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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to learn to tell a few jokes well

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<v Speaker 1>enough to reliably make people laugh. Jokes can help you

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<v Speaker 1>connect with people, pass the time, or lighten up a situation.

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<v Speaker 1>Very few people are spontaneously funny. Researching and practicing a

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<v Speaker 1>few jokes can help you seize moments when a little

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<v Speaker 1>humor would go a long way. There are a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of things that people need to be able to do passively,

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<v Speaker 1>even if they don't do them professionally, things like giving

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<v Speaker 1>a toast or even gift wrapping. I would argue that

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<v Speaker 1>telling a joke or too belongs on that list. There

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<v Speaker 1>are many reasons for this. First, you may be around

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<v Speaker 1>kids at some point, and many kids love telling and

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<v Speaker 1>hearing jokes, so it's smart to have a handful of

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<v Speaker 1>jokes ready to offer. When a young friend asks, if

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<v Speaker 1>you say you don't know any jokes, the response may

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<v Speaker 1>be disbelief, similar to if you'd admitted that you don't

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<v Speaker 1>know the capital of South Dakota. I'm sure you know

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<v Speaker 1>the capital of South Dakota, right. Sometimes adults could use

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<v Speaker 1>a few jokes, Especially if you don't have a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of shared interests to chat about, like you're talking with

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<v Speaker 1>your great uncle that you don't see very often, a

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<v Speaker 1>joke or two can go a long way toward easing

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<v Speaker 1>the silence. Then there are the awkward, boring, and grouchy moments.

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<v Speaker 1>If your whole family is in a bad mood on

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<v Speaker 1>a car trip, a little levity can help, so come

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<v Speaker 1>up with a few favorites. Search the internet for dad

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<v Speaker 1>jokes or dumb jokes or story jokes. Be sure to

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<v Speaker 1>keep it g rated for all audiences. Avoid political jokes

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<v Speaker 1>or ones that people might find offensive. And while complicated

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<v Speaker 1>humor can be awesome in the right circumstances, that's probably

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<v Speaker 1>not going to be the case with your great uncle,

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<v Speaker 1>So keep it simple and make sure your jokes don't

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<v Speaker 1>have victims. You want to laugh with people, not at people,

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<v Speaker 1>So a few to have you groaning while listening to

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<v Speaker 1>this podcast. What did the zero say to the eight

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<v Speaker 1>that belt looks good on you? A skeleton walks into

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<v Speaker 1>the bar and says, Hey, I'll have a beer and

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<v Speaker 1>a mop. Or if someone asks did you get a haircut?

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<v Speaker 1>You can always answer nope, I got them all cut.

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<v Speaker 1>Or when you're at a pizza party, try I could

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<v Speaker 1>tell a joke about this pizza, but it's a little cheesy.

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<v Speaker 1>Or there's this one. The pessimist says, it can't get

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<v Speaker 1>any worse. The optimist says, yes it can. You get

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<v Speaker 1>the idea. Just look up a few that tickle your

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<v Speaker 1>fancy and think about when you could use them. Make

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<v Speaker 1>sure to memorize them. You might even practice a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of levity can help a lot of situations, so

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<v Speaker 1>it's worth giving it a try. In the meantime, this

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<v Speaker 1>is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the

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<v Speaker 1>most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear

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<v Speaker 1>from you. You can send me your tips, your questions,

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<v Speaker 1>number four then Breakfast pod. You can also shoot me

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks so much, should I look forward to staying in touch.

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