Monday, May 22, 2006
A funny story
By Henrylito D. Tacio
Regarding Henry
SCIENTISTS have been studying the effect of laughter on human beings and have found, among other things, that laughter has a profound and instantaneous effect on virtually every important organ in the human body. Laughter reduces health-sapping tensions and relaxes the tissues as well as exercising the most vital organs.
When we laugh, as many as 15 small muscles squeeze our faces into a smile. Whether in our extremities or up in our brains, laughter seems to have an analgesic effect: It increases our tolerance of pain.
Here is a story, which I really find very funny. I almost died laughing while reading it. A friend sent this to me. So, what are you waiting for? Here is the story: The wife wrote a letter to her husband explaining why she's leaving him: "I'm writing you this letter to tell you that I'm leaving you for good. I've been a good woman to you for seven years and I have nothing to show for it. These last two weeks have been hell.
"Your boss called to tell me that you had quit your job today and that was the last straw. Last week, you came home and didn't notice that I had gotten my hair and nails done, cooked your favorite meal and even wore a brand new negligee.
"You came home and ate in two minutes, and went straight to sleep after watching the game. You don't tell me you love me anymore, you don't touch me or anything. Either you're cheating or you don't love me anymore, what ever the case is, I'm gone."
As postscript, the wife wrote: "If you're trying to find me, don't. Your brother and I are moving away to some place together! Have a great life!" And it came to pass that the husband knew the exact location where his ex-wife lives. So, he wrote her a letter: "Nothing has made my day more than receiving your letter three months ago. It's true that you and I have been married for seven years, although a good woman is a far cry from what you've been. I watch sports so much to try to drown out your constant nagging.
"Too bad that doesn't work. I did notice when you cut off all of your hair last week, the first thing that came to mind was, 'You look just like a man!' My mother raised me to not say anything if you can't say anything nice.
"When you cooked my favorite meal, you must have gotten me confused with my brother, because I stopped eating pork seven years ago.
"I went to sleep on you when you had on that new negligee because the price tag was still on it. I prayed that it was a coincidence that my brother had just borrowed fifty dollars from me that morning and your negligee was $US49.99. After all of this, I still loved you and felt that we could work it out.
"So when I discovered that I had hit the lotto for ten million dollars, I quit my job and bought us two tickets to Jamaica. But when I got home you were gone.
Everything happens for a reason I guess. I hope you have the filling life you always wanted.
"My lawyer said with your letter that you wrote, you won't get a cent from me. So take care."
As postscript, he wrote: "I don't know if I ever told you this but Carl, my brother was born Carla. I hope that's not a problem."
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