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In a world where there is so much trouble, anxiety and stress,
humor and laughter can be good medicine for all of us,
young and old. Many psychologists and psychotherapists
believe that laughter is good for the physical and mental
well-being of a person.
The benefits of humor and laughter are many.
* They relieve stress, anxiety and pain.
* They provide a healthy emotional outlet.
* They help fight against boredom, tension and worry and
shyness thereby contributing to mental health.
* They benefit your lungs by helping to expel old residual
air which is good breeding ground for bacteria.
* They stimulate the release of ‘feel good’ neurochemicals
like dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins.
* They improve blood circulation and burn off calories.
* They give a healthy workout to many body organs.
A Little Companion of Humor and Life Lessons, like our
previous Humor and Life Lessons books, namely the three
Wisdom from Laughter 1,2,3 books and Spreading
Humor, Sharing Wisdom has the objective of sharing good
jokes and also providing Life Lessons for reflection.
There is a total of 200 jokes and pieces of humor each of
which is preceded by a pair of successive lines of verse with
rhythm and rhyme conveying a beneficial Life Lesson. The
Life Lessons aim to impart moral and ethical values and
teachings of wisdom and compassion.
May this book play a part to ‘edutain’ many
to live a life more happily and peacefully.
Oh Teik Bin Steven Lee Kiang Wui
Preface
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CONTENTS
General Information i & ii
Our Published Motivation
& Humor Books iii
List of Educational &
LIFE Lessons
Websites iv
Preface v
1 Enjoy a Barrel of Laughs …………. 1
2 Have a Belly Laugh ………………. 10
3 Burst Out Laughing ………………. 17
4 Roar with Laughter ……………….. 31
5 Double the Fun with Laughs ……… 39
6 Hoot with Laughter ……………….. 50
7 Laugh your Blues Away ………….. 59
8 Have a Hearty Laugh ……………... 72
9 Laugh and be Merry ………………. 85
10 Laugh and Feel Good ………………94
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Sample Chapter Material
EXCERPTS FROM THE BOOK
In life there will always be uncertainty.
Knowing this the mind can remain more steady.
Birth Control Pills
A baby who had just been born looked perfectly normal but
he was laughing as if he were crazy. The doctors and nurses
started to examine the little baby in front of the worried
parents. The baby kept on laughing; his tiny fists were all
closed and tears of laughter were rolling down from his eyes.
One at a time, a pediatrician unfolded the tiny fingers to
check if his hand was alright.
The parents were most embarrassed when the hand of the
baby when opened revealed a few birth control pills.
( From Chapter 1 Enjoy a Barrel of Laughs )
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Young people may be smart but lazy in their ways.
Good values are needed for bright and peaceful days.
A Lazy Boy
There was a 13-year old student who was very lazy.
One day he was late for class.
Teacher: Why are you late for class today?
Student: Teacher, I am late because I was attacked
by a robber on the street.
Teacher: Oh, that’s terrible! Were you hurt?
Student: No, teacher, I am alright.
Teacher: Anyway, I will phone your father afterwards.
Now, can you hand over your homework?
Student: The robber robbed me of my homework.
( From Chapter 2 Have a Belly Laugh )
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Self-interest strongly impedes our spiritual progress.
For true peace, the ego or self, we must attach less.
Book of Authority
One day a man came to see a judge to file a complaint.
The man cried, “Your Honor, your cow has killed mine. It
has committed a crime and I seek compensation.”
The judge shouted, “You silly man! How can the cow know
that it is a crime to kill another cow? The case is dismissed!”
“Oh sorry, your Honor,” the man said. “I got it wrong.
Actually it was my cow that killed yours.”
“Now we have another problem,” the judge said wryly. “I
will look at the civil law and see what it says.”
( From Chapter 3 Burst Out Laughing )
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Those stressed out cannot give good logical advice.
They need sufficient sleep and rest, so say the Wise.
Stressed Out Doctor
There was a doctor who worked for 10 hours a day and he
was pretty stressed out. One day a patient came to consult
him at night about some pains he experienced in his
abdomen area. The doctor made an examination and then
asked the patient, “When do you usually experience your
abdominal pains?” The patient replied, “Oh Doctor, I can’t
really tell. The pains can come at any time.” The doctor then
wrote out a prescription and told the patient, “It’s very
important that you take the medicine exactly 30 minutes
before you feel the pain.” The patient was utterly confused.
( From Chapter 4 Roar with Laughter )
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No worldling in our world can be perfect.
All have good and bad points and that’s a fact.
A Perfect Man
A lady teacher asked her class of 17-year old boys and girls:
“Can anyone tell me what would constitute a Perfect Man?”
