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Question by Vienna: How does humor help?
I need an example, an experience, in which humor helped someone to see the truth of an issue. Help please?

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Answer by strayinma
Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say.

When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, “If I were any better, I would be twins!”

He was a natural motivator.

If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, “I don’t get it! You can’t be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?”

Michael replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or … you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood.

Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or… I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it.

Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or… I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.

“Yeah, right, it’s not that easy,” I protested.

“Yes, it is,” Michael said. “Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood.

The bottom line: It’s your choice how you live your life.”

I reflected on what Michael said. Soon hereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.

Several years later, I heard that Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower.

After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back.

I saw Michael about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied. “If I were any better, I’d be twins. Wanna see my scars?”

I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place.

“The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon to be born daughter, ” Michael replied. “Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or …I could choose to die. I chose to live.”

“Weren’t you scared? Did you lose consciousness?” I asked.

Michael continued, “…the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read “he’s a dead man. I knew I needed to take action.”

“What did you do?” I asked.

“Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me,” said Michael. “She asked if I was allergic to anything.

“Yes, I replied.” The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, “Gravity.”

Over their laughter, I told them, “I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.”

Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.

Attitude, after all, is everything.

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It’s More fun in the Philippines Philippines 2013 Beautiful Philippines Travel to the Philippines!! It’s More Fun in The Philippines Music:
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Question by : What Makes A 2d Video Game Fun?
What do you look for in 2d video games? What subjects and/or themes do you think make 2d games fun?

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Answer by fool22
I think its fun because of nostalgia. Todays 2D games are pretty bad. but games like mario and galaga are the best. its still good to switch to todays 3D games though. they are pretty amazing like BF3 and Skyrim.

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Salon de la Fête, du Spectacle et de l’Animation – 26 Saint-Rambert-d’Albon – 16 & 17 Novembre 2007.

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Question by Kier22_2: Can anyone reccomend some fun work out videos?
Now I am am just starting out so don’t kill me. But I need something that si going to be fun to keep my attention. I thought about belly dancing…sounds interesting.

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Answer by 7twin7
beach body workout…it only takes 10 mins, and it tones and works ur body really good..best of luck

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Question by : Why are my youtube videos not getting any views?

http://www.youtube.com/user/MrBobman15?feature=guide

i dont have many views if you like my channel pleas feel free to comment or subscribe

my videos are not getting any views why?
the video of me eating the candy bar was suppose to be funny and random

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Answer by alex
My channel ain’t very pop either but if you get more subs and tag your vids with more you get on the search more..download tube toolbox thing it’s something like that it sends tons of msgs out about ur channel

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Question by Yuri: Humor in Islam?
I don’t know if this question has been asked before, but I’m curious. If there’s humor in Islam (I suppose there is) what kind of humor is it? What is permissible and what’s not and do you have a good joke?
Please, I would prefer Muslims to answer this, otherwise I know what kind of “jokes” to expect.

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Answer by Happily Happy
As long as lies and cheating is not there, humour is allowed.

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Saidou et Fouzi.
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Question by Jr123duh: i need some words translated into french please.?
How do you say forgetful,running, hearing music, hearing jokes, being lazy,martial arts, in french?

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Answer by Ephy يََسُوعُ اِبْن اللّه
forgetful, = distrait, étourdi
running,= depends on the context really!!! you can’t always translate properly out of context! if it’s “I like running” = “j’aime courir” but can be different conjugation.
hearing music,= écouter de la musique
hearing jokes,= écouter des blagues / plaisanteries
being lazy = ne rien faire (= doing nothing)
,martial arts = les arts martiaux

Apparently it’s about what you like doing maybe, so in French the verbs should be in the infinitive form e.g “I like being lazy” = j’aime ne rien faire (“être faignant” is literal translation and is not good in French)

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Erica Rhodes talks about being able to recognize signs that a guy is just not that into her.
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Question by RogerDodger: Sense of Humor & Personality Type?
Some people have a silly sense of humor, others hate this type of humor; not only would they not participate, but they honestly just can not see the humor in this type of comedy. Is there a name for different sense-of-humor personalities and what does it say about the person phychologically?

