Make 'em Laugh!

We're always being told about the importance ofthemselves and never return.The solution?Provide your
making our sites "sticky," and everyone agrees it's aown material. We all seem to receive countless pieces
great idea. The difficult part is trying to find ways toof humour with our email, so why not set up a page
achieve this desirable state of affairs.It sounds almostwhere you showcase your favourites? (Rememebr to
too simplistic to say that in order to keep peopleacknowledge sources.)Or write your own!There's
interested, you first have to know what interests them.rarely a day goes by that we don't encounter some
There are four basic areas that interest every humanexample of bureaucratic lunacy, political foolishness or
being and these are: sex, family, wealth and humour --general insanity as we go about our business. Keep
not necessarily in that order.The adult sites have theyour eyes and ears open for these situations.
sex side tied up, there are nearly as many genealogyWhenever you find yourself chuckling or shaking your
and parenting sites as there are sex sites, and youhead with a silly smile on your face, stop and think
don't need me to tell you that the Internet abounds withabout what has amused you. Make a mental note to
sites that exist to help you increase your wealth. Butadd these to your collection.Always choose material
that still leaves us with one other area of immensethat suits your site's subject matter, acknowledge the
interest -- humour.We all know, instinctively, thatsources and away you go.Write101 is a site that
laughter is good for us. "Laughter," says Steven Mfocuses on writing, so it's natural that any humour on
Sultanoff, Ph.D, (in an article orginally published in AhHa!the site will relate to writing, education, learning etc.If
Furthering the Understanding of Holistic Health, theyou're having a bad day, there's nothing like a chuckle
Newsletter of the American Holistic Health Associationto boost your spirits and help you put things into
Winter, 1999, Vol. 5, No. 1 Page 4) is the physiologicalperspective. Recently, I received a photo that still
reaction to humor. The research on laughter, whilesends me into guffaws - and I've looked at it dozens
limited, indicates that there are physiological benefitsof times. If you need a bit of a laugh, this should do it:
from laughter including an increase in certain antibodies,you prefer something more substantial, how about the
a reduction of specific stress hormones, and anHistory of the World? You're guaranteed to discover
increased tolerance to pain."Children's hospitals aroundsomething new and wonderful here! on writing that
the world are realising the value of laughter in helpinggreat novel that lurks inside us all? Get some tips on
young patients recover more quickly, and many nowwriting a best-seller here: to submit a script for a
employ nursing staff to dress up as clowns tosoapie? Go no further: a look at your site, consider
entertain the children.If it can make sick people well, it'swhat you find funny and keep your visitors happy by
no wonder humour is so popular!Every site benefitsoffering them the gift of laughter.If the spelling of
from a little humour, because in this day and age, itwords like "humour" in this article worried you, please
doesn't pay to take yourself too seriously, so think ofread this Stewart is a professional writer who offers
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