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I. Why Be Funny

“Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.”

~ Mark Twain

Imagine you are stranded on a desert island with two people. Both people are smart, industrious, motivated, are the same gender, and have identical appearance, but one is funny and the other isn’t. Which person do you want to be with on the desert island? Most everyone would agree they would choose to be with

the funny person.

Funny People Have More Friends

There are three major ways to be more popular: be rich, be beautiful, or be funny. We like people who are funny. Funny makes us popular. Funny helps us in meeting new friends. Funny can even help us find a special friend, a really special friend. Funny gets us noticed.

Funny People Are Sexier

People who are funny are sexier. Who wouldn’t want to share their DNA with someone funny? There is no accident that almost every personal ad reads, “Wanted: someone with a good sense of humor.” I won’t go into details, but it is known that funny people have more sex. If I were you, I would finish reading this book!

Funny People Make Mo’ Money

A sense of humor can be the difference between getting the job/promotion or not. As comedy writer Jon Macks pointed out in his book How to be Funny, “It’s a proven fact that people who can make others laugh make more money. It’s part of the reason the president only makes $400,000 a year, while Carrot Top pulls down $17 million.”

Funny People Are Smarter

There is a reason funny people are smart. Funny people need to be quick-witted, understand human nature, and think things out. To have a sense of humor one needs to have a grasp on the world, how we as human beings behave, and why we do what we do. Humor takes skill and intelligence. Funny people have the ability to connect seemingly unconnected events. A funny person has the ability to see the irony where most see a problem.

Humor promotes learning and makes what is said more memorable. Studies have shown that students who attend lectures that include humor achieve higher test scores than students who attend the same lectures without humor. When learning is fun we benefit.

Funny People Get Better Service

When you are funny and in a good mood, the world is simply more amicable. You are more pleasing and fun to be around, and that is reflected back to you. One day I was at a sushi bar and was in a great mood because I had just bought my dream car, a red BMW convertible. I joked with the chef about how great life was and how talented he was. Then he gave me a sashimi salad. I looked at the menu and he had given me the full salad for free, it was priced at $9.95, not bad for a few jokes.

Funny People Have Less Tension and Stress

It has been proven by Dr. Minnifield in his work The Minnifield Principle of Humor that you cannot be stressed or angry when you are laughing. The simple test that Minnifield uses is to hold on to something as tightly as possible. At the moment of highest tension and stress, try to laugh. When you laugh, tension leaves your body and you will not be able to maintain your firm grasp of the object. For some wonderful reason, stress and laughter cannot be in your body at the same time. Go ahead and try it.

Funny People Are Healthier and Live Longer

Laughter is good for your health. Making someone laugh is not only beneficial for the person laughing, it’s beneficial for the person who created the humor! Laughter can be the cure for a bad mood. Depression can be lowered and often completely removed simply by laughing. There is a reason George Burns and Betty White were working and were productive into their nineties’. Their work was funny!

Funny People Have a Better Memory

We remember things best by using association. By linking what we want to remember with something else, we can remember these things more easily. It is much easier to remember by linking them with humor. Humor happens to be the easiest way of creating associations. Experts on memory teach that the more outrageous the association, the better the link and thus the longer and better the memory retention. When a speaker puts humor in a story, their point will be much more easily remembered.

Funny People Are Better Heard

A group of friends, a class, and/or an audience will listen better when humor is present. Who wants to listen to anything that is boring? That’s boring! Humor is a link for people to connect. For example, no matter where we come from or what language we speak, we can laugh at a Charlie Chaplin silent movie.

Funny People Are Better in Social Situations

You have or have heard someone who has said the wrong thing at the wrong time—the awkward situation where the person and maybe even a few of the people around them, wish they could disappear. Humor can save the day. For example, someone said something about a lady’s funny hat. The person next to them could say, “That’s my mom.” Another person could say, “That’s impossible because that’s my mom too.” In this example, a bit of humor and quick thinking saved the day.

Funny People Give Comic Relief

They don’t call it comic relief for nothing. Our mind can only focus on one thought at a time. When we fill our mind with humor it makes us feel good even at a time when we are feeling not so good. Laughter truly is the best medicine.

Funny People Are More Productive

It is true that we get more done with humor. When we make a job fun, it no longer is a job. We can work longer and not feel tired or bored. It’s easier to move and move faster. Time goes by more quickly when we are having a good time.

Funny People Use Humor to Speak Up

Comedy is a kind of free pass. With comedy you can say what is on your mind. You can make fun of the government, your in-laws, teachers, coaches, sports teams, and people who are hypocrites. It is more acceptable when done in a comedic manner. We can make fun of religion, politics, and pizza delivery. When you have a strong opinion, comedy is the place to say it; otherwise you need a big stick or really fast running shoes.

Conclusion

Let’s face it, even if you are one of the beautiful people, life is simply a whole lot better when you are funny. You get better service, better jobs, and better dates. It is a proven fact that funny people are more lucky more often. Laughter (the funny) is simply good for your health. The bottom line is, most all of us want more honey, more money, and a more healthy body to enjoy it. Humor is key.

Recap-Why Be Funny?

Funny people have a better life in many ways over their non-funny friends. Funny people in general enjoy these benefits:

1.Funny people have more friends.

2.Funny people are sexier.

3.Funny people make more money.

4.Funny people are smarter.

5.Funny people get better service.

6.Funny people have less tension and stress.

7.Funny people are healthier and live longer.

8.Funny people have a better memory.

9.Funny people are better heard.

10.Funny people are better in social situations.

11.Funny people give comic relief.

12.Funny people are more productive.

13.Funny people use humor to speak up.