The purpose of this blog is to lighten up the Shabbat table. Please print and share.
The manager asks, "No luggage?"
The photon says, "No, I'm traveling light."
OK, no apologies, it's a pretty good joke.
But you have to admit, after last week, you were expecting something sappy.
Listen, for what we charge for this email, you should be grateful to get even one good joke. But just because you're special, I'm going to give you another:
A neutron walks into a bar and asks the bartender how much for a drink? —“For you, no charge.”
Had enough? No, you want more?
Confused? Wondering what these pretty-good-jokes are doing in this holy space?
Today's the first day of Adar. Back by popular demand. It is time to get a little happier.
Pretty soon it's going to be Purim, then Pesach, then.... time keeps on slipping into the future!
Past, Present, and Future walked into a bar. It was tense.
So how does all this merriment become a meaningful talk for your table?
Try asking this question:
Why can’t you trust atoms? —They make up everything.
But seriously - question for your table - what makes a joke funny?
Why, for example is that last one funny, but this one is not:
Why can’t you trust atoms? —They always lie.
Somehow, that just falls a little flat. Can you pinpoint why?
The answer (it seems to me) is because it's not true. They don't lie. Atoms don't even talk. There is no way it could be spun as truthful.
So it turns out that the truth matters a lot, even in comedy, even though not always in the ways that we think of it.
Last question for your table: Did you hear the one about the guy who always forgot the punchline to his jokes?
Shabbat Shalom
The manager asks, "No luggage?"The photon says, "No, I'm traveling light."
OK, no apologies, it's a pretty good joke.
But you have to admit, after last week, you were expecting something sappy.
Listen, for what we charge for this email, you should be grateful to get even one good joke. But just because you're special, I'm going to give you another:
A neutron walks into a bar and asks the bartender how much for a drink? —“For you, no charge.”
Had enough? No, you want more?
Confused? Wondering what these pretty-good-jokes are doing in this holy space?
Today's the first day of Adar. Back by popular demand. It is time to get a little happier.
Pretty soon it's going to be Purim, then Pesach, then.... time keeps on slipping into the future!
Past, Present, and Future walked into a bar. It was tense.
So how does all this merriment become a meaningful talk for your table?
Try asking this question:
Why can’t you trust atoms? —They make up everything.
But seriously - question for your table - what makes a joke funny?
Why, for example is that last one funny, but this one is not:
Why can’t you trust atoms? —They always lie.
Somehow, that just falls a little flat. Can you pinpoint why?
The answer (it seems to me) is because it's not true. They don't lie. Atoms don't even talk. There is no way it could be spun as truthful.
So it turns out that the truth matters a lot, even in comedy, even though not always in the ways that we think of it.
Last question for your table: Did you hear the one about the guy who always forgot the punchline to his jokes?
Shabbat Shalom
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