2. “More than 40 million Americans suffer from chronic, long-term
sleep disorders, and an additional 20 million report sleeping
problems occasionally…stress and anxiety may cause sleeping
problems or make existing problems worse.”
-- Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Sleep Disorders
“Telling and creating jokes is a dominant form of urban life, a special
scene of historical memory. It is a widespread standpoint that
laughter reduces stress and anxiety, which is a decisive way of
coping.”
-- Judit Ujlaky, Evaluation of the Historical Recent Past: Humour as
a Possible Collective Coping Strategy

3. The sound of
roaring laughter is
far more
contagious than
any cough, sniffle,
or sneeze.

4. "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your future plans"
-- Woody Allen
Humor is the great thing, the saving thing after all. The minute it
crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations, and resentments
flit away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.
-- Mark Twain "What Paul Bourget Thinks of Us"

5. When laughter is
shared, it binds
people together
and increases
happiness and
intimacy.

6. Yo mama's so fat... even your family portrait has stretch marks.
Yo mama's so fat... she puts her belt on with a
boomerang.
"I'll be long gone before
some smart person ever
figures out what happened
inside this Oval Office.“
-- George W. Bush,

7. Laughter also
triggers healthy
physical changes in
the body.

8. "Hey Norm, how's the world been treating you?“
"Like a baby treats a diaper.“
-- Norm Peterson
“Never play cards with a man
called Doc. Never eat at a place
called Mom's. Never sleep with a
woman whose troubles are worse
than your own.”
-- Nelson Algren, “A Walk on the

9. Humor and
laughter
strengthen your
immune system,
boost your energy,
diminish pain, and
protect you from
the damaging
effects of stress.

10. Why did the koala fall out of the tree? It was dead. Why did the second
koala fall out of the tree? It was stapled to the first koala.
There are two muffins in the oven. One turns to
the other and says, "Boy, it's hot in here." The
other one says, "AHHH, A TALKING MUFFIN!"

11. Best of all, this
priceless medicine
is fun, free, and
easy to use.

12. A little boy returned from the grocery store with
his mom. While his mom put away the groceries,
the little boy opened his box of animal crackers
and spread them all over the kitchen table.
"What are you doing?" asked his mom.
"The box says you shouldn't eat them if the seal
is broken," said the little boy. "I'm looking for
Azaliya the seal."