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Answer by hello_nelly
LOL well lets see…

Dark humor
Silly humor
Funny humor
Dry humor
No humor
Serious humor

and me….. ALLLL OF THE ABOVE (o:
I am sure I bug lots of people, but … I have learned to adapt, if I am with someone that is pretty serious, then I will tone it down, so they don’t feel uncomfortable (and I can be serious if have to). I can be goofey and a little obnoxious too… depends on how I am feeling at the time.

Sorry I couldn’t give you a researched answer.

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Question by lyudmila y: (soviet union humor)?
What kind of satire and humor existed in soviet union?
what is your opinion of russian underground humor? How do you compare it to American humor? Why offical satire had been needed in suck tightly controlled society as the soviet union? Can you give examples of this humor?

Best answer:

Answer by josflachs
Two examples:

Did you know that comrade Brezhnev has such a sense of humor, he collects all the jokes the people make about him?
That is true, comrade. But he also collects the people who tell them.

A journalist of the Pravda wants to interview the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin. He rings the doorbell early in the morning. A little boy opens the door and asks what he wants.
I want to interview your daddy. Is he at home?
No, he is in orbit. He’ll be home in three hours.
Can I speak with your mother?
No, she’s standing in the queue to buy bread. She won’t be home before midnight.

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Le couteau et la paire de lunettes


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Cette image constitue une sorte d'histoire à créer pour soi. Ce procédé de «narration sur mesure» me rappelle des cartes à collectionner dans des paquets de gomme à mâcher, lorsque j'étais tout jeune. Sur ces cartes figuraient une image et un phylactère avec une blague rédigée suivant le contexte. Une fois, j'étais tombé sur une série de photographies tirées de scènes du film de King Kong (version noir et blanc) où il était écrit «Write your own». Normalement, ces cartes proposaient des blagues amusantes et c'était une découverte à chaque achat. Mais je ne comprenais pas le sens de cette locution. Après avoir demandé à mes parents ce que voulait bien dire l'expression «write your own», quelle ne fut pas ma déception de constater qu'on me proposait de rédiger ma propre blague. Je me disais que les auteurs étaient vraiment paresseux en nous laissant le soin de compléter nous même le texte manquant et que cela était la preuve d'un manquement profond à l'éthique commerciale. En bref, on m'avait trompé.

Formation journaliste à distance


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Ahahah, la bonne blague : pour devenir "journaliste", niveau requis : de la 3ème à la terminale et 6 à 12 mois de formation.

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by profcarlos

Question by Heidi B: What is this knock-knock joke in English?
Okay it is told at 1:05 – 1:10
here’s the link:

Best answer:

Answer by Cory
SuwaPK: (on youtube)
I live in Quebec (French province!) and they sounded like they were speaking russian xD Not Parisian French or even Quebecois. I didn’t even REALIZE they were speaking French till the 5th time I watched it (as in, now)

“Tok tok!” “Qui est la?” “Rien!” “Rien qui?” “Rien a faire sauf dire des blagues tok toks!”

Basically: “Knock knock!” “Who’s there? “Nothing!” “Nothing who?” “Nothing to do except tell knock knock jokes!” 1 month ago

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Fun stuff


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Anyone else remember the Pastor’s Day Out video?

Romney Hood


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Jeeves Falls in Video Return Box


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Question by Buttered Toooast: What exactly is dark humor?
I’ve read something in a book and it had something about dark humor in it. Since then I’ve been wondering what it is/what it’s like.

Could you maybe give me some examples so I could better understand it?

Best answer:

Answer by Laura B
Humor that has deeper or morbid subject matter to it. Like when a body rolls out of a coffin. Or on Trainspotting, when the heroin addict went to get a blood test, and said “ouch!” and gave the nurse a mean look when she poked him with the needle.

