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Humour is a funny thing (no pun intended!). I must confess that modern alternative comedy leaves me cold. I think it’s because most of it involves laughing AT someone or making someone uncomfortable. I really dislike negative humour which is always at someone else’s expense, but that seems to predominate in entertainment these days. Maybe we could start a campaign and only laugh at jokes which don’t embarrass anyone, don’t put someone down nor cause offence. The trouble is, I suspect we won’t be laughing very much, so here are a few gentle giggles to start you off. A man goes into the cinema and buys a ticket for himself and his dog. The usher is amazed to see the dog laughing throughout the film. After the show she says to the man, “I was surprised to see your dog laughing at the film.” So was I” replied the man, “He hated the book.” A monastery in the English countryside having fallen on hard times, decided to establish a business to defray their expenses, such as a bakery or winery. However, being English they decided to open a fish and chips restaurant. The establishment soon became very popular, attracting people from all over. One city fellow, thinking himself very clever, asked one of the brothers standing nearby, “I suppose you’re the ‘fish friar’? “No,” answered the brother levelly, “I’m the chip monk.” An atheist was lying in the funeral parlour. The mortician put the finishing touches to the body and sighed, “Look at him – all dressed up and nowhere to go.” Sorry if you’ve heard them before, but a good joke always bears repeating! Feel free to share. Sue Whitehead.
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I’ve
just been speaking to a friend of mine and, in the course of conversation,
she suddenly said… “I saw something really funny the other
day. I was driving along and I saw a sign at the side of the road
which said: “HOMEMADE SAUSAGES 100 YARDS LEFT”. The two
of us burst out laughing! – much to the amusement of the shoppers
around us. I’m sure that not everyone will find that amusing
– OK, we might have a strange sense of humour – and I’m
sure hundreds of people will have driven past the sign without a second
thought or chuckle. 
