Ever feel like it’s been way too long since you had a good, hearty laugh?

You’re not alone. For many, finding reasons to laugh regularly can be a challenge, but it’s more important than you might think.

Science backs up what we all instinctively know—laughter truly is the best medicine. It releases hormones that boost both your physical and mental well-being. That’s why so many people make it a point to laugh every day.

So, if you haven’t had your daily dose of laughter yet, consider this your reminder to get those giggles going.

Dive into the joke below and soak up all the benefits that a good laugh can bring. I’m not sure if you’ve heard this one before, but it was new to me, so I thought I’d share it with you in the hope of putting a smile on your face.

“Hello?”, “Hi honey. This is Daddy. Is Mommy near the phone?”

“No Daddy. She’s upstairs in the bedroom with Uncle Paul.”

After a brief pause, Daddy says, “But honey, you haven’t got an Uncle Paul.”

“Oh yes I do, and he’s upstairs in the room with Mommy, right now.”

Brief Pause. “Uh, okay then, this is what I want you to do. Put the phone down on the table, run upstairs and knock on the bedroom door and shout to Mommy that Daddy’s car just pulled into the driveway.”

“Okay Daddy, just a minute.” A few minutes later the little girl comes back to the phone. “I did it Daddy.”

“And what happened honey?” he asked.

“Well, Mommy got all scared, jumped out of bed with no clothes on and ran around screaming. Then she tripped over the rug, hit her head on the dresser and now she isn’t moving at all!”

“Oh my God!!! What about your Uncle Paul?”

“He jumped out of the bed with no clothes on, too. He was all scared and he jumped out of the back window and into the swimming pool. But I guess he didn’t know that you took out the water last week to clean it. He hit the bottom of the pool and I think he’s dead.”

***Long Pause***

Then Daddy says, “Swimming pool? …. Is this 486-5731?”

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