Why on earth would we want to start a blog that commits us to finding something funny every day?
Several reasons:
a) it became clear that defecation - a subject causing our kids 20-a-day hacks and gastro-ache - was something we had wiped our hands of, which is ridiculous because if you can't laugh at poo you can't laugh at shit
b) increasingly we were meeting jokes with the words 'yeah, I get it' or 'oh yes, very good' rather than actually laughing, which is not only a detatched response but a patronising one and possibly even passive pompous
c) there was this unfortunate camel's-back-breaking moment when... well, I smiled, and someone checked me for signs of stroke.
We're not going to touch on the unquantifiable studies and research into health, cortisol and the chuckle muscle; but interestingly even pretending to laugh is good for you - you can actually goad yourself into having a good old thigh slap, although it's best to really get it going before self-harming; you know, get the endorphins flooding.
So with that in mind, we thought we'd make it a daily affair. Be it a message or an image or a YouTube link or a breaking story that toys with the absurd within the perameters of serious news-speak, we're going to make ourselves laugh, and post it here.
We'll soon be opening the Gas Station, where we'll invite you to help us by sending stories, drawings, jokes, photos of yourself cracking up (in a good way) and items of mirth (don't worry about frankincense).
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