“Funny Jokes meet Priceless Humor”

There are thousands, if not millions, of funny jokes that have been told and laughed at since humans discovered speech. Even before then, people most likely played jokes on one another. Even animals play tricks on each other or on humans; it seems that nearly every living thing has a sense of humor.

But what type of humor endures generation after generation? What we call “priceless humor” isn’t very common. What many people think is hilarious or some sort of twisted humor will leave just as many scratching their heads and wondering why everyone else is laughing!

Priceless humor is that which endures year after year, generation after generation. Comedic historians often cite the antics of Charlie Chaplin, the Three Stooges or the late George Carlin as examples of enduring humor that tickles everyone’s funny bone. What is it about these and other famous comedians that appeals to nearly every person that hears or sees them?

Humor, ideally, should speak to everyone no matter what their financial or social stature. Most of this humor is gentle parody served with a dose of self deprecation. Take, for instance, the humor of George Carlin. His style of comedy poked fun at social conventions as well as himself, tackling issues such as sexual behavior and social prejudice. He took his own mortality into account as he poked fun of peoples’ attitudes and fears about death, giving us a lot to think about after we stopped laughing.

Physical comedy is also timeless in its appeal. Since the first time a hapless comedian slipped across the stage on a banana peel, the shtick as rarely failed to solicit gales of laughter even though it’s been seen countless times before. The appeal to our innate clumsiness at times and our misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time make this and other physical skits priceless humor that will never go out of style.

Whether physical or verbal, in print media or broadcast on networks, cable or satellite, priceless humor endures from one generation to the next. We personaly enjoy the combination of peaceful spiritual meditation and lots of humor. This lifestyle gives us the right balance between meditation and humor to tackle lifes daily challenges. If you find yourself still chuckling at a skit of joke years after you enjoyed it for the first time, you know the definition of priceless humor!