A luxury cruise ship was traveling through icy, cold Northern waters when suddenly the rudder stopped and the ship lost all steering. The captain realized they were in direct trajectory of a huge iceberg about half-a-mile ahead and the ship was in trouble. He ordered the Exec Officer to get tonight’s Magic act on stage in the...
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Joke: Cursed is the Leader…
In the great desert lived a tribe of nomads. These nomads believed that a man’s strength and courage came from his beard. Bennie, tribal leader wore a magnificent beard and enjoyed his command over his people for many years. However, after so many years of leading the the tribe in the hot and dusty desert land, Bennie...
Continue reading...Joke: And Speaking of Jokes for Meetings…
Some of the jokes in this web site we have found on the Internet and re-wrote to suit our taste. Others are jokes and funny stories we have written ourselves. More jokes to come… When Re-Writing a Joke: Make it personal. “This is a true story, this actually happened,” are great openings for a good-old-fashioned fish tale....
Continue reading...Joke: Philosophical Funnies
Philosophical Funnies Socrates, Plato and Aristotle walked into a bar. Socrates asked the bartender, “Will you tell us of your meager life as a servant? Bartender answers “It’s hard work, but I can laugh out loud, with gusto and never worry about consideration.” Plato said, “Thank you for your service.” Aristotle expressed surprised. God and Nietzsche meet...
Continue reading...Robots to Serve Man
You never know when or where the funny bone will strike, so keep your notebook close and pen handy. This joke occurred to me while watching Rise of the Robots on Netflix. notice the effect of the 3-part speech or triangle applies to all types of story, speech, story, tale any topic, especially a good joke. Start out...
Continue reading...Mother’s Love – Table Topic for Mother’s Day
Motherly Love is a specific kind of altruistic love, an emotion traditionally assigned only to Mothers. Humans never outgrow the need for a Mother’s love. A child should never feel as if they need to earn a mother’s love…but…Mother’s unconditional love is not an instinctive thing. In fact, it’s a 50/50 crap shoot whether we get a...
Continue reading...Purpose of the Joke Master
What is the purpose of the Joke Master? Officially: The Joke Master role gives members the opportunity to warm up the meeting with humor The JM explains to visitors and guests what a joke-master does Crafts jokes to coincide with the meeting Theme “Mindset” Experience how and when to insert humor into meetings Tell a 2 minute...
Continue reading...Ugly Duckling Table Topic
“The Ugly Duckling” story written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1843, about the child of a swan whose egg accidentally rolled into a duck’s nest. As a result, the swan is raised as a duckling in a community of ducks. The story is an “Odd Man Out” tale of life as a person who differs from other...
Continue reading...Joke: Are we there yet?
A police officer pulls over a driver and informs him that he has just won $5,000 in a safety competition, all because he is wearing his seat belt. “What are you going to do with the prize money?” the officer asks the surprised motorist. The man responds, “I guess I’ll go to driving school and get my...
Continue reading...Joke: Nothing But the Best for Yam
A Girl Potato and Boy Potato had eyes for each other and finally they got married, and had a little sweet potato, which they called ‘Yam’. Of course, they wanted the best for Yam. When it was time, they told her about the facts of life. They warned her about going out and getting half-baked, so she...
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