1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: tip is to learn to tell a few jokes well 4 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: enough to reliably make people laugh. Jokes can help you 5 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: connect with people, pass the time, or lighten up a situation. 6 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: Very few people are spontaneously funny. Researching and practicing a 7 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: few jokes can help you seize moments when a little 8 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: humor would go a long way. There are a lot 9 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: of things that people need to be able to do passively, 10 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: even if they don't do them professionally, things like giving 11 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: a toast or even gift wrapping. I would argue that 12 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: telling a joke or too belongs on that list. There 13 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: are many reasons for this. First, you may be around 14 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: kids at some point, and many kids love telling and 15 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: hearing jokes, so it's smart to have a handful of 16 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: jokes ready to offer. When a young friend asks, if 17 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: you say you don't know any jokes, the response may 18 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 1: be disbelief, similar to if you'd admitted that you don't 19 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 1: know the capital of South Dakota. I'm sure you know 20 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: the capital of South Dakota, right. Sometimes adults could use 21 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 1: a few jokes, Especially if you don't have a lot 22 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 1: of shared interests to chat about, like you're talking with 23 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: your great uncle that you don't see very often, a 24 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 1: joke or two can go a long way toward easing 25 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: the silence. Then there are the awkward, boring, and grouchy moments. 26 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: If your whole family is in a bad mood on 27 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: a car trip, a little levity can help, so come 28 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: up with a few favorites. Search the internet for dad 29 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,959 Speaker 1: jokes or dumb jokes or story jokes. Be sure to 30 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: keep it g rated for all audiences. Avoid political jokes 31 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 1: or ones that people might find offensive. And while complicated 32 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: humor can be awesome in the right circumstances, that's probably 33 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: not going to be the case with your great uncle, 34 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: So keep it simple and make sure your jokes don't 35 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: have victims. You want to laugh with people, not at people, 36 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: So a few to have you groaning while listening to 37 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: this podcast. What did the zero say to the eight 38 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: that belt looks good on you? A skeleton walks into 39 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: the bar and says, Hey, I'll have a beer and 40 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: a mop. Or if someone asks did you get a haircut? 41 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: You can always answer nope, I got them all cut. 42 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,239 Speaker 1: Or when you're at a pizza party, try I could 43 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: tell a joke about this pizza, but it's a little cheesy. 44 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 1: Or there's this one. The pessimist says, it can't get 45 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: any worse. The optimist says, yes it can. You get 46 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: the idea. Just look up a few that tickle your 47 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: fancy and think about when you could use them. Make 48 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: sure to memorize them. You might even practice a little 49 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: bit of levity can help a lot of situations, so 50 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: it's worth giving it a try. In the meantime, this 51 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the 52 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear 53 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: from you. You can send me your tips, your questions, 54 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: or anything else. Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook 55 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: and Instagram at Before Breakfast Pod. 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