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That Is So Funny

I work with a woman in her mid-twenties named Jodi.

 

Jodi

 

Jodi has a great sense of humor and is quite a light in the office.

 

She said something a few weeks ago that had us in hysterics, and was wise and utterly…authentic. She was making a joke of sorts, but wisdom nonetheless rang true in her words.

 

This is one of those “you had to be there” moments; it isn’t going to come across in written words as if you had been there to overhear or take part in the conversation. But I’ll do my best!

In a nutshell, Jodi said one of her pet peeves is when people say, “That is so funny,” when they aren’t laughing. She said, “That is so funny,” with a complete dead-pan, unsmiling expression on her face, hence the hysterical element. It has become a joke in the office ever since. Well, at least for me! Every once in a while I make my face completely straight and un-smiling, and say, “That is so funny.” Which brings about laughter.

Yet, I can’t escape the thought process Jodi’s joke brought to me about authenticity. To be honest, there have been times since then I have found myself laughing to be “polite,” or perhaps to defuse a potentially uncomfortable situation.

 

Not that there’s anything wrong with that…

For the most part, I smile and laugh easily and often, probably over things other people wouldn’t even find funny. And things other people find funny, I don’t find funny at all!

Friend Ginger and I laughing with white wine and Italian food at Riccardo's, Lake Oswego, summer of this year  

Laughter is soooo good for the mind, body and soul. I would say as long as it’s authentic.

Here’s to authentic, belly-busting laughter. That is SO funny!

 

 

Feel free to share your favorite joke!

 

Authentically Yours, Laura