How to tell a joke!

I've always had a passion for great quotes and jokes. Nothing I love better than a quick one-liner delivered with proper attitude and at the appropriate time. The late Henny Youngman was a master of said one-liners. Rodney Dangerfield another joke master who had that marvelous talent for machine guy type delivery of the funny.

One of their secrets for getting a laugh in their act was speed. The faster you get to a punch line the more likely it is to hit a home run with your audience's funny bone -end of story. Henny and Rodney could have given lessons in that technique, they were gunslingers of humor- nobody topped their speed to the punch line.

Another secret both possessed was 'timing'. To many timing is a big mystery, it is said you can't teach it and some people don't have a clue as to what it is or how to obtain it. I for one don't look at 'timing' as such a mysterious elusive thing. I have always believed that timing is nothing more than the proper passion and attitude demonstrated at the point where you deliver the punch line.
Passion and attitude dictate speed and fuel intensity which creates great timing.

So what does the average joke teller take from these secrets?
First never tell a long winded joke. Find short ones you can repeat.
Only tell jokes you love and have a passion for retelling. If you keep it short and have a 'feeling' for the joke you have a far better chance you're timing will be better and so the punch line will have pop!
Know your audience. Share jokes that are appropriate and are of interest to the people you're telling it to. Make sure everybody can laugh at it and they will. ;)

Spread the humor folks it's good for everybody but do your homework. There's a quote that says, "There is no better time than a joke being shared by somebody doing it justice!".

Have a nice day.

your chill and Uncle Hippie,


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Cats and Bon Jovi

Discovered my cat is a big Bon Jovi fan. He walked into my room where the TV was showing an appearance of Bon Jovi and he was riveted...you know as much as a cat CAN be riveted. I think the attention span of a cat is the only attention span that ranks behind that of a crack/meth head.
Anyway he's a big fan and so kudos to Bon Jovi. He (the cat) should show me as much consideration with his attentiveness. Not a chance.

**I was at my friend's house the other day and his cat was so ornery with me and so aloof I could have sworn he was my cat.

**My cat has a unique way of playing the game of fetch. You throw the ball and he goes to the litter box, then has a snack and some water, lays around for a short time while cleaning himself and then well I can't remember- I'm usually napping myself by then. Anyway somehow later that evening he ends up with the ball and all his well.

**My friends call my cat 'unner'. Because he's always unner the table, unner the couch, unner the bed, unner your feet...you get the idea.

**My cat is afraid of thunder and lightening. He always trys to hide under the bed during storms. That's a bit of a problem...because that's my hiding place during storms.

**I've learned so much from my rescued pals I'm beginning to wonder who rescued who. ;)

"I don't eat animals and they don't eat me!..." a song a long long time ago in a place far far away

Uncle Hippie...chill

What IS today's hairstyle?

I have almost always had long hair. When I was two or three my mother allowed my hair to grow past my shoulders. So I had the 'hippie' look in the 50's well ahead of it's time. That's the way it's been pretty much throughout my personal history with only minor intervals of shorter 'let's get a job' look. Still can't believe I compromised...but not often and not for long.

Today's hair is off the hook if it's there at all. I admire the men that have the courage to just cut it all off. I can't do that. I fear I would look like a mad man. It's just not me. A bald hippie? Disgusting and not in the proper dress code at all lol....unfortunately many are bald these days through natural process of aging. Hair today gone tomorrow.

Much fun is poked at the mullet hair style but I still see it all the time. It's the look that screams 'minimum wage' or some sort of machinist...not all but you know what I mean. My point being it's around and not just associated with hockey. Mullets are here to stay. Thanks Flobbie!

I like the people that just say the hell with it and color their hair multi-colors. Red on one side, yellow on another, blue thrown in because what the heck it was there.

Dreadlocks are always very cool I think.

I've never been a big fan of the mohawk style of hair. I can tolerate it and don't fall into hysterics when I see it but come on it looks like somebody that should have a tomahawk in his hand and struggling with Davy Crockett along a riverbank. It's a warrior style I guess therefore perfect for the battlefield but a little scary to be stuck on a subway with late at night. Way too Taxi Driver for me.

What is the style that say's the 2000's? Many eras have sported their own look but what is it now? For men I'd say the bald look is it- for women I'm not so sure. I'm sure it's not the bald look but even that IS being carried out by some females. What is the hairstyle for women in the 2000's?!
Maybe it's braids and extentions? Men are going the route of less hair and women are adding it. Did somebody say BeeHive? What was that about anyway huh? That would be my nightmare...a jury of people sporting mullets, mohawks and bee hives...don't see a lot of those people on 'Jeopardy' do you?

*Ever heard the old saying of- don't judge a book by it's cover? Why not? Doesn't the cover often reflect what is inside?

*I have unruly hair. Last night it started a fight in a bar!