As children we loved jokes, anything for a laugh. At school on rainy day recesses it wasn't unusual to go through all the jokes we knew, some had their same old tired ones they said every time, but fresh jokes were always appreciated. We were constantly on the lookout for new ones, and we remembered them all to be used at the next opportunity.
Teenaged boys would often stand around before and after church laughing and telling each other the latest jokes they heard.
For some reason by the time girls graduated from school their days of telling jokes were basically over. Maybe they were a little more grown up?
Some married men still seemed to live to tell jokes. LV had an uncle like that, and one of my favorite uncles though he didn't simply sit around telling jokes, he sure knew how to keep his audiences laughing. I think he remembered ever humorous thing that ever happened in his life and he enjoyed regaling his listeners with his side splitting stories.
Having left the Amish, the memory of all the jokes started slipping away, but one day they came back with a flash.
LV was asked to deliver some hay and was told that a few people would be riding along to help with the unloading. Those few people happened to be three Amish boys. They had no clue he used to be Amish and he didn't bother telling them. The next few hours he was reminded how life used to be as they were telling him every joke they could think of.
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How sweet ......... love hearing laughter from anyone ...... doesn't matter your age ....... but, laughter from children being silly and telling jokes, the BEST !!! Life is short, we need all the laughter we can get !!! YOUR stories of recollections continue to warm my heart ...... HAPPY DAY to you my friend xoxo
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoy my ramblings. Hope your day is happy as well!
DeleteI am not a big joke teller so my kids don't really hear many jokes. However, my daughter's first grade teacher LOVED to tell jokes to her class. My daughter was so excited when she actually got them and could run home to tell me. Most of them were groaners but of course she did not care. Sweet memories! I wonder if LV was able to give the three Amish boys any new ones? I bet that would have made their day!
ReplyDeleteOur children enjoy jokes, and I don't mind laughing and sharing jokes with them, but I enjoy adult conversation that isn't 95% jokes.
DeleteI love that. Humor was a huge part of my life growing up because of my dad. He told me a joke the last time I saw him alive, which was at my son's 2nd birthday party nearly 9 years ago.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I looked for the letter "I." I think you skipped from "H" to "J," unless my computer is being goofy again.
I love humor!
DeleteSince the official A-Z challenge is over I will be skipping the occasional letter. Some letters I had more than twenty ideas jotted down while others are much less. Letter "I" had only three, I might touch on it next time around or save for later use.
Telling jokes like that was a good way to spend time when on the school bus, although some of the jokes would have gotten our mouths washed out had our parents heard them. LOL
ReplyDeleteI can only remember ever hearing a joke my parents didn't approve of maybe twice. We got in trouble for it too!
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