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| Laughter Is The Best Medicine |
Physicians of the utmost fame Were called at once, but when they came They answered, as they took their fees, "There is no cure for this disease." Hilaire Belloc | ||||||||||||||||
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IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE HAD A REALLY BAD DAY, READ ON�� Did you ever have one of those days where the whole world seems to be caving in around you? No matter what you do, you seem to get caught with your finger in the door? Well, cheer up! Take heart in the fact that there's always somebody out there who's worse off than you are. Don't believe me? Read this letter. It will make even your rottenest day seem like a picnic in the park��.. Dear Sir: I'm writing in response to your request for additional information on line 8 of the accident reporting form. I put "Poor Planning" as the cause of my accident. You said in your letter that I should explain more fully. I trust the following details will be sufficient. I am a trapper by trade. On the day of the accident, I was working alone on the roof, constructing a new trapper's cabin. When I completed my work, I discovered that I had about 500 pounds of brick left over. Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley, which, fortunately, was attached to the side of the cabin at roof level. Securing the rope at ground level, I went up to the roof, swung the barrel out and loaded the bricks into it. Then I went back to the ground and untied the rope, holding it tightly to insure a slow descent of the 500 pounds of bricks. You will note on line 11 of the accident reporting form that my weight is 175 pounds. Due to my surprise at being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rather alarming rate up the side of the cabin. Midway up, I met the barrel, which was now proceeding in a downward direction at an equally impressive rate of speed. This explains the fractured skull, minor abrasions, and broken collarbone. Slowing only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley. Fortunately, by this time, I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope in spite of the excruciating pain I was now beginning to experience. At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of bricks hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Now devoid of the weight of the bricks, the barrel weighed approximately 50 pounds. I refer again to my weight on line 11. As you might imagine, I began a rapid descent down the side of the cabin. Once again, in midair I met the barrel coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles, broken tooth, and severe lacerations of my legs and lower body. Here my luck began to change slightly. The encounter with the barrel seemed to slow me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell into the pile of bricks and, fortunately, only three vertebrae were cracked. I am sorry to report, however, that as I lay there on the pile of bricks in pain, unable to move and watching the empty barrel poised above me, I again lost my composure and presence of mind and let go of the rope. Sincerely, Lucky Pierre | Lucky Pierre | ||||||||||||||||
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| Keep Laughing |
I found this picture in an apartment I rented in Glasgow Scotland many years ago. I have no idea who he is but he definitely makes me laugh! So what if the bird singing outside your window is a buzzard.... Keep Laughing! And, Don't Worry! Be Happy! | ||||||||||||||||
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