An Elephant Over Your Fence
Q. “What time is it when an elephant jumps over your fence?”
A. “Time to get a new trampoline”
We love jokes and riddles at my house. Recently I wrote about elephant jokes, and when my daughter came home with this new one, I knew it was time to add another post about the benefits of jokes and riddles to Intentergy.
Riddles and jokes provide three things:
humor
imagination
problem solving skills
The humor found in silly jokes adds much-needed happiness to our stressful days. They provide us with innocent joy and make us laugh. Laughter is good for the heart and soul.
Q. “What type of dog can tell time?
A.”A watch dog”
The imagination stimulated by jokes helps us break away from the mundane and latch onto the light-hearted. I know you pictured a 2 ton elephant flying over a fence when I shared the first joke. (trunk and ears flapping, elephant cry bellowing, giant feet scampering for solid ground; flattened trampoline crunched sideways with its torn canvas; you have to smile now.)
Q. “What has to be broken before you can use it?” Continue reading “An Elephant Over Your Fence”
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