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Few humans have been more gifted at making others laugh than Robin Williams. Our children loved the Disney movie Aladdin with Williams as the irrepressible and hilarious genie. Williams was also a comic geni-us. I remember the first time I saw the TV show Mork and Mindy. I laughed as I’d seldom laughed before. Mork…

Well, I kid you not, we’re expecting. The news came at a Thai restaurant when she grinned, handed me a gift bag and said, “Congratulations!” Inside was a coffee mug, with these words on it: “Don’t mess with me, I’m the Grandpa!” My wife Ramona screamed. That’s when I realized they didn’t buy my mug…

One summer my plans for the perfect peaceful family vacation were altered when our two-year-old daughter unwittingly smashed a $300 cowboy statue. After buying the statue, we decided to go cool off at a water park. “I’ll take care of the kids,” I told my wife, “If you’ll go get us some ice cream.” I…

I am a relatively young man, but already my hair has gone underground and is coming out my nose. If you’re experiencing a recession yourself, you’ll be happy to know that there is hope for the hairless. Or so I’m told. Here are some things that the scientific community, working hand-in-hand with laboratory rats, is…

I heard from a dad who said he was tired of his wife getting all the credit around the home. He said that guests instinctively thanked his wife for dinner, and asked her for the casserole recipe. “It was MY idea to put chocolate in the casserole,” he said. Well, if you think the ladies…

Have you noticed with inflation lately that a dollar saved is a penny earned? We’re here to help, my friend. If the word budget send chills up your spine you’ve come to the right place. To take the edge off, our Laugh Again research team has put the fun back in budget by invented the…

Words. They’re powerful aren’t they? If you doubt me, try running through your office yelling the words “Free donuts,” or “Whose Mercedes was that? I just raffled it off.” Words can bring joy and life. If you’re a husband I would like you to find your wife, place your hand on your heart and repeat…

I was a difficult child. In fact, most adults grew tired of me early on in my life. “Calm down,” they’d say. “Slow down, settle down, sit down, simmer down, climb down from there, lie down.” They said that a lot at night. “If you don’t lie down, I’ll come down there and you’ll wish…

Have you ever played a good clean harmless prank? My mother was the first one I knew to play pranks that kept us on our toes. One night she short-sheeted my bed. This is a staple for any self-respecting prankster. The victim’s bed is made with the bottom sheet folded upwards to serve as the…