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Question by : Fun 3rd Person Video Games?
Any fun XBOX 360 3rd person games that you guys would recommend? One’s with a really good campaign since i hate multiplayer shooter games? The games ive played that i really enjoy are
Uncharted Series
Batman Arkham Series
Assassin’s Creed Series
Mass Effect Series
(and i hope the games you recommend DO NOT have sexual references and super bad language, but violence is fine haha)

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Answer by gotmilk?24
Well GTA IV is my favorite 3rd person game, but there is bad language and such.

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Rick Perry – The Shadow Knows!


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Happy 2010 and Dokdo Belongs to Korea!


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New Year greetings for my Korean friends. And, of course, Dokdo belongs to Korea!

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Question by : we are young video by fun?
Anybody know where I can see the we are young music video by fun? The official video, nit the one ft janelle monae…

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Answer by Jeffrey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv6dMFF_yts

The song was recorded with Janelle Monáe, I don’t think they made a video without her.

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Question by i_love_jacob_black: I want a super funny video to put on my facebook that isnt bad?
i want to put a funny video on my facebook that doesnt have any bad language,nothing vulgar,bloddy,gory,perverted. nothing like that. just somthing that will give me a heart attack because its freaking halarious. haha

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Answer by Maddy
well then go ahead and put it on!! if u dont want everyone to see it u can also select which friends u want to seeit

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Erosketetan 3


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La Mujer Gato 2


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Mitt ‘Romney Hood’ Romney


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So in the belief that it is even more fun to see and hear some of these funny Armitage moments all together, I’ve made the video below for FanstRA4. Check ou…

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197 – 16/07/2010 Allez Henri reviens, c’était un blague.


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Mais non je boude.

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Hi! Era da parecchio che volevo fare un video humor, sulla mia -non ancora- coppia preferita di Arrow e finalmente, mi sono data da fare. Ho raccolto, tra le…
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megan griffen

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This is from a series I did around 1986 called "The Life and Times of Gizmo Fuzztone".

This series never got finished. Ran out of money. A crying shame. This particular one, eh, I forcked up. I tried to get to cute and use a deadly slow film for the grain–these were intended to be very large prints– but I over-exposed dreadfully. Well I was distracted: a junkie set the building on fire while we were adjusting the lights. Lupus Yonderboy is the main model for the show. It took two days to make all the little black pustules in the prop lab and over an hour for make-up to glue them on.

Oh, and the nurse puking in the wastebasket is famous Canadian director Terri Snelgrove. She used to be a Newfoundlander and we called her "Teff" then. She was afraid to do this scene because she was afraid of actuially barfing by reflex, so I made her some delicious chowder. All she had to do was hold it in her mouth then open it on cue and let it fall out. Too much info? It was very tasty chowder anyway.

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Obama & Palin ‘Dancing With The Stars’


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Barack Obama and Sarah Palin "Dancing With The Stars" has become one of the most recognized and beloved images in America, featured on both ABC News and CNN.

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Army Photography Contest – 2007 – FMWRC – Arts and Crafts – Night Vision


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Army Photography Contest – 2007 – FMWRC – Arts and Crafts – Night Vision

