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The Lighter Side: Why LAUGHTER Is GOOD For Us - a Few ‘How To..’ Tips from ‘The Professor..’ ;-)

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Greetings All, on a blisteringly Hot Easter Holiday here in the UK!! (Ok, so I exaggerated a little, but what’s new?) :-D

Anyway, down to the Serious Business of Laughter:

By Popular Request from my 5-and-a-half ‘Followers’ here (who do You Daft Lot you think I am - the Dalai Lama?), I have once again consulted over the Ether with ‘The Professor’ the late Sir Unley Stanwin about all things PMR and GCA.

As usual, I connected with ‘Stan’ via my old friend and local Professional Medium ‘Doris’, age 96 and still going strong - although I notice that she has been downgraded to ‘Average’ (rather than ‘Medium’) following a negative review on Trip Advisor. As I know, you just can't [xxxbuyxxx] get 5-Star reviews for anything nowadays since the crackdown on internet data sharing. Oh well...

I asked Stan: “In your great experience of these things, what is the Therapeutic Benefit of Laughter for people - and especially Us Lot with PMR and GCA? And, as important, what strategies do you advise to help us to laugh during the Tough Bits?”.

Stan’s reply:

“Greetlode ‘marjebendiflap57’ of the Heinz varietifoles!

Well, recentlode, a bunch of brainslidey Scientifoles and Trickcyclists scratchy their heads-up daily and nightshades to understode this mysteryful phenomenale that many peeplodes recognile but oftlage much elusify them. Deep Woe, dire, madly, sadlope and confusey for those with Polymyjokey Romantelope and Jolly Nasty Giant Cell Artheridode especialfold…

Their (the Scientlodes) researchy concludes that the Brain’s ‘Chucklelobe’ - buryit dark and deepful in the Corporale Colosseum part - oftlode simply total knackerit after getty a right-old clobbering from the PMR / GCA inflameystuff: and end up saying ‘Gor blimey Guv, …. **** this for a game of soldiers!’. So, in effect, the Chucklelode goes AWOL and sticky-uppy two fingies defiantlode to the rest of the Brail until the inflameystuff subsideyfole, or hopefulode clearly-off completefrail. Deep Woe.. :-(

But, to encourage the grumpy-dumpty-fell-off-a-wall Chucklelobe to wakey-uppy a bit more smart-ish, you can practicale certlode typoles of Laughy-laughy as follows:

1.TITTERFUL GENTOLE idley and and oftly: for examplode, by watchy the ‘Brexit’ argufiles on the televisual (this makey most peeplodes tittery, especialfole in Brussels sprouts and other parcels of Europol!). But a worm of wislode: do this on your only, just in case of offendy other peeoplodes with differal idealodes about Brexit.

2: CHORTLODE QUIETFUL whilst pacey-pacey to rattatat urgent on the doorclabber of your Generally Practickler or Docloder’s Surgically with your new-fanglode ‘Daily Slothful Nearly Stoppy’ tippy-toe-taper instuctlodes clutchfole tight under whichever armful not cranklode and scrabberous with PMR. Talk to your Doclode humbold and try not to slaverit smirkey over his / her desk whilst proudfole showey them your DSNS spraddle sheeder so as not to appear cheeklode - some of them find this a bit menacey and stifold to their professional credibilious..

3. BELLY LAUGH AND FLALLOP loud and guffy with a goodly, old-fangled ‘Better Out than In’ attitudale and to celebrale this philosiphole by also mirthful loudy-shouty: ‘IN MY LIVELY, I HAVE BEER THROUGH WORMS!!’. This last methlode will certainfole wakey-uppy the manglit and shrimbled Chucklelobe joyful and smilage! All I would advile is: don’t try the ‘Belly and Flallop’ methlode when in the bathrood and sitty botty carefulode on the toiler. This is extremelode confusely to any 'ankle biters' in the famlode who might be persuadeful to also try it. Also, any growy-uppy who hears you will problode declare you as Insanitary - and the Men (or women) in White Coats will soon be knocker screamit and frazzly on the door….”.

Stan concluded: “All of these techniles will stimfulate the Chucklelobe to get back to ‘Buslode as Usually’, and with remarkibold impactful therapoodly, smilage and relaxfold on the rest of the Brail and Bodly. Deep Joy!!”

