Sometimes making fun at life and taking ourselves not too seriously can help make us feel better. Being sleep deprived stops us from living productive and positive lives. Improve your mood.Ĭan also ward off conditions like depression which can possibly lead to sleep deprivation.
Increase blood flow and heart health Decrease pain. It reduces stress, and we all know that a stress-free mind helps keep our body healthy. Laughter is proven to have positive health benefits. "I hope if dogs ever take over the world, and they chose a king, they don't just go by size, because I bet there are some Chihuahuas with some good ideas." Why Is Laughter so Important? "Do you know what happens when you slice a golf ball in half? Someone gets mad at you. Then I say to myself, It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than to be selfish and worry about my liver." If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. "Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. "To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes." "Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it." "I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. "Sometimes I think you have to march right in and demand your rights, even if you don't know what your rights are, or who the person is you're talking to. "If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason." "If you go flying back through time, and you see somebody else flying forward into the future, it's probably best to avoid eye contact." Here are some of the most memorable ones: 10 Most Amazing Deep Thoughtsĭeep Thoughts by Jack Handey is a book that holds some of the funniest and most absurd segments from the Saturday Night Live years. He wrote the famous Deep Thoughts segments that he put into a book, Deep Thoughts. He is a writer and comedian and spent several years as a staff writer for Saturday Night Live. Who Is Jack HandeyĬontrary to popular belief, Jack Handey is an actual guy. Laughter is sometimes the best medicine and laughing regularly can help keep our minds off of things, provide health benefits, and even relax us to help us to sleep better. Instead, they were presented with a hilarious and slapstick Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey. The Deep Thoughts segment would come on with zen-type music and viewers were expecting an inspirational moment with a thoughtful quote. They had left the old markings on the ground and he dived over the wrong line thinking he had scored but he was five metres short," Matehaere said.If you're a fan of Saturday Night Live you may remember the funny little bits that used to air in between comedy stints in the years 1991 to 1998. "He dove over a phantom line to score a try. He coped plenty of flak about that at the reunion.Īnd winger Jason Sinclair-Newman, who is in the UK and missed the gathering, scored the try that wasn’t. Jack Tuaupiki busted through then lost the ball forward when Kaikorai had the overlap. It got a couple of breakouts but blew both of them. Kaikorai spent long periods pinned deep in its half. Nuggets head coach Brent Matehaere also played in the team and recalls the final as being a dire struggle. Tony Gilbert was coach and Steve Martin was his assistant. The side was captained by Andy Hunter and included Samoan international Mike Mika. Southern had three All Blacks in the line-up - Kupu Vanisi, Isitolo Maka and Stu Forster - but Kaikorai was a pretty handy side as well.īrendan Laney kicked four penalties that day and went on to play for Scotland, Byron Kelleher made his All Black debut two years later and played more than 50 games for his country, and Kelvin Middleton had a good Super Rugby and provincial career. On a cold, wet day at Carisbrook quarter of a century ago, Kaikorai edged a star-studded Southern side 12-7 in the Dunedin club final to claim the banner for the first time since 1921. It mattered not a jot in the end, though. The try that was not came up, of course, and the fumble that cost another got its share of the limelight. The champion Kaikorai team from 1997 got together for its 25th reunion at the clubrooms at Bishopscourt last weekend, and there were a couple of hot topics. PHOTO: SUPPLIEDSome mistakes never get forgotten. The champion Kaikorai team from 1997 got together for a 25-year reunion at the clubrooms at Bishopscourt at the weekend.