When the stress of the war in Iraq becomes too severe, the Pentagon has a suggestion for military families: Learn how to laugh.
With help from the Pentagon's chief laughter instructor, families of National Guard members are learning to walk like a penguin, laugh like a lion and blurt 'ha, ha, hee, hee and ho, ho.'
No joke.
'I laugh every chance I get,' says the instructor, retired Army colonel James 'Scotty' Scott. 'That's why I'm blessed to be at the Pentagon, where we definitely need a lot of laughter in our lives.'
Scott, 57, is certified as a laughter training specialist by the Ohio-based World Laughter Tour, a group that promotes mirth as medicine. It touts scientific research that suggests chuckling can boost the body's immune system and decrease stress hormone"
"Ahahahahahahaa! My son is dead...Bwahahahahahahahah! Oh man, sometimes I just kill myself. Hahahahahahaha-snort!"
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