shop: We buy junk and sell antiques.

In the window of an Oregon store: Why go elsewhere and be cheated
when you can come here?

In a Maine restaurant: Open 7 days a week and weekends.

On a radiator repair garage: Best place to take a leak.

In the vestry of a New England church: Will the last person to
leave please see that the perpetual light is extinguished.

In a Pennsylvania cemetery: Persons are prohibited from picking
flowers from any but their own graves.

On a roller coaster: Watch your head.

On the grounds of a public school: No trespassing without
permission.

On a Tennessee highway: When this sign is under water, this road
is impassable.

Similarly, in front of a New Hampshire car wash: If you can't
read this, it's time to wash your car.

And apparently, somewhere in England in an open field otherwise
untouched by human presence, there is a sign that says "Do not throw
stones at this sign."

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