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Comedy: September 30, 2015 Issue [#7221]

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 This week: Finding Humor During Adverse Times
  Edited by: Annette Author IconMail Icon
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About This Newsletter

Hello fun readers, I am Annette Author Icon and a guest editor for this issue. So, don't expect this to be half as funny as the Comedy Newsletters from the trained professionals. Here we go.


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Letter from the editor

Finding Humor During Adverse Times


It takes some work to make tragedy funny. It's not impossible.


How can you mine a sad situation for comedy?


We all know that our own StoryFamily has been hit with a terrible blow. Their five-year-old daughter Phoebe has cancer. There is nothing funny about this at all. There is simply no way to make any fun of that.

Lucky for us and all parents who can really use a laugh at times, there are doctors, nurses, hospital rules, and charts to make fun of. One such chart is the ten levels of pain, which are usually rendered with smiley faces whose smile gradually decreases as the pain rises.

In comes a seven-year-old brother. He created a chart of 32 moods. Complete with little smiley faces that make varying grimaces to show 32 emotions. Whoever wants to see this priceless chart can go to the FriendsofPhoebe Facebook page and see this chart in all its glory.

Does the chart take away the pain and suffering? No. Of course not. But it gives a little moment of light. A smile, a giggle. Should we be ashamed of that smile, the giggle, or the visceral amusement we get from this? I think not. In the face of adversity, we need laughter too.

As a special treat, I leave you with the text from an emergency evacuation sign in a high rise in Holland. "In case of emergency go outside before posting to social media."



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Ask & Answer

For my last Comedy Newsletter "I Before E (Except After C)" Open in new Window. I got the following replies:

Elfin Dragon-finally published Author Icon wrote: Ah, who says you're not funny? I absolutely loved you're commentary on "I before E". *Laugh* and ROFLOL!! I've always been told English is the toughest language to learn and I think you've just proved it. No wonder we Americans have trouble with our own language. We keep getting our "I's & E's" crossed! *Laugh*

Thank you for laughing at my newsletter. It makes me feel better about my talent to be fun.

*Jenny* Author Icon wrote: What is your first language? I MAY have known this before but I'm not sure if it's you or someone else I'm thinking of.

German is the first language I spoke, but French was the first language that I read and wrote.

LJPC - the tortoise Author Icon wrote: I really enjoyed the newsletter. I had no idea there were over 900 exceptions to the I before E rule. Yes, very "weird." Thanks for the funny NL! *Bigsmile*
~ Laura

Thank you for reading. And yes. 900! exceptions. Who needs a rule for that?

Mriana Author Icon wrote: I think the words which break the i before e rule, except after c are of Germanic origins. I find it easier to spell many German words, even though English is my first language. That said, English appears to be a hodgepodge of both Latin and Germanic words, such as the French bouquet and boutique (Latin origin). When I know the origin of the word I'm trying to spell, I find it helps me to spell the word easier. I enjoyed reading your article about "I before E" and found what you said very true, despite being born in the U.S. and English being my first language. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Thank you for this thoughtful comment. I also find it helpful to know where a word originated to figure out the correct spelling.

Steev the Friction Wizurd Author Icon wrote: Thanks for the double mention in the newsletter! Questions and Felcanrod *Bigsmile*
Steve

You write so many fun things all the time. They deserve being seen.

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