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Comedy: October 16, 2024 Issue [#12796]




 This week: Older And (Possibly) Wiser
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Older And (Possibly) Wiser


As much as I prefer not to dwell on the past, I was taking a little mental trip down memory lane one night before bedtime. It got me thinking about where people say that they would love to go back to being their young selves. but with the knowledge they have now. Honestly, for the longest time I didn't get that.

What I couldn't connect to was the concept that I had so much to bring as an older version of myself. What exactly would that be? Experience that adulthood is a lot less fun and way more work than I thought it would be? Or that life was going to knock me around and redirect me in ways I never anticipated? How would that be helpful? I doubt it would.

Sure, I'd love to have my 20 year-old-body back. (Don't get me started on my 20-year-old ability to remember things.) I can only dream of days when I didn't care about what kind of mattress I slept on or the density of my pillow. Wouldn't it be great to hop right up after sitting on the floor instead of having to come up a strategic plan to haul myself up while keeping my dignity in tact.

That probably wasn't the kind of knowledge my 20-year-old self needed, either.

I am aware that I was a brainless twit in that era. Naw, it's okay, I can own it at this stage in my life. I didn't know when it would be better to be embarrassed and keep my mouth shut and when I should bare my teeth and let out my inner angry Chihuahua. Also, it might have helpful to know that it would only take one fateful evening and I would never be on speaking terms with Jack Daniels ever again. Oh yeah, another thing: TAKE THE CREATIVE WRITING CLASS. *FacePalm*

I am fairly confident that 20-year-old me would have never believed that thing about Jack Daniels anyway.


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Thanks for including my silly Dancing Cow story in the last newsletter *Smile* I think you did a great job covering what's *not* funny. It might be a good idea to expound on what "disability" includes, or change it to anyone whose abilities are different from your own. I personally think of the wheelchair symbol when the term disability comes up and have to remind myself that the term disability doesn't just mean someone in a wheelchair. There are so many things people can be bullied about or shamed for–which to me has the same feel as bad comedy. I'd include things like learning issues, memory issues, physical issues & body shaming, any type of disease (including depression) and addictions. Makes for a long list, but if we just paid a little more attention to *why* we're making a joke, we wouldn't have to spell it all out.
All valid points, Angie! I kept it general so not to be bogged down by my own tendency to overthink things, but including body-shaming of any sort would have been a good idea.

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