The Table of Contents
Wanna Laff© 7th Edition
The Science, Health, Theology & Therapy of Laughter
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1 Disclaimer and Written by (skip this page)
2 This book is dedicated to… (don’t skip this page)
3 Table of Contents (Duh)
4-8 Comments about the “Jokes” in Section 3 (skip!)
9 Extinguished Authors of Classic Literature (skip!)
10 Artist Kudos & Anti-Brain Storm Resources (don’t skip!)
Section 1 - The Science & Health of Laughter
11-12 Brain Storms = No Laffin’
12-13 A Powerful Stress Reliever
13-16 Your Mind Controls Stress
16 What Happens to You When Stressed
17-21 10 Ways Stress Sets You Back
21-23 51 Signs & Symptoms of Chronic Stress
23-24 Can Stress Cause Depression?
24-26 Why Are You Depressed?
26-29 Could Your Depression be Caused by This?
29-30 What about Panic?
30-35 What about Worry?
35-38 Stressful-Toxic-Brain Storm Relationships
38-39 Are You Serene or Stressed?
39-48 Tips for Going from Stressed to Serene
48-49 Awesome Facts about Laughter
49 Laughter is Good for Your Heart
49-50 Improves Blood Sugar
50 Reduces Pain
50 Laughter Therapy
50-51 Funny Things to Watch
51-52 Practice Laughing & Other Ways to Bring Smiles
52-53 Laughter Prescription
53-55 Gelotologists Determine…
55 Humor and Relationships
55-57 More Benefits of Laughter
Section 2 - The Theology of Laughter
57-59 The Humor of Jesus Christ
59-61 Laughter is a Gift from God
61-67 Laughter Healing Quotes
Section 3 - The Therapy of Laughter
67-194 The “Jokes”
195 The Main Cast of Characters
Section 4 - Personal Sharing
196-198 Why I Wrote This Book
199 Maintaining Brain Calm
200 In Memory of My Precious Louann♥♥♥
Let's have some fun with the wanna laff cover
Hidden "Easter Eggs"
Look carefully; these "hidden items" are on the 6th edition's front cover. They are not listed in order. It is best to see them if you hold the book with a magnifying glass and flashlight. You did buy a book, right? You didn't? Better hurry before the price increases to $49.95. Uhhhh, well, anyway, here they are and what they mean:
1. Tennessee and Texas flags: I was born and raised in Sherman, TX.
October ('24), I will have lived in Collierville, TN, for five years. Before that, my wife and I visited here twice a year for twelve years.
2. Tennessee state flag hatband. It's the volunteer state, yall.
3. Idaho on the coffee pot in honor of the beautiful state where I love to spend time in coffee shops. I have never even taken a sip of coffee. I love their atmosphere and herbal teas.
4. Glue on red, white, and blue patriotic toenails from Buc-ee's.
5. Green headband in honor of North Texas State University, the “Mean Green” in Denton, Texas, where I attempted pre-med studies after barely graduating from Tabor.
6. Baseball cap with a cool Tabor College logo.
7. The black pot of chili that Cooter pulled down on himself, as revealed on page 148.
8. Stella Jo bought the Texas coffee cup at Buc-ee's in Melissa, Texas. She and Bubba's home is decorated in Buc-ee's artifacts. Sometimes, they will drive 30 minutes from Sherman South on Hwy. 75 to use their restrooms and grocery shop.
9. A black pill bottle with a bull’s head refers to page 125.
10. The football in honor of the years I tried to play it at Tabor College. I played guard, tackle, and end. Yep, I guarded the water bottles, tackled any band member who tried to "steal one," and sat at the end of the bench.
11. The Sherman Bearcat logo honors SHS, as I barely graduated high school in 1968. See pages 169-170.
12. Purple striped tie honors Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa. I graduated in March, 1984. How? I still don't know.
13. Chiropractic “angel” in honor of the amazing chiropractic profession.
14. The Bluejay logo honors the sports played at Tabor College, of which I tried to play one of them.
15. 46-64 in an oval in honor of Baby Boomers born from 1946 to 1964. You know who you are. I don't. But you do.
16. Five cola cans each represent a decade; therefore, it is 50 years since Louann and I would have been married on August 2, 2024.
17. Patriotic red, white, and blue lawn chair. It was "accidentally" blown up by Cooter Jr on 7/4/24 when he lit a "Feel the Blast" firework underneath it. Fortunately, Bubba Jr was not injured, but it did blow his tee-shirt off and a boot. The book was found unscathed, floating in Lake Texoma.
18. Billy Bob and Billie June talking into an old-timey “flip phone.”
19. Boomie. Read about this little bird on page 194.
20. A heart with initials carved into a tree trunk in memory of falling in love with Louann Boese while students at Tabor in September of 1973. See page 200.
21. University of Texas Longhorn sleeveless T-shirt.
22. The steak. How in the world could anyone hide a 72-ounce steak? Jr could. In his stomach.
23. The ten cartoon characters represent the people I grew up with in Sherman, Texas. I will reveal who they are when the statute of limitations runs out on them and in reading my will. Don't worry if you identified yourself; your secrets are safe with me if your checks keep coming and don't bounce.
24. The yellow oval represents "the yolk's on you" and me and them.
25. The broom symbolizes this “Easter Egg Hunt” game you’ve played of Hide and “Sweep-seek” with me.
26. The "cooler" represents how "cool" Baby Boomers were and still are.
So, how did you do? Did you find one or two I didn’t mention? Message me to let me know.
