The Gods Must Be Crazy
When they say ‘laughter is the best medicine’ they weren’t joking at all. It is proven scientifically that being happy affects the body positively in so many ways, contrary to stress states when the body secretes hormones like cortisol that suppresses our immunities, plus being happy, or just smiling, is easier to do.
However, what makes men and women laugh are also proven scientifically to be very different things. Women prefer what you may call ’smart jokes’ whereas men would laugh till they drop with slapstick humor. Usually, what women will find dangerous, offending, or a medical emergency is what men considers as ‘funny’.
As I was reading through an old Reader’s Digest issue I found lying somewhere in the house, I found two interesting jokes that sure made me laugh – and yes, these two are more of the smart jokes.
A priest, a rabbi, and a minister are in a boat out in the middle of a lake. The priest says, “I’m thirsty. I’m going to get something to drink.” So he steps out of the boat, walks across the water to shore, gets a soda, walks back across the water and gets back in the boat.
The minister syas, “I’m thirsty too.” So he walks acrossthe water to shore, gets a soda and walks back to the boat.
The rabbi says, “My turn.” He gest out of the boat and immediately sinks.
The priest turns to the minister. “Think we should’ve told him where the rocks were?”
Second one:
A priest, a rabbi and a minister decide to see who’s the best at his job. So they each go into the woods, find a bear and attempt to convert it. Later they get together.
The priest begins. “When I found the bear, I read to him from the Catechism and sprinkled him with holy water. Next week is his first communion.”
“I found a bear by the stream,” says the minister, “and preached God’s holy word. The bear was so mesmerized that he let me baptize him.”
they both looked down at the rabbi who is wrapped in a body cast. “Looking back,” he says, “maybe I shouldn’t have started with the circumcision.”
-Both submitted to RD by Rabbi Sandford Kopnick, The Valley Temple, Cincinnati Ohio
Have a nice day everyone and produce tons and tons of happy hormones!
wahahaha! this really made me laugh! winner sya! favorite joke ko pa rin ay yung “buddha, buddha!” but i’m never good at telling jokes. heehee
caryn
May 20, 2009 at 11:34 am
that’s why it is nice to tell jokes on the internet. hindi na kailangan ng delivery!
prinsesamusang
May 20, 2009 at 7:33 pm
hehe… kulit pareho… pero masmakulit yung una…
dotep
May 15, 2009 at 7:26 pm
LOL tawa nga din si my man dun sa una!
prinsesamusang
May 15, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Ah, Reader’s Digest. It’s a really nice magazine, too bad it’s quite expensive in my country so I end up not buying it.
Anyway, laughter is really a good remedy and it’s also a good way to burn some calories. Though sometimes I feel it’s easier to stay serious than to laugh. Not always….it depends on the situation and my mood actually.
shadowmoon87
May 15, 2009 at 8:15 am
it is also quite expensive here, P160 a copy. i’m glad it only comes out once monthly or else i won’t be able to buy it LOL
prinsesamusang
May 15, 2009 at 10:58 am
Laughter really heals the body – I believe that 100%. A happy person tends to live longer
The circumcision joke is hilarious !
bw
May 14, 2009 at 9:53 pm
LOL maybe that’s why dolphy is still alive and kicking.
prinsesamusang
May 15, 2009 at 10:58 am
when our reader’s digest is delivered, the first parts i read are the humor sections. i love reading their jokes!
kg
May 14, 2009 at 6:33 am
lahat naman yata yun ang binabasa! LOL
prinsesamusang
May 14, 2009 at 10:37 am
pssst!
sali ka sa contest ko!
dali!
=)
raft3r
May 13, 2009 at 7:11 pm
oo eto na nagmamadali na ko sa pagsali! LOL
prinsesamusang
May 13, 2009 at 7:24 pm
nabasa ko na rin ito… last year na issue ba yun?..
nakilala ko lang ang RD dahil kay inang mahal… subscriber kasi siya… pero after niyang basahin, binibigay niya sa amin ni ate
lagi kong inuunang basahin eh Laughter is the best medicine, quotable quotes at yung mga puzzles sa last page…
^^
Lee-yo
May 13, 2009 at 6:16 pm
2007 pa yata to galing eh. binibili ko lang yung sakin tapos binibigay ko kila don domeng LOL baligtad tayo ng sitwasyon ah LOL
prinsesamusang
May 13, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Hahaha. oo nga noh?
