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Old 11-10-2004, 01:28 PM
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We Aren't a Glum Lot :-)

This is a thread I would like to see running for a long while.

(p. 132, A.A.)

"....We have been dealing with alcohol in its worst aspect. But we aren't a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existance, they wouldn't want it. We absolutely insist on enjoying life. We try not indulge in cynicism over the state of the nations, nor do we carry the world's troubles on our shoulders When we see a man sinking into the mire that is alcoholism, we give him first aid and place what we have at his disposal. For his sake, we do recount and almost relive the horrors of our past. But those of us who have tried to shoulder the entire burden and trouble of others find we are soon over come by them.
So we think cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness......"

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So lets "burst into merriment"!!, and if you have a joke, funny story or experience... please post it!! Just make sure and keep in mind as far as meeting anonymity..."what you here, let it stay here"

I'll start...

I was reading the book of AA a few years ago with my sponsor, chapter 5 "How it Works".. We got to page 66, he was reading... "If we were to live, we had to be free of anger.....". He read on.. "The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us. They may be the luxurious doobie of normal men, but for alcoholics these things are poison." He stopped there and looked up at me with a grin. I missed it. It took a few seconds but then got his play on words and was in stitches for at least five minutes.

Let's keep this going and show the newcommer that we definatly have fun in sobriety!

Stay UP!!
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Old 11-10-2004, 02:16 PM
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A Navy pilot walks into a bar and takes a seat next to a very attractive
woman. He gives her a quick glance then casually looks at his watch for
a moment. The woman notices this and asks, "Is your date running late?"
"No," he replies, "I just got this state-of-the-art watch, and I was just
testing it." The intrigued woman says, "A state-of-the-art watch? What's
so special about it?"The Navy pilot explains, "It uses alpha waves to talk
to me telepathically." The lady says, "What's it telling you now?" "Well, it
says you're not wearing any panties...." "The woman giggles and replies,
"Well it must be broken because I am wearing panties!" The Navy pilot
smirks, taps his watch and says, "Damn thing's an hour fast."
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Old 11-10-2004, 03:50 PM
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Now this is definitely laughing at ourselves.

I am passing this on to you because it has definitely worked for me...and we
all could use a little calm.

By following the simple advice I read in an article, I have finally found
inner peace.

The article read: "The way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the
things you've started."

So I looked around the house to see all the things I'd started and hadn't finished ... and before leaving the house this morning I finished off a bottle of red wine, a bottle of white wine, the Baileys, Kahlua, Vodka and
Drambuie, half a packet of Sudafed, some Codeine Forte, half a cheesecake and a packet of Kit Kats.

You have no idea how good I feel.

....You may pass this on to those you feel are in need of Inner Peace...

LOL. Rich
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hahah you guys crack me up,

now rich i think what you said was idealogically unsound, but man how true hahaha, who needs to finish the washing when there is left over cheese cake and kit kats haha.

i never had left over wine etc, so i have no concept of what that would look like haha.

gotta get me one of those watches haha.

and i dont get the luxurious doobie bit, i must be reading the wrong book!!! please explain haha

keep the happy thoughts coming - brilliant idea.

cheers
kath

oh and as we say in our house "ah good times" haha when ever a good or bad thing happens, we just say it randomly and all crack up laughing haha
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What do you call a Zen monk with schitzophrenia??


Someone who is at "two" with the universe.



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Who said Bush doesn't have a plan to reform medicare,

its called influenza
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