Humor Brief

Though things are changing for the better, this joke is still funny if you live in Buffalo—as long as you can laugh at yourself.


There once was a time when God went missing for six days. On the seventh day, Michael the Archangel found him resting. He inquired of God, "Where have you been?"

God let out a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look, Michael. Look what I've created."

Michael looked puzzled and said, "What is it?"

"It's a planet," replied God, "I've put life on it and I call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance."

"Balance?" inquired Michael, still confused.

God explained, pointing to different parts of earth. "For example, northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth but cold and harsh, while southern Europe is going to be poor but sunny and pleasant. I have made some lands abundant in water and other lands parched deserts. This one will be extremely hot while this one will be very cold and covered with ice."

The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a land mass and said, "What's that one?"

"Ah," said God. "That's Erie County, the most glorious place on earth. There will be beautiful hills, grasslands, farms, streams, abundant wild game and birds, rolling hills and woodlands. The people from Erie County are going to be handsome, modest, intelligent and humorous and they are going to be found traveling the world. They will build a beautiful city with great architecture. They will be extremely sociable, hardworking and high achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of peace."

Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then exclaimed, "What about balance, God? You said there would be balance!"

God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the idiots I put in their county legislature!"


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For the Health of It:  Stories like this remind us to not take ourselves too seriously. A wise person once said, "If you can't laugh at yourself... someone will!" It's true. So if people are going to laugh at your mistakes, why not join them? It just might put you in the right frame of mind to get over it and get on with it.

This Jest In:  Would you like to hear more good stories? The Spin-a-Story Guild meets Sept. thru June on the 2nd Friday of the month 7:30-8:30pm at Holy Spirit Church, 91 Dakota Ave in Buffalo. Free will donations are accepted.

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Humor Briefs are provided by the Humor & Health Association of WNY, an affiliate of The Wellness Institute. It's only about 4.3 laughs per month, but we hope it makes a difference. Have a fun(ny) joke, quote, idea, or event? Please reply to let us know!