WEBVTT - Laugh out loud

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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 laugh out loud. Know what gives you

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<v Speaker 1>a good laugh, and build plenty of that into your life.

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<v Speaker 1>You might make yourself healthier, but you will definitely make

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<v Speaker 1>yourself happier. So it probably goes without saying that we

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<v Speaker 1>tend to laugh because we are feeling good. But this

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<v Speaker 1>goes the other direction too. If you laugh, you will

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<v Speaker 1>most likely feel better afterwards, even if you weren't feeling

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<v Speaker 1>all that great before. Laughter brings us closer to the

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<v Speaker 1>people we share a laugh with. There's even some research

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<v Speaker 1>finding that laughter makes us healthier, doing everything from lowering

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<v Speaker 1>blood pressure to boosting our immune systems. Chances are there

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<v Speaker 1>is something that makes you reliably laugh out loud. I

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<v Speaker 1>know one distinguished gentleman who is helpless in the face

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<v Speaker 1>of slapstick. Show him a video of someone banging their

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<v Speaker 1>head on a doorway, and he is in stitches. I

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<v Speaker 1>know someone else who couldn't speak for a long time

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<v Speaker 1>after watching a video about a prank where people were

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<v Speaker 1>told they'd be switched to ten digit house numbers. Who

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<v Speaker 1>knows why that did it? But boy did it? Ever?

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<v Speaker 1>In any case, if you know this about yourself, great,

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<v Speaker 1>If not, pay attention and figure it out. When are

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<v Speaker 1>you overcome with the giggles. Maybe it's when you watch

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<v Speaker 1>reruns of a certain sitcom, even if you have seen

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<v Speaker 1>that episode a dozen times before. Maybe it's a good

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<v Speaker 1>dad joke. But once you figure it out, try to

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<v Speaker 1>build regular doses of laughter the best medicine into your life.

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<v Speaker 1>If you like sitcom reruns, figure out which cable channels

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<v Speaker 1>reliably show your favorites, and when you've got twenty two

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<v Speaker 1>minutes to spare, go there first. If you've got a

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<v Speaker 1>thing for dad jokes, check out a book of them

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<v Speaker 1>with the Libby app from your library. See you've got

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<v Speaker 1>them ready to go on your phone or eReader whenever

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<v Speaker 1>you need them. If you've got a favorite comedian, you

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<v Speaker 1>can perk up a brown bag lunch by watching a

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen minute clip. Some comedians like Jim Gaffigan and Jen

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<v Speaker 1>Follweiler are reasonably safe for work. Or there's always headphones.

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<v Speaker 1>You will start the second half of your work day

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<v Speaker 1>with a lot of cheerful energy. I will put a

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<v Speaker 1>plug in here for that genre of literature known as

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<v Speaker 1>greeting cards. The UPS Store seems to stop greeting cards

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<v Speaker 1>especially designed to make you laugh out loud, which can

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<v Speaker 1>be a little awkward when you are waiting in line

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<v Speaker 1>to ship a package. But it's great if you buy

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<v Speaker 1>a few cards to make you laugh out loud in

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<v Speaker 1>the privacy of your own home, and to send a

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<v Speaker 1>friends and family to make them laugh too. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>love The Far Side or Family Circus or New York

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<v Speaker 1>or comics great? Buy a book of them to peruse

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<v Speaker 1>when you need a laugh, or get a comic a

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<v Speaker 1>day calendar you can make changing the date part of

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<v Speaker 1>your morning ritual and start your day in a much

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<v Speaker 1>better mood. You probably can't watch all of Legally Blonde

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<v Speaker 1>or a Monty Python movie between a stressful meeting and

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<v Speaker 1>your next zoom call, but funny movies can be great

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<v Speaker 1>for making you laugh when you have a little more time,

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<v Speaker 1>so they are a good option for a weekend when

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<v Speaker 1>you might otherwise be feeling a little blue. In any case,

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<v Speaker 1>it behooves us to make an official l O L

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<v Speaker 1>list brainstorm everything that makes you laugh out loud, or

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<v Speaker 1>even people who usually make you laugh out loud. Then

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<v Speaker 1>when you need a laugh or a pick me up,

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<v Speaker 1>You'll have plenty of ideas. There are very few things

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<v Speaker 1>that can reliably make you feel better in short bits

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<v Speaker 1>of time. Laughing out loud is one of them. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's worth putting this medicine into life wherever you can.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's making the most of our ties. Hey, everybody, I'd

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