Kraken Up I Find Myself Hilarious ~ Ornament

Laughing First ~ Saves Everyone the Wait

The punchline has not landed yet and already she is wheezing, slapping the table, pointing at her own setup. Somebody at the table has to appreciate the material, and she volunteered years ago.

• For the self-appointed comedian: Buy it for the brother who repeats his own one-liner twice in case anyone missed it, and the coworker whose laugh arrives before the joke does.
• Audience of one, fully satisfied: The review is in, the critic is impressed, and the critic happens to be the act.
• Surfacing from: Part of Here Be Monsters, where the deep end is also the funny end.

Pirate Dayz made this round ornament for the tree, whether it stands in the living room or the galley (Slander the Parrot has already claimed a branch). Pick ceramic at 3 inches or aluminum at 3.6 inches, and it arrives with its hanging string. A wipe with a damp cloth keeps it shipshape through many Decembers. Hang it on the tree, from the rum shelf, or tie it to a bottle for the friend who says arrr at every opportunity.