Almost everyone laughs. Indeed, one survey suggests that the average four year old laughs as much as four hundred times a day. By the time that child has grown to the age of forty that number has dwindled to a mere forty laughs per day. For me, the best way to insure that I get my forty chuckles is to watch the animated program, The Simpsons. Although Homer, Marge and the rest of the Simpson …showed first 75 words of 618 total…

…showed last 75 words of 618 total…returning home from work, I find myself tired, achy and irritable. That mood is often compounded with sadness and despair after watching the horror show that is the six o'clock news. Viewing The Simpsons never fails to lift my spirits and take me away from gritty details of living for a half hour. Without a doubt, The Simpsons is an essential part of my daily routine, guaranteeing that I get those forty laughs a day.