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U.S. Army Arts and Crafts History
After World War I the reductions to the Army left the United States with a small force. The War Department faced monumental challenges in preparing for World War II. One of those challenges was soldier morale. Recreational activities for off duty time would be important. The arts and crafts program informally evolved to augment the needs of the War Department.
On January 9, 1941, the Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson, appointed Frederick H. Osborn, a prominent U.S. businessman and philanthropist, Chairman of the War Department Committee on Education, Recreation and Community Service.
In 1940 and 1941, the United States involvement in World War II was more of sympathy and anticipation than of action. However, many different types of institutions were looking for ways to help the war effort. The Museum of Modern Art in New York was one of these institutions. In April, 1941, the Museum announced a poster competition, "Posters for National Defense." The directors stated "The Museum feels that in a time of national emergency the artists of a country are as important an asset as men skilled in other fields, and that the nation's first-rate talent should be utilized by the government for its official design work… Discussions have been held with officials of the Army and the Treasury who have expressed remarkable enthusiasm…"
In May 1941, the Museum exhibited "Britain at War", a show selected by Sir Kenneth Clark, director of the National Gallery in London. The "Prize-Winning Defense Posters" were exhibited in July through September concurrently with "Britain at War." The enormous overnight growth of the military force meant mobilization type construction at every camp. Construction was fast; facilities were not fancy; rather drab and depressing.
In 1941, the Fort Custer Army Illustrators, while on strenuous war games maneuvers in Tennessee, documented the exercise The Bulletin of the Museum of Modern Art, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Feb. 1942), described their work. "Results were astonishingly good; they showed serious devotion …to the purpose of depicting the Army scene with unvarnished realism and a remarkable ability to capture this scene from the soldier's viewpoint. Civilian amateur and professional artists had been transformed into soldier-artists. Reality and straightforward documentation had supplanted (replaced) the old romantic glorification and false dramatization of war and the slick suavity (charm) of commercial drawing."

