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 -------------------------------------------------- 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." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~