Joke or Jerk? Sometimes a Joke is Just a Joke
16 Jul

Lighten Up!
In defense of kind-hearted humor
No kidding!
Sometimes a joke is just a joke.
And not a deliberate manipulation, power play, micro aggression, political attack or intended personal offense.

Image taken from a University of Alabama site, “Approaches to Modernism”: [1], Fair use
Funny
Sometimes a jest, a quip or a pun is not a Freudian slip – but merely a leap at silliness, a feeble attempt at levity, a verbal slide on a banana peel.
Like almost everything else in this imperfect world, sometimes comedy is really dumb,
but…
Laughter and Play
can bring people closer together and unite them.
Positive humor
Take a flight into whimsy,
a playful swing at fun,
a flirtation with optimism,
a respite from burdensome reality.
Laughter can be the best (if not the cheapest) medicine.
Learn more about applied and therapeutic humor…
The Association for Applied & Therapeutic Humor
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