April 1, 2019
What’s the one thing guaranteed to make you laugh?
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There are lots of things that make me happy. My husband’s smile. Birds twittering in the tree at the front of the house. A creek gurgling away as the spring waters flow downstream. None of those things make me laugh.
How about today’s comedians? I’ve seen snippets of a few on TV. I’ve enjoyed Jeff Dunham and his ‘Achmed the Dead Terrorist’, and he usually can make me laugh, but not always. And I can’t think of another of today’s comedians that can consistently make me laugh.
How about the antics of Harmony Duprie, the main character in my mysteries.? While I admit I sometimes smile as I’m getting her into trouble, and I hope my readers chuckle, I doubt she draws any full-out laughs. And that’s okay. that’s not my intention.
So what is guaranteed to make me laugh?
Simple. A baby’s laughter. I think it’s the most joyous sound in the world. Who can resist laughing in response?
There are lots of babies laughing on the internet, but here’s one I hadn’t seen before today: (I love the father’s response, too.) Please forgive the ads.
Now that I’ve picked myself up off the floor, I’m going to head over and see what the rest of the authors are laughing about. But before you go, look to your right and enter your email into that little subscribe box so you don’t miss out on future blog posts! (thank you!)
Ah yes, Jeff Dunham. He’s funny! Congrats on the new website.
Thanks! Jeff is the only current comedian I can even name. I know there are other good ones out there, but since I don’t watch TV, I don’t know who they are!
Babies do have infectious senses of humor. I’m not sure how they do it since you’d think they don’t understand a lot, but they know how to laugh.
I wonder the same thing. How do they know how to laugh? That’s part of what makes it so great.
Great examples! I adore baby laughter. I loved your book, by the way.
Thanks! Hang around, it won’t be long until I release the next book of Harmony’s adventures!
Who can resist a baby’s laugh?
Not me!