{"id":11119,"date":"2016-12-14T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/?p=11119"},"modified":"2017-03-15T09:34:48","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T13:34:48","slug":"really-stupid-post-happy-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/14\/really-stupid-post-happy-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"10 HAPPY TIPS FOR 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Because I<\/strong><\/span> play happy music (klezmer), people think I&#8217;m an expert on happiness.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/home\/yiddis6\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/happy-tips-klez.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11120\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"happy tips klez\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/home\/yiddis6\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/happy-tips-klez-300x287.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/home\/yiddis6\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/happy-tips-klez-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/home\/yiddis6\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/happy-tips-klez.jpg 626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI am. Here are some ways to be happier in 2017:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>1. Wear shorts<\/strong><\/span> to a wedding. You&#8217;ll draw attention away from the bride, to you, where it belongs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/home\/yiddis6\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/happy-tips-yellow-nite-light.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11121\" style=\"border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"happy tips yellow nite light\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/home\/yiddis6\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/happy-tips-yellow-nite-light-190x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/home\/yiddis6\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/happy-tips-yellow-nite-light-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/home\/yiddis6\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/happy-tips-yellow-nite-light.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a>2. Sleep with an insect light on. Once a week works.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>3. Start a<\/strong><\/span> doo-wop band.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. Invent a<\/span> new colonoscopy flavor. (Pineapple, cherry, lemon-lime and orange are already taken.)<\/p>\n<p>5. Go to a fire station on Christmas Eve and serve <em>kreplach<\/em>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/home\/yiddis6\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/happy-tips-4-hot-kreplach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11123\" title=\"happy tips 4 hot kreplach\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/home\/yiddis6\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/happy-tips-4-hot-kreplach-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/home\/yiddis6\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/happy-tips-4-hot-kreplach-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/home\/yiddis6\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/happy-tips-4-hot-kreplach.jpg 761w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. Trade diarrhea stories with a friend over a campfire.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>7. Convert<\/strong><\/span> to Christianity (or Judaism). Why spend your life in only one religion? See what\u2019s out there.<\/p>\n<p>7. Spend at least $1,000 on watches.<\/p>\n<p>8. Re-watch <em>Napoleon Dynamite.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>9. Spy on your neighbor to learn what kind of beer and Smucker&#8217;s, he or she consumes. If you see Sugar Free Apricot, call the police.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>9. Buy insurance<\/strong><\/span> for fun one afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>10. Hold a pen horizontally in your mouth and bite down until the ink cartridge explodes. This activates the same muscles that create a smile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/home\/yiddis6\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/happy-tips-bite-this1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11139\" title=\"happy tips bite this\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/home\/yiddis6\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/happy-tips-bite-this1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/home\/yiddis6\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/happy-tips-bite-this1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/home\/yiddis6\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/happy-tips-bite-this1-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because I play happy music (klezmer), people think I&#8217;m an expert on happiness. I am. Here are some ways to be happier in 2017: 1. Wear shorts to a wedding. You&#8217;ll draw attention away from the bride, to you, where it belongs. 2. Sleep with an insect light on. Once a week works. 3. 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