"In August of last year, Fort Custer Army Illustrators held an exhibition, the first of its kind in the new Army, at the Camp Service Club. Soldiers who saw the exhibition, many of whom had never been inside an art gallery, enjoyed it thoroughly. Civilian visitors, too, came and admired. The work of the group showed them a new aspect of the Army; there were many phases of Army life they had never seen or heard of before. Newspapers made much of it and, most important, the Army approved. Army officials saw that it was not only authentic material, but that here was a source of enlivenment (vitalization) to the Army and a vivid medium for conveying the Army's purposes and processes to civilians and soldiers."
Brigadier General Frederick H. Osborn and War Department leaders were concerned because few soldiers were using the off duty recreation areas that were available. Army commanders recognized that efficiency is directly correlated with morale, and that morale is largely determined from the manner in which an individual spends his own free time. Army morale enhancement through positive off duty recreation programs is critical in combat staging areas.
To encourage soldier use of programs, the facilities drab and uninviting environment had to be improved. A program utilizing talented artists and craftsmen to decorate day rooms, mess halls, recreation halls and other places of general assembly was established by the Facilities Section of Special Services. The purpose was to provide an environment that would reflect the military tradition, accomplishments and the high standard of army life. The fact that this work was to be done by the men themselves had the added benefit of contributing to the esprit de corps (teamwork, or group spirit) of the unit.
The plan was first tested in October of 1941, at Camp Davis, North Carolina. A studio workshop was set up and a group of soldier artists were placed on special duty to design and decorate the facilities. Additionally, evening recreation art classes were scheduled three times a week. A second test was established at Fort Belvoir, Virginia a month later. The success of these programs lead to more installations requesting the program.
After Pearl Harbor was bombed, the Museum of Modern Art appointed Mr. James Soby, to the position of Director of the Armed Service Program on January 15, 1942. The subsequent program became a combination of occupational therapy, exhibitions and morale-sustaining activities.
Through the efforts of Mr. Soby, the museum program included; a display of Fort Custer Army Illustrators work from February through April 5, 1942. The museum also included the work of soldier-photographers in this exhibit. On May 6, 1942, Mr. Soby opened an art sale of works donated by museum members. The sale was to raise funds for the Soldier Art Program of Special Services Division. The bulk of these proceeds were to be used to provide facilities and materials for soldier artists in Army camps throughout the country.
Members of the Museum had responded with paintings, sculptures, watercolors, gouaches, drawings, etchings and lithographs. Hundreds of works were received, including oils by Winslow Homer, Orozco, John Kane, Speicher, Eilshemius, de Chirico; watercolors by Burchfield and Dufy; drawings by Augustus John, Forain and Berman, and prints by Cezanne, Lautrec, Matisse and Bellows. The War Department plan using soldier-artists to decorate and improve buildings and grounds worked. Many artists who had been drafted into the Army volunteered to paint murals in waiting rooms and clubs, to decorate dayrooms, and to landscape grounds. For each artist at work there were a thousand troops who watched. These bystanders clamored to participate, and classes in drawing, painting, sculpture and photography were offered. Larger working space and more instructors were required to meet the growing demand. Civilian art instructors and local communities helped to meet this cultural need, by providing volunteer instruction and facilities.
Some proceeds from the Modern Museum of Art sale were used to print 25,000 booklets called "Interior Design and Soldier Art." The booklet showed examples of soldier-artist murals that decorated places of general assembly. It was a guide to organizing, planning and executing the soldier-artist program. The balance of the art sale proceeds were used to purchase the initial arts and crafts furnishings for 350 Army installations in the USA.
In November, 1942, General Somervell directed that a group of artists be selected and dispatched to active theaters to paint war scenes with the stipulation that soldier artists would not paint in lieu of military duties.
Aileen Osborn Webb, sister of Brigadier General Frederick H. Osborn, launched the American Crafts Council in 1943. She was an early champion of the Army program.
While soldiers were participating in fixed facilities in the USA, many troops were being shipped overseas to Europe and the Pacific (1942-1945). They had long periods of idleness and waiting in staging areas. At that time the wounded were lying in hospitals, both on land and in ships at sea. The War Department and Red Cross responded by purchasing kits of arts and crafts tools and supplies to distribute to "these restless personnel." A variety of small "Handicraft Kits" were distributed free of charge. Leathercraft, celluloid etching, knotting and braiding, metal tooling, drawing and clay modeling are examples of the types of kits sent.
In January, 1944, the Interior Design Soldier Artist program was more appropriately named the "Arts and Crafts Section" of Special Services. The mission was "to fulfill the natural human desire to create, provide opportunities for self-expression, serve old skills and develop new ones, and assist the entire recreation program through construction work, publicity, and decoration."
