Peer Group Chat// Let's Get Silly // Thursday 29th August 2024, 7-8:30PM AEST

[Jynx]

@tyme And it was my favourite question too! (Yes, I did the questions this week haha)

@Shaz51 @7cough9 @MJG017 @Snowie 

What's the difference between a hippo and a zippo? 

One's really heavy, the other's a little lighter!!

Another!

What's the difference between a gross bus stop, and a lobster with boobs?

One's a crusty bus station, and one's a busty crustacean!!

[MJG017]

Oh okay, thanks @Shaz51.  As long as I haven't been banned. 😃

[Alonely]

@Jynx 😂 Nice ones!

[Jacques]

more a meme than a joke, but still funny.

if you get locked out, talk to the lock calmly. communication is key!!!!

[MJG017]

Which bear is the most condescending? A pan-duh!

What kind of noise does a witch’s vehicle make? Brrrroooom, brrroooom.

What’s brown and sticky? A stick.

Two guys walked into a bar. The third guy ducked.

Did you hear about the actor who broke his leg onstage? He's still in the cast.

What do you call it when a group of apes starts a company? Monkey business.

Why did the pharmacist walk on her tiptoes? She didn't want to wake the sleeping pills.

I wanted to buy a pair of camouflage pants, but I couldn't find any.

Why are elevator jokes so classic and good? They work on many levels.

I have an inferiority complex, but it's not a very good one.

What did the police officer say to his belly-button? You’re under a vest.

[Shaz51]

Wow nice ones @MJG017 , @Jacques 😆

[tyme]

Nice ones @MJG017 @Jacques !

[tyme]

Sorry for the tech issues. We are following up with Chatwee. Tagging @Shaz51 @MJG017 @Jacques @Alonely @Captain24 @Patches59 @7cough9 and others following on.

In the meantime, here are tonight's questions and resources:

Q1: How do you define ‘play’?

Q2: Why might play be important in our adult lives?

Q3: What are some of the barriers we might face when it comes to engaging in play?

Q4: What are some ways we might work to surmount these barriers?

Q5: Sometimes our social conditioning can make us feel lame, embarrassed, or weird when we try to be playful. What are some ways we might be able to overcome this?

Q6: Play is often an opportunity for connection. How can we involve and encourage our loved ones in our play?

Q7: For a lil twist – what’s your favourite joke?!

Here are some further resources we recommend having a look at:  1 TED Talk – Play is more than just fun:  https://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_brown_play_is_more_than_just_fun/transcript?subtitle=en  2 Making Play Part of Adult Life (Institute of Play):  https://nifplay.org/play-for-you/make-play-part-of-an-adult-life/   3 Why Play Should Be a Priority in Every Adult’s Life:  https://wanderlust.com/journal/why-play-should-be-a-priority-in-every-adults-life/

[MJG017]

A few years back I got a bit obsessed to buying board games.  I have quite the collection now.  It's a bit like video games.  These thing were once thought of a kid's things.  Now though they are mainly adult things.  What kids play board games anymore?  My partner and I joined a local board game group.  So these 2 examples, yeah they're fun for adults, but they're also a great source for socializing and meeting new people.  You only have to look at the massive rise of online multiplayer video games and the renaissance in modern board games over the past decade or so.  So many things I enjoyed playing with as a kid, I still do now.

Plus now, when I struggle mentally a lot of the time, my partner almost has to drag me to the board game group, when I'm not really feeling up to going.  I do, and I always have fun (especially if I win) and I come home feeling better than when I left.  I loved lego as a kid, but as an adult I can buy it myself and I have way more now that I ever did as a kid! 🙂  Same as 3d Printing a model of the robot from Lost in Space or the spaceships from Battlestar Galactica... useless items to sit on a shelf but they make me happy, building and looking at them.

[Alonely]

@MJG017 A board game group sounds wonderful - a great way to socialise with people in a relaxed fun environment! I wonder if I can find something like that near me.