Lockdown 186

Lockdown Day 186- 28 September 2020

Today I observed people talking to each other. In shops, in the street, in a coffee shop. As shop attendants and waiters are required to wear a mask at all times, they have to repeat everything they say. 

It is known that in conversation, people 'read' each other's faces. There is a very strong link between hearing and sight which is why you often hear people say, "hand me my glasses so I can hear what you are saying." 

A small area in the brain called the amygdala is responsible for your ability to read someone else’s face for clues to how they are feeling.

Laughing at a joke is no simple task as it requires activity in five different areas of the brain. From the left cortex analyzing the words of the joke, to the frontal lobe, for emotional response. Next, the right cortex lights up to “get” the joke, after which, the occipital lobe processes visual signals followed by the motor cortex inducing “laughing.” This entire electrical journey occurs in less than four-tenths of a second.

So here are a few brain jokes:

-What do you call a skull without 1 billion neurons? A no-brainer.

-Why didn't the brain want to take a bath? Because it didn't want to be brain washed. 

-When does it rain brains? During a brain storm. 

-How do you turn a brain into water? Remove the B. 

-Why do brains use cosmetics? Because they want to make-up their minds. 

-Why did the brain go running? It wanted to jog its memory. 

-I told the doctor I didn't want brain surgery, but he changed my mind. 

-Never argue with a fictional character. Their minds are completely made up. 

-There are three friends: Shutup, Mind and Trouble. One day, Shutup and Mind can't find Trouble, so they decide to go to the police station to report him missing. Mind sits outside on a bench while Shutup goes inside.

"I'd like to report a missing person," says Shutup.

"Name?" asks the policeman.

"Shutup."

"Are you looking for trouble?" says the policeman.

"Yes, I am," says Shutup.

"Have you lost your mind?!" asks the policeman.

"No, he's outside." 

Laughter is medicine for the spirit, soul and body (specifically the brain). It ought to be our daily prescription for surviving this abominable virus and lockdown.  

In the words of  Job 8:21, "He will yet fill your mouth with laughing, And your lips with rejoicing. " Because He has everything in the palm of His hands. And becaise He's got this.

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