The National Army Art Contest was planned for the late fall of 1944. In June of 1945, the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., for the first time in its history opened its facilities for the exhibition of the soldier art and photography submitted to this contest. The "Infantry Journal, Inc." printed a small paperback booklet containing 215 photographs of pictures exhibited in the National Gallery of Art.
In August of 1944, the Museum of Modern Art, Armed Forces Program, organized an art center for veterans. Abby Rockefeller, in particular, had a strong interest in this project. Soldiers were invited to sketch, paint, or model under the guidance of skilled artists and craftsmen. Victor d'Amico, who was in charge of the Museum's Education Department, was quoted in Russell Lynes book, Good Old Modern: An Intimate Portrait of the Museum of Modern Art. "I asked one fellow why he had taken up art and he said, Well, I just came back from destroying everything. I made up my mind that if I ever got out of the Army and out of the war I was never going to destroy another thing in my life, and I decided that art was the thing that I would do." Another man said to d'Amico, "Art is like a good night's sleep. You come away refreshed and at peace."
In late October, 1944, an Arts and Crafts Branch of Special Services Division, Headquarters, European Theater of Operations was established. A versatile program of handcrafts flourished among the Army occupation troops.
The increased interest in crafts, rather than fine arts, at this time lead to a new name for the program: The "Handicrafts Branch."
In 1945, the War Department published a new manual, "Soldier Handicrafts", to help implement this new emphasis. The manual contained instructions for setting up crafts facilities, selecting as well as improvising tools and equipment, and basic information on a variety of arts and crafts.
As the Army moved from a combat to a peacetime role, the majority of crafts shops in the United States were equipped with woodworking power machinery for construction of furnishings and objects for personal living. Based on this new trend, in 1946 the program was again renamed, this time as "Manual Arts."
At the same time, overseas programs were now employing local artists and craftsmen to operate the crafts facilities and instruct in a variety of arts and crafts. These highly skilled, indigenous instructors helped to stimulate the soldiers' interest in the respective native cultures and artifacts. Thousands of troops overseas were encouraged to record their experiences on film. These photographs provided an invaluable means of communication between troops and their families back home.
When the war ended, the Navy had a firm of architects and draftsmen on contract to design ships. Since there was no longer a need for more ships, they were given a new assignment: To develop a series of instructional guides for arts and crafts. These were called "Hobby Manuals." The Army was impressed with the quality of the Navy manuals and had them reprinted and adopted for use by Army troops. By 1948, the arts and crafts practiced throughout the Army were so varied and diverse that the program was renamed "Hobby Shops." The first "Interservice Photography Contest" was held in 1948. Each service is eligible to send two years of their winning entries forward for the bi-annual interservice contest. In 1949, the first All Army Crafts Contest was also held. Once again, it was clear that the program title, "Hobby Shops" was misleading and overlapped into other forms of recreation.
In January, 1951, the program was designated as "The Army Crafts Program." The program was recognized as an essential Army recreation activity along with sports, libraries, service clubs, soldier shows and soldier music. In the official statement of mission, professional leadership was emphasized to insure a balanced, progressive schedule of arts and crafts would be conducted in well-equipped, attractive facilities on all Army installations.
The program was now defined in terms of a "Basic Seven Program" which included: drawing and painting; ceramics and sculpture; metal work; leathercrafts; model building; photography and woodworking. These programs were to be conducted regularly in facilities known as the "multiple-type crafts shop." For functional reasons, these facilities were divided into three separate technical areas for woodworking, photography and the arts and crafts.
During the Korean Conflict, the Army Crafts program utilized the personnel and shops in Japan to train soldiers to instruct crafts in Korea.
The mid-1950s saw more soldiers with cars and the need to repair their vehicles was recognized at Fort Carson, Colorado, by the craft director. Soldiers familiar with crafts shops knew that they had tools and so automotive crafts were established. By 1958, the Engineers published an Official Design Guide on Crafts Shops and Auto Crafts Shops. In 1959, the first All Army Art Contest was held. Once more, the Army Crafts Program responded to the needs of soldiers.
In the 1960's, the war in Vietnam was a new challenge for the Army Crafts Program. The program had three levels of support; fixed facilities, mobile trailers designed as portable photo labs, and once again a "Kit Program." The kit program originated at Headquarters, Department of Army, and it proved to be very popular with soldiers.
Tom Turner, today a well-known studio potter, was a soldier at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina in the 1960s. In the December 1990 / January 1991 "American Crafts" magazine, Turner, who had been a graduate student in art school when he was drafted, said the program was "a godsend."
