Take Time to Laugh

Category: Undeniably Right Undeniably Right
Published: 09 February 2024 09 February 2024

There is so much negative news in our world today that we need to take a break every now and then.

Sometimes we just need to laugh or make fun of each other, in a good way, to relieve the tension and burden of what is going on in our world these days. So I hope you have a good laugh and take this column as it was intended.

If you've been married you know that there are always some things that surprise you about your spouse once you've begun living the married life. Some people found out soon enough that they called off their wedding. Here are a couple of the 'best reasons:

A future groom could not get over the fact that his bride to be would use a bathroom towel one time and put it in the hamper while wet. He believed in using a bath towel multiple times but never put it in the hamper wet where it could get moldy. It was too much for him.

A bridezilla was overjoyed when her fiancé booked the wedding venue of her dreams. It was the fanciest, most opulent wedding venue around and it was quite expensive. During the reception she overheard him brag to a friend that he had gotten quite a discount on renting the venue. That was too much for her and she ended the marriage right there because she could not brag to her friends how much money her husband had spent on her wedding venue. I'd say he dodged a huge bullet.

Although the couple had dated for five years, a woman realized at their rehearsal dinner that she hated the way her future husband chewed his food. She claimed that he barely chewed his food at all, and she was a believer that you must chew the food at least 25 times to have good digestion. When a cousin mentioned that he finished his meal much more quickly than anyone else, she realized she couldn't bear the thought of him choking on his food in public because he barely chewed. The embarrassment of possibly having to perform the Heimlich maneuver was too much for her to think about. She walked out right there.

I'm sure we've all experienced the frustration of saying, 'that's crazy' three times, yet the person is still telling you the story you don't want to hear.

Men have no idea how long something they said will stay in their wife's memory bank.

My wife told me that women are better at multi-tasking than men. I disagreed and told her to sit down and be quiet. She couldn't do either one.

My wife asked me to put ketchup on the shopping list. Now I can't read the darn thing.

The doctor said I got the peek a boo virus. I'm not sure what that is, but he's sending me straight to the ICU.

How long is one minute? It depends on which side of the bathroom door you are on.

Have a great weekend everyone and don't forget to take time to laugh.

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