WEBVTT - Second Cup: 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 re runs, figure out which cable

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>them with the Libby app from your library, so you've

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<v Speaker 1>got them ready to go on your phone or e

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>Jen Fulwiler 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 to

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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 Farside or Family Circus or New Yorker comics great?

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<v Speaker 1>Buy a book of them to peruse when you need

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<v Speaker 1>a laugh, or get a comic a day calendar you

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<v Speaker 1>can make changing the date part of your morning ritual

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<v Speaker 1>and start your day in a much better mood. You

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<v Speaker 1>probably can't watch all of Legally Blonde or a Monty

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<v Speaker 1>Python movie between a stressful meeting and your next zoom call,

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<v Speaker 1>but funny movies can be great for making you laugh

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<v Speaker 1>when you have a little more time, so they are

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<v Speaker 1>a good option for a weekend when you might otherwise

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<v Speaker 1>be feeling a little blue. In any case, it behooves

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<v Speaker 1>us to make an official LL list brainstorm everything that

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<v Speaker 1>makes you laugh out loud, or even people who usually

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<v Speaker 1>make you laugh out loud. Then when you need a

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<v Speaker 1>laugh or a pick me up. You'll have plenty of ideas.

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<v Speaker 1>There are very few things that can reliably make you

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<v Speaker 1>feel better in short bits of time. Laughing out loud

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<v Speaker 1>is one of them. So it's worth putting this medicine

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<v Speaker 1>into life wherever you can. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening and here's and making the most of

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