Lee-yo
May 13, 2009 at 11:01 pm
“Just laugh and smile and the world will laugh and smile back at you”..i will believe on this. There is no other best healing balm to a wounded soul than laughter and smile. It also keeps one from keeping younger-looking.:)
cliffnotes
May 13, 2009 at 2:31 pm
pero alam mo nyl yung sobrang pagtawa at pagngiti cause din siya ng wrinkles LOL
prinsesamusang
May 13, 2009 at 6:52 pm
agree ako dun…
i think, proven na yun scientifically…?
yung iwas wrinkles ay yung walang facial expression… parang yung nagbabantay dun sa St. Petersburg ba yun? o sa England? Yung ay mg mahahabang sumbrerong itim… Na parang buhay na istatwa na nagbabantay sa labas ng gate???
Lee-yo
May 13, 2009 at 11:00 pm
LOL england yata, yung british army ba yun?
prinsesamusang
May 14, 2009 at 10:38 am
oh, and i also like reader’s digest too
(para di isipin ng mga readers mo na di ako mahilig magbasa)
hehe
raft3r
May 13, 2009 at 8:59 am
yun post title mo isa mga mga fave movies ko growing up
ang kulit ng pelikulang yan, eh
hehe
the best
tawa ako ng tawa everytime i watched it when i was a kid
raft3r
May 13, 2009 at 8:58 am
ako nito ko lang napanood yan pero nakakatawa nga yung sa may hyena na scene LOL talaga
prinsesamusang
May 13, 2009 at 9:15 am
Reader’s Digest never ceases to amuse me!
Ax
May 12, 2009 at 4:20 pm
me too. i always wait for their next new issue kaso it’s kind of delayed dito samin.
prinsesamusang
May 13, 2009 at 8:44 am
hehe. ako nga kailangan pa bumili. actually, hiram lang ako ng hiram ng reader’s digest.
sabi ng tito ko nung bata pa ako pang matalino daw yun. eh, di ko pa binabasa dati kase bata pa ako!
Ax
May 13, 2009 at 8:31 pm
ako nga din eh ngayon-nayon lang din nagbabasa nun dati mga lifestyle magazine lang na pamabata LOL
prinsesamusang
May 13, 2009 at 9:23 pm
I’ll tag this under “Adult Joke”, that means I am among the “Smart people”, hahaha.
In that joke however, I find Rabbi the most witty and full of common sense. I hope this joke may NOT be interpreted as offensive. Different audience can pretty much react differently.
Next time, dapat Pinoy-Chinese-Indian jokes naman and see how we react.
K
May 12, 2009 at 1:39 pm
LOL diba marami namang ganun pero pinoy palai yun nananalo. i remember nga nun pacquaio-hatton fight, grabe magcheer yung mga brits pero tingin ko never silang mananalo sa pinoy pagdating sa asaran.
prinsesamusang
May 13, 2009 at 8:46 am
Pero marami sa atin ang pikon sa asaran and it would end up fighting, kahit sa blog. We should keep it civilized tho.
K
May 13, 2009 at 5:02 pm
LOL i don’t think that is civilized – mag away sa blog.
prinsesamusang
May 13, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Haha! I got engrossed to this section of Reader’s Digest when I was in high school. I even thought of submitting one when I went to college. Pero nahiya ako, baka hindi pumasa. Lol. When I started working I’ve never flipped the digest na. Thanks for the laughs. =)
witsandnuts
May 12, 2009 at 1:36 pm
nako bakit naman yung hindi pagpasa ang naiisip mo? dapat inisip mo na lang yung magpasa ka eh enough na!
prinsesamusang
May 13, 2009 at 8:46 am