Before he lost his hearing, my dad would read jokes to the us from the Reader's Digest. Red-faced, he'd snort and giggle his way through a joke, stopping to lift his glasses and wipe away the tears streaming from his eyes. It was one of his favorite things and though we teased him about it, we all tend to do the same to our families.
And me? I'm going a step further. I'm going to blog a joke from RD. I'm not giggling or snorting, I have no glasses to lift. And the reason I'm blogging about these particular jokes is not because they're so funny (though they are) but because I just want to point out what a great form of characterization these would make, especially for a secondary character who's main function in your story would be comic relief. So here they are. Can you think of any of your own?
"Yogi-isms"
from The Reader's Digest, September 2007
Our top 10 list.
1. If you can't be on time, be early.-- Timothy Snipes
2. I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.-- Vance Garnett
3. Things are cheaper when you make more money.-- Joanna Adams
4. Answer the phone -- it might be somebody.-- Michelle Blythe
5. I can't hear without my glasses.-- Jay Wollenburg
6. It will feel better when it quits hurting.-- Lynn Anderson
7. With him, the deeper you go the shallower he is.-- Bob Mason
8. It would be easier to accept you as you are if you were different.-- Vance Garnett
9. The eggs were so big, there were only nine of them to the dozen.-- tinkerbryant
10. The next new car I buy will be a used one.-- Grillthom
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2 comments:
Those are good. Makes me think of country song lyrics my friend told me about:
"If your phone ain't ringing, you'll know it's me." LOL!
I think I'm rambling. Need coffee. LOL!
Cute, and you made me smile. Thanks! :)
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