Tuesday, January 22, 2013

The History Of Alcohol Jokes

By Claudine MacDonald


Joking is when a word, a question or a small story is addressed with the intention to make the audience laugh. A joke can be shared with friends, families, and the goal is to make fun of a situation and to relax the atmosphere around. The alcohol jokes can be used around a glass of beer, or to make fun of a person dealing with the problem of this addiction.

The history of gags starts from 1900 BC. It is believed that a fart joke is the oldest known one. In a document discovered recently, written in Greek and dated in the third of fourth century, there are presented 260 jokes. These are presenting a humor very similar to the one used in our days. Stereotypes as the people with a bad breath, with hernias, the eunuch or the absent-minded professor are appearing in the text of these ancient gags.

Jokes are various, but mainly the subject of the joke is defining its category. Some of them are part of a single category, while others can be part of more categories. The most popular are regarding the politicians, the ethnic origins, blonds, and not only. The dirty ones are also popular, while those having a dark humor are not always well received by the public.

These types of jokes are not only those said around a glass of beer, but also those that are having as target the people with special problems. It can be really easy to become the victim of addiction, and sometimes a good joke can relax things. There are many those that in the recovery period are finding the resources to laugh at themselves, and this can help them to gain a new perspective and to relieve tension.

The history of jokes has not started yesterday and will not end tomorrow. Their goal is to bring smile of people's faces, helping them to approach positively day to day problems. This is why some of the best are inspired from real situations and problems faced in the past.

Trying to get over the addiction problems with humor can help a lot. It is not wrong to overpass problems with a good joke, as this can relax the attitude and the atmosphere around. The benefits of treating the addiction problem with humor can help not only for short time, but for long term as well. In some cases it has been seen that the perspective of the addicted can change surprisingly.

A joke about addictions is made to have a positive impact, and not to discriminate or to offend. The goal is to help those with problems overpass the situation, and laugh about themselves. There are situations when a joke can remember about difficult situations from the past, and this is not a wanted result, as a joke should always bring the smile on the lips of the audience.

Alcohol jokes have been told in the past and will continue to be told as long the alcohol problem will exist. These will have a positive impact as long as will be used to relax the atmosphere. Another benefit can be the help offered to the addicted ones, supporting them in getting over this problem and seeing things in a positive manner.




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