With that, our dear Stan faded back into the Ether as his latest Worms of Wislode hung in the air. Maybe he has a point: i.e. although Laughter won’t fix PMR, GCA (or Life’s Challenges in General), it might just help us to cope on the Journey? I’m convinced, for one at least…

But if you try any of Stan’s recommended ‘Laughter’ methods, just make sure to take his advice Muchly Seriouslode’.. ;-) :-D.

Now, where’s Doris gone? Oh, I forgot - she said she’s doing a ‘gig’ at the local Pole Dancing club in WSM tonight. As they say in modern lingo, 'Don't gooo there...'!….. ;-) :-D

Happy Easter and try to keep smiling on the Journey..

‘Uncle’ MB :-)

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Nice one Mark, it would appear that the cork is firmly out of the bottle 😉😵😀

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Thanks Pete - do you mean literally or metaphorically? :-D Hope all's well with you :-)

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Ha Mark, I really meant it and you confirmed the bottle bit with your reply to DL 🤗

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Hi Markuswhatalofcodswollop,

Glad you managed to get our family motto in your ramblings “ cor blimey guv...@#£& this for a game of soldiers” .

I know for a fact it was my late hubby’s last thoughts...apart from maybe ...see you later gorgeous!

Merry Eastertide and not too many scrumptious chocolate niceties!

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markbenjamin57 in reply toDorsetLady

:-) DL, I do like that phrase. I don't really do chocolate or cakes, pastries etc. But the (dry) red stuff is open and tippling slowly on a Saturday evening...

Have a nice one too.. ;-)

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allykat in reply tomarkbenjamin57

It's homemade rhubarb rum and chocolate for me!

Right from the heart Mark. Stanley would be in on the fun. Cheers! Many years of arse kicking ahead. Hopefully from our perspective!!!

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Thanks Pepperdoggie. 'Prof Stan' always was, and still is one of my Comedy Heroes - what a clever Humourist and Word Mangler!

I can only guess what our lovely PMR/GCA friends outside of the UK will make of this eccentric British 'Gobbledygook'. Maybe I should try to explain sometime... ;-)

MB :-)

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DorsetLadyPMRGCAuk volunteer in reply tomarkbenjamin57

Nooooo!! That would confuse them even more🤷‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

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Ruadh in reply toDorsetLady

Precisely - <LOL>

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markbenjamin57 in reply toRuadh

Ruadh (& DL)..

..But don't under-estimate our International PMR / GCA friends (e.g. in Europe, the US, Canada, Australia, NZ etc). I've come to realise that some of our overseas pals are even further down the OBS (Official Bonkers Scale) than us Brits! ;-) :-D

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Ruadh in reply tomarkbenjamin57

Not to the scale of our Phythonesque humour ! No comparison... <LOL>

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markbenjamin57 in reply toRuadh

Or The Goons...?! :-D

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Ruadh in reply tomarkbenjamin57

QI - Blackadder - ?!! :) :)

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markbenjamin57 in reply toRuadh

Yep :-) And what about The Two Ronnies and Morecambe & Wise (all-time classics?) and, more recently: The League of Gentlemen, Alan Partridge, Absolutely, and a few others besides..?! :-)

It works with word osmosis & emotion for me! Explanation! Good luck on that on! Come from a family of "Malloprops" myself! Still retain most of them to this day. Or so they tell me!!!

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Sandradsn

So bonkers!glad you've got over the dreaded man flu😂

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Roltuba

Nicely nicely Benjy Marcuslode!!!!

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Cyclegirl54

Thank you 🙏 I am cheered up. More please.

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Estellemac

Hi Guru Mark Salvador Dali Lama

I chuckled so much my bits hurt. But they didn't drop off which was a bonus. I hope the Easter Bunny has adorned your space with scrumptious droppings for you to consume copiously today as reward for your weird and wonderful gibbering. My day is brighter thank you.

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markbenjamin57 in reply toEstellemac

Ha, thanks Estelle :-).