The Army Artist Program was re-initiated in cooperation with the Office of Military History to document the war in Vietnam. Soldier-artists were identified and teams were formed to draw and paint the events of this combat. Exhibitions of these soldier-artist works were produced and toured throughout the USA.
In 1970, the original name of the program, "Arts and Crafts", was restored. In 1971, the "Arts and Crafts/Skills Development Program" was established for budget presentations and construction projects.
After the Vietnam demobilization, a new emphasis was placed on service to families and children of soldiers. To meet this new challenge in an environment of funding constraints the arts and crafts program began charging fees for classes. More part-time personnel were used to teach formal classes. Additionally, a need for more technical-vocational skills training for military personnel was met by close coordination with Army Education Programs. Army arts and crafts directors worked with soldiers during "Project Transition" to develop soldier skills for new careers in the public sector.
The main challenge in the 1980s and 90s was, and is, to become "self-sustaining." Directors have been forced to find more ways to generate increased revenue to help defray the loss of appropriated funds and to cover the non-appropriated funds expenses of the program. Programs have added and increased emphasis on services such as, picture framing, gallery sales, engraving and trophy sales, etc… New programs such as multi-media computer graphics appeal to customers of the 1990's.
The Gulf War presented the Army with some familiar challenges such as personnel off duty time in staging areas. Department of Army volunteer civilian recreation specialists were sent to Saudi Arabia in January, 1991, to organize recreation programs. Arts and crafts supplies were sent to the theater. An Army Humor Cartoon Contest was conducted for the soldiers in the Gulf, and arts and crafts programs were set up to meet soldier interests.
The increased operations tempo of the '90's Army has once again placed emphasis on meeting the "recreation needs of deployed soldiers." Arts and crafts activities and a variety of programs are assets commanders must have to meet the deployment challenges of these very different scenarios.
The Army arts and crafts program, no matter what it has been titled, has made some unique contributions for the military and our society in general. Army arts and crafts does not fit the narrow definition of drawing and painting or making ceramics, but the much larger sense of arts and crafts. It is painting and drawing. It also encompasses:
* all forms of design. (fabric, clothes, household appliances, dishes, vases, houses, automobiles, landscapes, computers, copy machines, desks, industrial machines, weapon systems, air crafts, roads, etc…)
* applied technology (photography, graphics, woodworking, sculpture, metal smithing, weaving and textiles, sewing, advertising, enameling, stained glass, pottery, charts, graphs, visual aides and even formats for correspondence…)
* a way of making learning fun, practical and meaningful (through the process of designing and making an object the creator must decide which materials and techniques to use, thereby engaging in creative problem solving and discovery) skills taught have military applications.
* a way to acquire quality items and save money by doing-it-yourself (making furniture, gifts, repairing things …).
* a way to pursue college credit, through on post classes.
* a universal and non-verbal language (a picture is worth a thousand words).
* food for the human psyche, an element of morale that allows for individual expression (freedom).
* the celebration of human spirit and excellence (our highest form of public recognition is through a dedicated monument).
* physical and mental therapy (motor skill development, stress reduction, etc…).
* an activity that promotes self-reliance and self-esteem.
* the record of mankind, and in this case, of the Army.
What would the world be like today if this generally unknown program had not existed? To quantitatively state the overall impact of this program on the world is impossible. Millions of soldier citizens have been directly and indirectly exposed to arts and crafts because this program existed. One activity, photography can provide a clue to its impact. Soldiers encouraged to take pictures, beginning with WW II, have shared those images with family and friends. Classes in "How to Use a Camera" to "How to Develop Film and Print Pictures" were instrumental in soldiers seeing the results of using quality equipment. A good camera and lens could make a big difference in the quality of the print. They bought the top of the line equipment. When they were discharged from the Army or home on leave this new equipment was showed to the family and friends. Without this encouragement and exposure to photography many would not have recorded their personal experiences or known the difference quality equipment could make. Families and friends would not have had the opportunity to "see" the environment their soldier was living in without these photos. Germany, Italy, Korea, Japan, Panama, etc… were far away places that most had not visited.
As the twenty first century approaches, the predictions for an arts renaissance by Megatrends 2000 seem realistic based on the Army Arts and Crafts Program practical experience. In the April '95 issue of "American Demographics" magazine, an article titled "Generation X" fully supports that this is indeed the case today. Television and computers have greatly contributed to "Generation X" being more interested in the visual arts and crafts.
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Question by : Australian World War 1 Humour?
My drama class is currently performing an original script revolving. around Australians in World War 1.. however it has become so incredibly dark that we need some comic relief.

