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Bad News Day

By Phil Callaway | March 4, 2024

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but today is Lame Joke Day! So we’re bringing you the corniest, the groaniest, the most eye rollingest jokes that we could scrape off the underbelly of the lame joke world. You didn’t ask for it, but you aren’t in charge. Ha! So, without any further…

Homemade Wedding Vows

By Phil Callaway | February 16, 2024

Lately at weddings, I’ve noticed a current trend. Couples are writing their own wedding vows. Like these: “I, Chris, take you Debbie, to be my beloved wife. I promise to love you for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and health, when the Jets are winning and when they are losing.” Lauren…

Chinook Winds

By Phil Callaway | February 2, 2024

I live in Canada, not far from the majestic Rockies. About 100 times a year I ask my wife, “Why do we live here again?” This is a land of stark contrasts. Winter can plummet to -45 degrees Celsius. A summer heat wave can fry eggs on your forehead. But winters are more bearable thanks…

Heroes and Incoming Cows

By Phil Callaway | January 19, 2024

A lady was out walking her dog when she noticed a happy old guy sitting on his porch. “Excuse me,” she said. “I just couldn’t help noticing how happy you look. Tell me, what is the secret to your long happy life?”          “Well,” the man responded, “I eat fatty foods, never exercise, smoke three…

The Rise of Pessimism

By Phil Callaway | January 5, 2024

And how we can turn the tide A psychologist had twin boys—one an optimist; the other a pessimist. On their birthday he loaded the pessimist’s room with toys and games. In the optimist’s room, he dumped a pile of manure. Soon the father found the pessimist surrounded by his gifts, crying. “What’s wrong?” The pessimist…

A Wacky Christmas

By Phil Callaway | December 22, 2023

The Christmas season is that time of year when our families gather around us. We love our families, but sometimes it’s terrifying when we see people who share our genes – the genetics and the kind you wear – acting the way they do. I’m goofy, whacky, some have called me a little strange, a…

Typo Tuesday

By Phil Callaway | December 8, 2023

This from today’s newspaper: I kid you not. “Waitress wanted. Must be 18 years old with 20 years’ experience.” There are few things quite as funny as a good typo. I’m not talking about funny advertisements like the one that says, “For sale: Hardly used dentures, only two teeth missing. $100 or best offer.” That’s…

He Says, She Says

By Phil Callaway | November 24, 2023

English is a tough language. Here’s a sign in a Hong Kong dentist office: “Teeth extracted by the latest Methodists.” If you’re a faithful listener of Laugh Again, you are not only wise and discerning, you know we love to have fun with words. And so, we present another episode of Typo Tuesday, featuring badly…

Science of a Smile

By Phil Callaway | November 10, 2023

How an upside down frown just might change your life. How is your smile? I’ve been reading about the benefits of turning a frown upside down. Apparently it takes 22 of our 42 facial muscles to smile and 37 of them to frown. You want to bring joy? Smile. On average adults smile 35 times…