Sharin' the humor

My parents visited this weekend and took us out to eat at a Chinese Restaurant. Of course at the end of the meal we got the check with a fortune cookie for each of us. The fortunes always make me laugh, but I don't take them seriously (see, I put one to the test once. When I lived with my sisters in Salt Lake for a year, I got a fortune that said "You will be married in one year." We laughed and put the date on it, then carried it around in my day planner for a year. True scientific experiment.) Anyway, back to the point. Mine said "Share your abundant humor with others at this time. They need it." Don't we all at this time! But I live with four little abundant humor-machines (and one big one), so I'm going to share away. At first I thought I could just offer a chances to babysit, but then I decided to share it with everyone who reads this blog. Although if you would like to babysit... And to make this a Humor Fest, please leave some of your own stories in the comments and we can all lose a little stress.

First, Joseph's fortune said: "You will soon be changing your present line of work." So I'm wondering if that means he's going to stop being a barber, an Artist (on the wall or couch, usually), a boxer, a Super Hero, or a professional Irritator of the Sister. I'll keep you informed on which ever he gives up.

Tonight at dinner, the kids must have caught a sharing the humor vibe, because they began their barrage of Knock-Knock Jokes. Farris shakes his head and says"It's just like Pa Grape says 'You just don't get it.'" (and I've never been to Boston in the fall...) Caleb began: "Knock Knock!"
We said: "Who's there?" Caleb: "Banana" Us: "Banana who?" Caleb:"I'm a banana, come in and eat me!" So then Joseph chimes in. Joseph: Knock Knock!" Us: "Who's there?" Joseph: "Banana!" Us: "Banana who?" Joseph: "Banana eye!" (hysterical laughing) Caleb: "Banana eye who?" Joseph: "Banana eye CHICKEN!" (More hysterical laughing)

Joseph has been on an "anything chicken, is funny" kick for awhile. The other day when my parents were here, we were talking about what Farris would say if the kids were gone. I said"He'd say 'where's my kids?'" and Joseph said "No, he'd say 'where's my CHICKEN!'" I think he gets it from the Child side of the family.

The funniest story I've heard for awhile is from my sister Melissa, who works at a Walgreen's Pharmacy. She said that a small, wrinkled old man came in, saying he wanted this drug that he had heard about. He said that it made the guy on T.V. feel younger, stronger, faster, healthier, lose weight, etc. Then he slid the paper with the name of the medicine written on it across the counter to my sister. It said "Triathlon."