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Beany Brain #63: Laugh or You'll Cry (or Cuss)

Beany Brain #63: Laugh or You'll Cry (or Cuss)

Abigail Munday
October 15, 2025

Beany Brain: loving our jumping-bean brains!

Welcome to this issue of the Beany Brain! I hope today’s newsletter will bounce us up as we contemplate the upsides and challenges of being neurodivergent, a little beauty, some creativity, and just general yeehawesomeness.

Beany Brain: loving our jumping-bean brains!
- Welcome to this issue of the Beany Brain! I hope t …
Let’s Laugh ‘Er Up, Folks!

Say cheese!

Let’s Laugh ‘Er Up, Folks!

This is my third guffaw-so-you-don’t-cry newsletter, so let’s get straight into it.

(Not that it’s bad to cry. It’s OK to cry. It’s good to cry sometimes.)

First up, John Lithgow sings his Manatee song:

477K views · 956 reactions | That kid who was in stitches after every jokes 🤣 On 2 September 1979, a special kids’ edition of the BBC show That’s Life saw British children step up to the mic with their best jokes, and more than 40 years later it’s still pure gold. From silly punchlines to surprisingly sharp one-liners, it’s a hilarious snapshot of classic British humour in its most innocent form. The retro accents and unapologetic confidence make this a throwback worth watching again. | The Archbishop of Banterbury

That kid who was in stitches after every jokes 🤣 On 2 September 1979, a special kids’ edition of the BBC show That’s Life saw British children step up to the mic with their best jokes, and more than...

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Cat discovers autistic kid’s sensory chair:

6.2M views · 130K reactions | No one: The cat: 😵‍💫 | Memezar

No one: The cat: 😵‍💫.

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This snark from The Daily Tism:

Audiences baffled as TV detective not even a little bit autistic

Crime drama fans have been left bewildered by Channel 4’s latest offering, which features a sleuth protagonist so neurotypical that he is completely unrecognisable as a detective, critics have claimed. Hart of the Matter stars Noah Michaels as Detective Inspector Graeme Hart. Hart describes himself...

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Ade Edmondson sings The Lonely Goatherd from The Sound of Music to a Coldplay tune:

599K views · 48K reactions | The multi award-winning ‘antidote to panel games’ see’s the legendary Ade Edmondson take on ‘The Lonely Goatherd’ from The Sound of Music but to the tune of ‘Fix You’ by Coldplay. I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue | Listen on BBC Sounds | BBC Radio 4

The multi award-winning ‘antidote to panel games’ see’s the legendary Ade Edmondson take on ‘The Lonely Goatherd’ from The Sound of Music but to the tune of ‘Fix You’ by Coldplay. I’m Sorry I...

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The Inner Peace Police. This guy is great!

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Ha Ha Haiku

My aim is to share a funny haiku with you every week in every newsletter, whether it’s one of my own or one I curate for you. HA. Ha. Haiku.

Company coming?

And your house is a big mess?

Just put on lipstick.

by Denise Rodgers (classroompoems.com)

Photo by Abigail Munday

Yeehawesome!

Yeehawesome! is a happy-brain roundup in each issue of Beany Brain. What’s happening that’s good in brain land? What’s bringing me joy?

My parents’ local grocery store around the corner has free fruit for kids. I love that.
A forgotten female Impressionist’s paintings went on display in Liverpool. Marie Bracquemond is considered one of the top Impressionists, up there with the big guys that we have all heard of.
“Longleat Safari Park has installed sensory signage around the park to help prepare visitors for what they might encounter.” Well done! What a great idea and support.

Quote of the Week

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward. - Kurt Vonnegut

Beany Brownie Points and Extra Bonus Funniness

Wonderful Wednesday

Wonderful Wednesday was a day once a year in college when they would suddenly and surprisingly call off all classes and we’d play all day. The cafeteria provided special fun food and we’d do stuff outside like slip ‘n slides and jello wrestling in sumo suits. This segment of Beany Brain is dedicated to that memory of silliness and fun—no words, just a photo from the week that I’ve taken or found that reminds me to let the joy in. Since Beany Brain is published on Wednesday every week (at least, Wednesday in Japan), I hope you enjoy this Wonderful Wednesday.