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Category Archives: Humor/Jokes and How To Tell Jokes
How To Destroy An Opponent
Unusual Quotations: How To Destroy An Opponent With Humor “One way to destroy an opponent is to turn him into a joke, and sometimes if you are lucky he will do that to himself.”—Gene Griessman in “Lincoln and Obama” If … Continue reading
How To Introduce A High-profile Speaker
How To Introduce A High-Profile Speaker Such As A Religious Leader Or Politician: An Example By Gene Griessman, PhD Recently I was asked to introduce Ken Futch, a Hall of Fame professional speaker. Afterward Futch told me it was … Continue reading
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What You Say If Your Joke Bombs
HOW TO RECOVER IF YOUR JOKE OR ACTIVITY BOMBS By Gene Griessman I watched Bronkar Lee, who’s a professional entertainer and speaker, tell a joke that bombed. There was silence in the room, the kind of funereal quietness that descends … Continue reading
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Cruel But Hilarious Review
The NMS (New Musical Express) review of “Wuthering Heights” by Kate Bush: The English singer has “a voice not unlike that of a newly neutered cat letting the world know of its predicament.”
Abraham Lincoln Jokes About Soldiers and War
Abraham Lincoln’s Humor: Two Stories About Soldiers and War By Gene Griessman, Ph.D. Few topics were off-limits for Abraham Lincoln’s humor—death, sex, race, defecation, patriotism, preachers, religion in general, politicians, war. You name it. The topics that “proper” and “refined” … Continue reading
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The Humor of Abraham Lincoln: Lincoln’s Jokes
The Wit of Abraham Lincoln: How Lincoln Used Humor To Help Others And Himself by Gene Griessman, Ph.D. ” I think it would be hard to find one who tells better jokes, enjoys them better, and laughs oftener than Abraham … Continue reading
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