Article: All smiles.(collect your favorite jokes)

When was the last time you read a really great joke book? If it's been awhile, don't worry. Here's how you can collect your favorite jokes and riddles for your own book of laughs.

Collecting

Keep your ears open--and your pencil ready. When you hear a funny joke, take plenty of time to laugh. Next, grab a pencil and write it down. (Many joke collectors keep an "idea notebook" in their back pocket, just for this purpose!)

Keep your eyes open--and your scissors ready. When you read a funny joke on a candy wrapper or a cereal box, cut it out and tape it in your idea notebook. However, if you read a good joke in a book or magazine, forget the tape ...

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