It is common to hear that the Australian soliders managed to maintain a sense of humour whilst still in such horrific circumstances. Unfortunately, actually finding jokes or examples of this humour has proved difficult.

The director has asked me to try and find some jokes and/or examples of this humour that the Australian soldiers may have used during World War 1.

This play is not a comedy, the director just wants to add some comic relief. This play is completely respectful.

so if anyone has examples of some Aussie humour from that time period that they may have heard from their elders, please post below.

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Answer by Nerk
nude women, men dressed as women. The best example of this from this period is actually from the Boer war, when Breaker Morant and Private Hancock were shot by the british military for murder. Their last words in front of the firing squad were apparently “shoot straight you bastards.” This obvious disregard of authority even in death, particularly in the face of death would be one of the key elements of Australian humour in the trenches.

Of course, it is hard to acutally find example of the humour, but I dont think it would be too different to Aussies today. Practical jokes, blue humour and of course ancedotes. You can always look at Lawson and Patterson as sources of humour in Australia during this period. Hope this helps and break a leg.

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Question by the30rockoffice: Why can’t I play certain YouTube videos on my Ipod Touch?
i cant play videos such as Weezer music videos or college humor videos
when i go on to youtube videos it dosent even show signs of of weezer videos or even college humor videos – its like they were never posted on youtube, then when i go on my computer , they are there

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Answer by yahooooo!
sometimes it just screws up.
try again multiple times (:

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Question by its a love story ♥: fun,entertaining youtube ideas?
ok, so im planning on making a youtube video tomorrow
but i need some rele fun ideas that will get me like a ton of views and be entertaining and funny and watever
should i do a parody of something?
idk what to do one of

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Answer by I love my dog! <3
Parodies are hilarious but once there is already one made very well, it gets millions of views. You might get a lot of hater comments and that kind of thing. Just come up with something unique and make it with your friends!
Do you have pets? I love making videos of my dog doing silly stuff.

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Question by NivK: Laughter/ humour…hahaha?
hey guys, i’ve chosen laughter/ humour as my topic for my speech in english class. i want to open with a joke which would definitely get laughter. please tell me a clean, non-offending joke appropriate for explaining the value of laughter. i would also appreciate insights on the topic or what you think abt humour.

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Answer by kar-kar
there was a puppy, it´s name was joke.he died and then there was no joke-or
now we´ve got no joke!
good luck in your speech.

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Question by Hollyc C: any links to good all over fun excersise videos??
i need to lose loads of weight fast but i find it hard thinking up things to do on my own … i need links or sites to workout videos for my arms ,legs and butt and stomach …plz thx

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Answer by Health Fanatic
There are a bunch of exercises with video clips at the link below.

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Question by Mitchell: Why do people tell me what I believe?
For example, I’m called anti-American because I’m liberal? WHAT? Why would someby wrongfully assume something about me before I speak?
Or that I’m an alarmist because I’m liberal. Once again, wrong.
Or that I’m a socialist because I’m liberal. Not wrong, but pretty far off. I want a mixed, merit-based social/capital economy.
Or that I’m pro-abortion because I’m Liberal. No, I’m pro-choice and I think the fed shouldn’t get invloved, but I’m against abortion.
Or that I don’t support the troops. Wrong again.
Or that I’m anti-gun because I’m liberal. Wrong.
Or that I party because I’m liberal and a high school student. Still wrong.
Or that I’m aethiest. Wrongish. I won’t say there is a god, and I won’t say there isn’t. I’m not arrogant enough to say that I should know.

And yet people still think they “know” me better than me, even though they haven’t even met me personally?
Why? And why continue? And why only in the politics section?
What happened to 412 KiD?
smartr-n-u:
I never voted liberal (I can’t vote). And I do support the troops. My uncle was in Iraq (he came home with something wrong with his legs and back), and I wrote to him and supported him.

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Answer by Sam
Not only in the politics section, everywhere. Some people just like to stereotype. That’s all.

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Question by : Do you enjoy watching on-line videos like Jake and Amir @ College Humor…..?
I totally enjoy their videos, because they are funnier than most tv shows. Below is a link to one of my favorite episodes. Do you have a favorite site or channel – on Youtube or somewhere else that you enjoy? If so what is it?

http://www.jakeandamir.com/post/26760131/florida-pt-iii-sun-tan

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i love college humor!! haha they had one about the slap chop guy in prison. funniest thing i’ve seen in a long time (:

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Question by : What is a wry sense of humor?
I’ve been told by many people that I have a “very, very, very wry sense of humor.” I’ve tried googling it, but I still don’t understand. My humor is very snarky. sarcastic, and uses words and puns to be funny, I suppose. EXPLAIN. EXPLAIN.

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Answer by Slug
You must mean “dry” cause i’ve never heard of ” wry”…

And dry basically means, not funny, flat, dud.

and strangely the D is right next to the W ._.

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