Unfortunately, and as mentioned, 'Teddy' (my trusty Bavarian Manservant, Personal Minder and part-time Limo Valeter) does have a predilection for savagely, and without reference to his Boss, biting the head-off any creature of smaller stature than himself (i.e. height less than 100mm, weight lower than 1 kg), whether fluffy, Easter Egg-bearing, scrumptious or not. Although very loyal, he does take his job a bit too seriously sometimes, and the local rabbit and hampster owners are quite worried since 250 domestic pets have gone missing in the last 3 months. Teddy also seems to be putting on a lot of weight recently... :-/ :-D

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Estellemac in reply tomarkbenjamin57

Circle of life methinks. The small furries purpose is to keep your faithful servant alert, active and diligent. But I reckon the Easter Bunny is larger than the average field or house rodent as EB must scoff some of the eggs on the way round. I commend Teddies work ethic and free rodent control services in the community.

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Jackoh

AI was also thinking " what would those outside the Uk make of this?" Enjoy your Easter Mark !

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markbenjamin57 in reply toJackoh

Thanks Jackie, I've given a brief explanation about 'Stan' somewhere below - forgot that we are an international community..! ;-/

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jinasc

Ah...........Freya got it right you are not a Viking, you are a

MARKUS whatalofcodswollop.

Hel.

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markbenjamin57 in reply tojinasc

Please get it technically correct jinasc: "whataloadofcodswallop"... :-D

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jinasc in reply tomarkbenjamin57

Blocked and copied..........................:)

Centurions always had one eye on the ..................

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Rugger

My chucklelobe has been well and truly tittilated!

Thank you Mark and Happy Easter.

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markbenjamin57 in reply toRugger

And you too, S, enjoy! :-)

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Suet3942

That was sooooo funny. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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markbenjamin57 in reply toSuet3942

Hi Suet :-) If you're laughing at this nonsense then you probably qualify for being Officially Bonkers - well done! ;-) :-D

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Suet3942 in reply tomarkbenjamin57

You made my day Mark, and I like being bonkers. Keeps me going!!. X

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Jean56

Thank you. I always loved Stanley Unwin and admired his ability to amuse us with his take on life in his own inimitable style. I’m a great believer in the benefits of laughter. Much needed at the moment as I’m still recovering from a nasty flare, a return to my starter dose and now I’ve got a cold. Bless you. Have a wonderful Easter and enjoy the 🍷

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markbenjamin57 in reply toJean56

Many thanks Jean, just recovering from a cold / the flu too. Hang on in there... ;-)

Ahhhhhhh, okay... Thanks Pastit! There's a bottle and cork involved in all of this, make more sense to me now!!!!!!

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Glug glug.... :-)

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Hahahahahahahahaha

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Mikb

Everyone is wondering what someone outside the UK is thinking of this???? I think you've truly lost it lol 😁

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markbenjamin57 in reply toMikb

Mik, they've been saying that about me for years.. :-D

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markbenjamin57

! Apologies - quick note of explanation in case some of You Lot from outside of the UK - or even in the UK? - think I've totally lost the plot! (it wouldn't be the first time.. ;-):

The late Stanley Unwin (1911-2002), also known as 'The Professor', was an English comedian, actor and entertainer who became famous here for his hilarious ability to spontaneously twist and 'mangle' the English language, but in a way that his audiences could still make some sense of.

His unique skill in talking about serious topics in a mixture of Gobbledegook, Malapropisms and grammatical distortions in a 'professorial', academic tone of voice won him many appearances on TV, with 'Unwinese' almost becoming an art form in itself...

MB :-)

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DorsetLadyPMRGCAuk volunteer in reply tomarkbenjamin57

Much like someone else we know and unfortunately hear a lot of nowadays. No, not your dear self, but somebody else who mangles words, but unfortunately he’s not intelligent enough to realise it! Nor make it an art form!

No names, no pack drill!

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markbenjamin57 in reply toDorsetLady

DL, not a politician by any chance..? ;-)

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DorsetLadyPMRGCAuk volunteer in reply tomarkbenjamin57

Oh spoilsport...you guessed in one! #mindthehair!

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markbenjamin57 in reply toDorsetLady

Phwaah, Blobalob, no idea who you mean... ;-) :-D

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jinasc in reply tomarkbenjamin57

Love it...............................to both of 'u'. :) :)

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BlueLara

Oh I loved this, Mark! Cheered me up on a damp misty morning. Sorry it's a belated comment but have been away to sunnier climes - also good for the Chucklelobes! 😊

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