[nfb-talk] to laugh, or not to laugh; that is the question

[kaye zimpher]

That is sooo funny. lol
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Constance Canode" <satin-bear at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] to laugh, or not to laugh; that is the question


> Oh Cindy, that is just too funny.  I laughed so hard, I had tears
> running down my cheeks.  I am going to tell Rick right now.  Thank
> you for sharing such a funny story.
>
> Connie
> At 06:33 PM 6/4/2007, you wrote:
>>I don't think there's anything wrong with laughing at things that happen 
>>to
>>us, because of our blindness.  Sometimes things happen, which are just 
>>funny
>>and to not laugh, just because we are Federationists, would be wrong, in 
>>my
>>opinion.
>>
>>Here's a short story about something that happened to my husband and me, 
>>and
>>wouldn't have happened if we were not blind...I don't think.  We were on a
>>cruise, in Mexico.  We were in port and decided to go ashore.  Well, we 
>>went
>>out on our balcony and found that it was raining, quite hard, so, 
>>naturally,
>>we decided to wait awhile.  Shortly, the rain stopped, we went to shore 
>>and
>>had a wonderful time.
>>
>>That night, at dinner, we mentioned our trip to shore and the previous 
>>rain
>>shower.  Our friend, Gary, said it didn't rain that morning.  We insisted
>>that it did...we felt it on our balcony.  He then started to laugh and 
>>said
>>they were washing the windows on the decks above us on the ship!
>>
>>Cindy
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Ray Foret Jr." <rforetjr at bellsouth.net>
>>To: "NFB Talk" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 4:41 PM
>>Subject: [nfb-talk] to laugh, or not to laugh; that is the question
>>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>     Folks, I've got a question on my mind and I very much would like to
>>have, if possible, y'all's answers to it.  The question is this.
>>
>>     Is it at all appropriate for a blind person to laugh at funny things
>>which happen because of blindness?  Let me rephrase the question; jus a
>>little.  IF we do laugh at ourselves and with each other because of funny
>>things which happen due to blindness, are we no longer considered serious
>>federationists?  I'll leave it right there and await the answers.
>>
>>Sincerely yours,
>>The Constantly Barefooted,
>>Ray
>>Home phone and fax:
>>(985)853-0139
>>E-mail:
>>rforetjr at bellsouth.net
>>Skype Name:
>>barefootedray
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>>
>>God bless President George W. Bush!
>>God bless our troops!
>>and God bless America
>>
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