Article: JOSEPH RUMP, LIKED TO TELL JOKES.(News)(Obituary)

Article: CLASS CLOWNS\ FUNNY BONE TEACHES ORDINARY JOES HOW TO TELL ...
The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY);  April 25, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... but well worth it. It's possible I might do more of this." Even getting small laughs is fun. Just ask Ron Calhoun of Independence, who drew some chuckles at the Funny Bone by observing that his hometown was so small that its McDonald's "only has one ...

Article: THE GREAT DIVIDE `The difference between men and women? Men ...
The Independent - London;  September 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... cards, and they collect stamps and lots of other things, and women groan and clear up behind them. Men tell jokes and women don't tell jokes, because women have conversation instead. Women remember other people's birthdays and men forget ...

Article: 'I LIKE TO TELL JOKES AND MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH'
Post-Tribune (IN);  March 19, 1998 ;     580 words ... ... Padgett, a sixth-grader at Pulaski. "They say I have a great sense of humor and I'm beautiful - it's true. I like to tell jokes and make people laugh." Patricia Padgett, April's mother, credits her daughter's healthy self-esteem to the mother ...

Article: Key to long life? Laugh, tell jokes and work hard
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  December 15, 2007 ;     685 words ... ... always had a jolly home ... The best thing I can remember is that I was always a happy person. I always liked to laugh, tell jokes," she said. Today, Downs still has a good sense of humor and many members of the Harrison staff enjoy her many stories ...

Article: Putting a face on Iraq In peaceful times, Iraquis tell ...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  March 25, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... fears of being bombed, but most Iraqi people still find joy in their lives. They gather with friends to share meals and tell jokes (e.g., "The U.S. is going to spend $500,000 on a cruise missile to destroy that building? I'll destroy it for ...

Article: My family are astonished that people pay to hear me tell ...
South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  January 15, 2008 ;     531 words ... ... Edinburgh Fringe Festival and is now set to star in Funny Business. My family are astonished that people actually pay to hear me tell jokes, admits the 39-year-old. I love both my 'jobs'. If I had a rubbish job then it would be easy to give up for comedy ...

Article: Heard the one about the man who says women just can't tell ...
The Mirror (London, England);  July 13, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... prefer anecdotes about what happened to them or friends or relatives." The professor says that one of the main reasons we tell jokes is to break the rules - to talk about things that are taboo. Even for cave dwellers, sex was probably a favourite subject ...