Jenny, a dreamy girl stood up and said, “The Perfect Man is
one who wakes up very early in the morning, makes his own
bed, cleans his room, does hard work, exercises everyday,
does not touch alcohol, helps when he is asked, does not
indulge in night life, is always punctual
and goes to bed at 9 pm in the night.”
Alex, a quick-thinking boy stood up and declared,
“Jenny’s Perfect Man can only be found in jail!”
( From Chapter 5 Double the Fun with Laughs )
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How much is left when it comes to good honest work today?
When will the dishonest realize that cheating will not pay?
Cheating
A father found his 23-year old son at his desk in the room.
Father: Son, what have you been doing in your room?
Son : Dad, I have just finished writing my short
Graduation Speech for our College Graduation Ceremony
next week.
Father : Can I have a look at the speech you have written?
Son : Sure Dad!
The father had the shock of his life when he read what his
son had written:
“ Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Morning!
I am very happy to graduate out from this College. I owe
everything to The Internet … Google, Wikipedia and also
Microsoft office especially its fantastic tool of
‘Cut and Paste’…
( From Chapter 6 Hoot With Laughter )
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When one is ignorant of words in an instruction,
he can perform a shocking and dangerous action.
Custody of a Child
A married couple wanted a divorce. They were arguing as to
who would have custody of the child.
The wife said, “I gave birth to the child.
Therefore it’s mine!”
“Oh, you are not the real mother,” the husband said.
“What do you mean? I suppose you’d claim to be the real
father then?” the wife shouted.
The husband replied calmly, “No. In actual fact I don’t know
who the real parents are.”
The wife was stunned to hear this and asked, “You crazy
devil! What are you trying to tell me?”
“Well,” the husband explained, “when the child was born
and we were still in the hospital, the baby soiled his diapers
and you asked me to change him. That was what I did!”
( From Chapter 7 Laugh your Blues Away )
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Ignorance can cause a person to have fear or worry.
Jumping to wrong assumptions, he suffers in misery.
Fear Out Of Ignorance
John and Dick, two 5-year old boys were in a doctor’s
waiting room. John was crying. Dick asked him,
“Why are you crying?”
“I’m here for a blood test and they’re going to cut my
finger,” John replied.
When Dick heard this, he started to cry. John asked him,
“Why are you crying?”
Dick wailed, “I am here for a urine test.”
( From Chapter 8 Have a Hearty Laugh )
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Immorality may be revealed in most unexpected ways.
It certainly pays to live moral and righteous lives all our days.
The Talking Parrot
A Thai woman went into a pet shop to buy a parrot. The
shop owner told her that he had only one talking parrot left
for sale. He told the woman, “You can have it for 1000 baht
but I must warn you that the previous owner
was a Madam in a brothel house.”
“That’s alright,” the woman replied. “I’ll take it.”
When the woman got home the parrot said,
“Ah! Different house, different Madam.”
The woman replied, “I am no Madam.”
After a while, the woman’s two daughters came out and the
parrot called out, “Ah! Different Madam! Different Girls!”
The woman was getting angry and she said loudly, “I am no
Madam and these are my DAUGHTERS!”
In the evening, the woman’s husband came home from work.
Upon seeing him, the parrot chirped loudly, “Hello, Somrat!
Nice to see you again! Nice girls!”
( From Chapter 9 Laugh and Be Merry )
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A parent should not convey any unwholesome
message to his son.
He’ll be imparting bad moral education
to the little one.
What a Father!
Ah Gau : Mum, when I was on the bus with Dad this
morning, he told me to give up my seat
to a charming lady with heavy make-up.
Mother : Did you? That would make your parents
proud of you.
Ah Gau : I did not Mom.
Mother : Why son?
Ah Gau : I was sitting on Dad’s lap.
( From Chapter 10 Laugh and Feel Good )
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List of Websites where lots of educational
and LIFE Lessons material
have been posted
http://www.slideshare.net/ohteikbin/presentations
http://www.youtube.com/user/ohlifelessons
http://ohteikbin.weebly.com
www.instagram.com/ohteikbin
https://www.scribd.com/user/17042986/Bro-Oh-Teik-Bin
https://twitter.com/TBroh
www.facebook.com/ohteikbin
http://quora.com/Oh-Teik-Bin
www.dhammatelukintan.blogspot.com
https://www.pinterest.com/ohteikbin
Oh Teik Bin has also
posted at LinkedIn
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With Regards,
Oh Teik Bin
With Regards,
Steven Lee
May our Humor & Life Lessons Publication
serve to develop your Wisdom Education.
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