It seems like we spend a lot of time explaining jokes, sarcasm and idioms to Ryan. Because of his aspergers he has a hard time understanding them. He takes everything very literal. The other day I called from work to tell him a joke I heard from one of the guys. He got it. He had himself a good laugh. The joke went like this.......
A young man in the Army came home for a visit. He was talking with one of his friends about his adventures. His friend ask him, "Hey I have not seen you for a long time, where have you been?" The young man said, " I've been in the Mo-ja vee desert. His friend noticed that he had mispronounced the word "Mojave. "Oh, you mean the Mojave desert. It's a Spanish word, you have to pronounce the J like a H. By the way, I hear that you are getting out of the army, when will you be coming home again?"
"Well," said the young man," most likely around Hune or Huly." Yes I know it was a dumb joke. I enjoyed sharing it with Ryan and hearing him laugh. That is one of the small pleasures I guess, but it made my day.
A young man in the Army came home for a visit. He was talking with one of his friends about his adventures. His friend ask him, "Hey I have not seen you for a long time, where have you been?" The young man said, " I've been in the Mo-ja vee desert. His friend noticed that he had mispronounced the word "Mojave. "Oh, you mean the Mojave desert. It's a Spanish word, you have to pronounce the J like a H. By the way, I hear that you are getting out of the army, when will you be coming home again?"
"Well," said the young man," most likely around Hune or Huly." Yes I know it was a dumb joke. I enjoyed sharing it with Ryan and hearing him laugh. That is one of the small pleasures I guess, but it made my day.
That is my kind of joke...SILLY! I'm so glad he got it. I agree...laughter makes life pleasurable.
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