 Comedy: November 23, 2016 Issue [#7987] |
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This week: Don Knotts and Purple Cows Edited by: Marci Missing Everyone  
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Hi! It's Marci and I am your Comedy Newsletter editor for today. I wouldn’t consider myself a comedic writer. So then why am I editing the comedy newsletter? Because even the most dramatic, suspenseful, and mysterious works need something called “comic relief” once in a while. So if you are not a natural comedian, then this is the place for you and we shall find comic relief in everyday life together.
"I think it's great training for any comedian to start on cows. Because with cows, you expect them to be bored and just stare at you blankly. And that's exactly what you'll get at a comedy club. If you can toughen up with a cow audience, then you'll never be worried with a human audience." - Kristen Schaal
“The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo, the other milk.”
― Ogden Nash
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The other night, we were looking for something to watch on TV and we stumbled across an old Carol Burnett Show followed by the Andy Griffith show. My husband and I, along with our two kids, sat there and just cracked up during both shows.
There is something that is just timeless about those old comedies. The writers could turn every day events into side-splitting entertainment. And, of course, if you add Carol Burnette and Vicki Lawrence, or Don Knotts and Andy Griffith together in any setting, you can’t help but have hilarity ensue. The writers were clever enough to really play up the characters' personality traits and exaggerate them enough to keep us laughing.
Now, whether you write screenplays, poetry, short stories, or novels, you can do the same thing. It’s really not that difficult. Not long after I joined WDC, I learned about a fun question to ask when you want to add something extra to your writing. “What if…?” So shortly after that, I wrote a poem that I wanted to make funny. I’d never really tried funny poetry. I’d only written the lovey-dovey stuff, tributes to God, or woe-is-me type poems. I didn’t know the first thing about writing something funny.
But I started with the what-ifs. What if I had a cow? What if that cow was purple? And I truly did have inspiration for this. I had a little purple velvet cow that sat on my dresser all while I was growing up. But I digress as usual.
Now a purple cow is quite an unusual thing to have, so how did that cow turn purple? And I started from that point, and I wrote the little story of the purple cow in poetry form.
Today as I drove into town,
I swore I saw a purple cow.
I had to stop and look again.
Just then he came up to the fence.
“Hello,” he said as I jumped back.
“Are you stunned; I’m not white or black?
Well here, a story you must hear.
Come over here and bend your ear.”
I disbelieved the cow could talk.
This cow so fat could hardly walk.
“Mr. Cow,” I began to ask,
“How did you get this purple mask?”
“Well, I was born as white as snow.
I was normal, and don’t you know,
One day the farmer heard me talk.
In swift surprise, I saw him bulk.
He hit the shovel in the air.
It came down on that barrel there.
The barrel flipped, rolled down the hill.
You should have seen the awful spill.
The barrel hit the carriage brakes.
It rolled right past the pasture lakes.
It made a track around the farm,
around the bend, back to the barn,
It jarred the barn, and, in the loft,
was a great vat covered with waft.
The vat was filled with rich grape wine
freshly picked from the farmer's vine.
The jar from the cart made it spill.
It splashed out of the window sill,
onto this now bright purple cow.
Soap, wind, or rain can’t wash it out.
So, if you startle an old farmer,
not wearing some kind of armor.
Please don’t stare, but go take cover,
or you’ll for keeps change your color.
Believe it or not, this fun little ditty won honorable mention in the Humorous Poetry Contest.
Now, don’t ask me how I went from Don Knotts to a purple cow, other than they are both so funny. I guess I’m letting NaNoWriMo brain get the better of me.
So until next time… Live, Laugh… and Write!
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The past issue that I edited of the comedy newsletter was personal and hard. I got such amazing feedback, and I thank y'all for that so very much!  
From: papadoc1
Hey, Marci! It strikes close to home when we lose Grandparents who so loved us - and we'd loved them right back! Your world sounded so completely overwhelming, and yet the Good Lord gave you a test that, yet again, you managed to pass in this current time. Yes, you've written an extraordinary Comedy Newsletter, complete with laughs and complete with joys. Thank God your home and family are safe - and I wanted to share with you something that maybe might stir your heartstrings once more: do you think that Grandfather, in leaving everyone, drew you and your family away from the coast, and kept you away from the region long enough to keep you out of danger? I believe strongly that this, in a way, is God working through us, keeping us safe in ways we'd never, ever suspect. I thanked Him - just now - for keeping my colleague and her family s-a-f-e, and all through it...living...loving....and laughing no matter what. Your Grandpa, he'd want it no other way. God bless you, Marci ...Dr J
I believe this 100%!!! This isn't the appropriate forum for me to discuss how many ways God answered prayer through the funeral and hurricane. But let's just say, even in death, God is good all the time. And all the time, God is GOOD! And thank you for your prayers!
From: Elfin Dragon-finally published 
God never ceases to amaze me/us. I think he invented humor to remind us to not take life so seriously. I think that's why I love watching things like "Whose Line". It reminds us that anything can become a joke if you look for the humor in the situation.
Exactly, my friend! And sometimes, He just puts it there in front of us when we are not in the mood to find it. Thanks for these kind comments.
From: WakeUpAndLive~doingNaNo'24 
Had to smile a lot this nl. despite the sad undertone of your loss. Great newsletter.
Thanks so much!!!
From: NaNoKit 
First of all, I am really sorry for your loss and for everything you and your family have been through. *hugs*
I do agree that when life gets tough, that is when we need those moments of comedy the most. To laugh, to feel that life isn't all hardship and sadness, to feel human again... it's so important.
And often little kids and animals are the best for offering comic relief. My cats have helped me through dark moments with their antics. They never fail to make me smile.
Thank you for sharing and for reminding me to cherish those laughs and giggles!
Thank you for your sweet comments! My little dogs have helped me through many rough times in my life as well. What would we do without our sweet furbabies?
From: brom21
Thanks for sharing your somber experience and the joy and laughter that comforted you. It was neat to see how something so small can bring such peace.
P.S. Thanks for choosing my story!
I'm so glad you enjoyed the newsletter. It was a rough time, but it's those little things that keep us going. And you are welcome for including your story!
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