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Tag Archives: Laughter is Medicine
When A Daughter Has Had More Than Enough of Her Father – Even in Death
We reprint a New York Times story from the Metropolitan Diary Column
Dear Diary: My sister and I were tending plants at her Manhattan community garden when a woman approached and asked whether the ashes of her recently deceased father might be spread in the garden. Before my sister had a chance … Continue reading
Sometimes Being Silly With A Friend Is The Best Therapy
Certainly one way to look a terminal illness square in the face - pun intended!
Some of my favorites from the past: “I want to die like my father, peacefully in his sleep, not screaming and terrified, like his passengers.” Meanwhile, in Heaven…Steve Jobs (1955-2011) Or read our full selection from the past here.
George Carlin Gives Us Some Straight Talk on Death
Hilarious comedian confronts the many cliches surrounding the end of life
More from “Laughter is Medicine”: Planning Ahead How to Communicate with a Friend from Beyond the Grave “Mrs. Brown’s Misunderstanding”
“If you live to be one hundred, you’ve got it made. Very few people die past that age.”
– George Burns
More from “Laughter is Medicine”: The Wheel of Doom How to Communicate with a Friend from Beyond the Grave “I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another … Continue reading
“Mrs. Brown’s Misunderstanding”
A clip of some classic British humor in which a family's discussion over their mother's dog leads to hilarious outcomes
More from “Laughter Is Medicine”: “There are three kinds of death in this world. There’s heart death, there’s brain death, and there’s being off the network.” Morty’s What if you met your best friend at a funeral?
Alarming Data on the Dangers of Blogging
XKCD's findings on the risks we take here at SevenPonds
More from Laughter is Medicine: What if you met your best friend at a funeral? Some People Just Don’t Get Death Grand Theft Auto: The Emily Dickinson Edition
