laughter

1. I used to think mom’s biscuits were special, because she said she put a special ingredient in them. Years later I asked her what the secret ingredient was, and she said it was "love". Right then I felt like the biggest sucker in the world.
   

2. To me, it's always a good idea to always carry two sacks of something when you walk around. That way, if anybody says, "Hey, can you give me a hand?," you can say, "Sorry, got these sacks."
   

3. If you work on a lobster boat, sneaking up behind people and pinching them is probably a joke that gets old real fast.
   

4. Q: Why did the monkey fall out of the tree?
   A: Because he was DEAD.
   Q: Why did the squirrel fall out of the tree?
   A: Because he was tied to the monkey.
   

5. My mom used to make the most beautiful easter eggs. Then she would hide them in the back yard but they were so beautiful, when we found one we weren’t allowed to pick it up. We had to point at it, and then mom would come pick it up with her white gloves and put it back in its case. Somebody ended up smashing all of those eggs with a hammer. I think it was the dog.
   

6. Sometimes laughter erupts
   from deep volcanic soul space
   surprising solemn moments like
   blue crocuses in spring snow
   ~ Nagueyalti Warren

7. I couldn’t believe it! Someone had stolen my new sled! My brand-new, all-white sled, with the runners I had painted white and the white tow-rope and my name written on the top in white. I asked all of my so-called friends which one of them had taken it, but they all denied it. Finally, in the spring, right after all of the snow melted, the thief bought it back to where I had left it.
   

8. Laughter is serious. More serious, infinitely more complicated than tears.
   ~ Toni Morrison

9. A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the authors of that study: "Duh."
   ~ Conan O'Brien
   
   
   
   
   
10. When you laugh with someone, you're connected. Laughing together is as close as you can get to a hug without touching.
    ~ Regina Barreca
    

11. I remember one night I was walking past mom and dads room when I heard them talking about how they might not have enough money to pay their bills that month. I knew what I had to do. So I went and got my piggy bank and buried it in the backyard, where they couldn’t get their mitts on it.
    
    

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