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In sickness and in health

Jan 29, 2024 02:57PM ● By Gary Chalk

I recently told my wife I was achy, cold and so tired I couldn’t sit up in bed, let alone go out. She shrugged and retorted, “Gary, you have the ‘Man Flu’. Women call it a slight cold.”

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Laughing Matters - January 2023

Dec 22, 2022 10:55AM

My husband wanted one of those big screen TVs for his birthday, so I just moved his chair closer to the one we have already.

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There's a mouse in the house!

Dec 22, 2022 10:11AM ● By Sally Breslin

As I walked over to investigate, a tiny mouse scurried out from behind the fridge, dashed toward the basement door then squeezed underneath it and disappeared.

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Laughing Matters - February 2022

Jan 24, 2022 02:58PM

What’s a Shih Tzu—a dog? No, it’s a zoo with no animals.

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New Year’s resolutions for my husband

Dec 23, 2021 10:54AM ● By Sally Breslin

Every December 31, when I’d ask my husband if he had any New Year’s resolutions, he would shrug and say, “Nope, I can’t think of a single thing.”

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Laughing Matters - January 2022

Dec 22, 2021 02:56PM

My wife went to a self-help group for compulsive talkers. It’s called On & On Anon!

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Three rolls of shiny gold wrapping paper sit next to a stack of four beautifully decorated gold presents with gold ribbon on a backdrop of golden hue
Adventures in gift wrapping

Nov 23, 2021 10:40AM ● By Sally Breslin

It’s the thought that counts, not the sub-par gift wrapping, right?

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Laughing Matters - December 2021

Nov 22, 2021 01:57PM

What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta.

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Laughing Matters - November 2021

Oct 25, 2021 10:11AM

Beware of dating podiatrists, you may get off on the wrong foot.

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What trick-or-treaters really want

Sep 27, 2021 02:19PM ● By Sally Breslin

I finally found something that no red-blooded trick-or-treater could complain about—full-sized chocolate bars.

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Laughing Matters - October 2021

Sep 27, 2021 10:23AM

I went to the toy store and asked the assistant where the Schwarzenegger dolls are and he replied, “Aisle B, back.”

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Your secret’s out: when HIPAA fails

Aug 23, 2021 10:31AM ● By Laverne Bardy

Unfortunately, not everyone cares about the sanctity of health-related confidences, or reasonable facsimiles, as demonstrated below.

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