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Benthall Adventures's avatar

Some jokes are layups these days — the world is doing the writing for us.

Today’s gem: “Sovereignty beats out favorite Journalism to win the Kentucky Derby.” (NPR headline)

Too on-the-nose not to write about: https://thebenthalls.substack.com/p/well-this-feelssymbolic?r=5ci1ff

My Brit husband says I have a darker sense of humor than he does. I blame Texas. Or maybe that’s why I had to date outside my state… Dry wit doesn’t always play in a place where sarcasm is considered a personality flaw.

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lilia's avatar

omg, when u said u spend cracking jokes at ur dad's funeral, i totally felt that! same thing happened to me in my grandpa's funeral. i got my sense of humor from him (not so much from my parents). i was really suprised when i read u r 42! u difeinitly look younger, maybe ur comedy is keeping u young haha

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Amanda Jaffe's avatar

"I just wanna sleep and drink but my kids are assholes and I have two thousand dogs." This is the phrase I think I'll be hearing (and laughing over) in my head all weekend. Great to meet you, Ginger!

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Janice Walton's avatar

I had to laugh; I've never in my life thought, "Hey, I'm pretty funny!" But I may be coming to terms with the fact that there is a subtle humor within, one that was only discovered after living 85 or so years.

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

Are you a self described funny af woman??!

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Janice Walton's avatar

not really.

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Alisa Kennedy Jones's avatar

Such refreshing candor! "HA! Um, probably something like I just wanna sleep and drink but my kids are assholes and I have two thousand dogs."

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Ginger Cook's avatar

🤣🤣 it’s so true lol

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Brain of J-Hawk (he/him)'s avatar

Ginger is awesome! So deserving of getting featured like this. Awesome piece.

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Ginger Cook's avatar

❤️ thank youuuu, friend!!

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Author John G. Dyer's avatar

I acquired my sense of humor from my stepfather, a second generation Lithuanian immigrant Jew. He was born in 1914. Vaudeville was a thing when he was a kid. He loved farce. I love farce. My wife hates farce.

I embarrass her at gatherings. This is my burden, one that I willingly shoulder for the sake of my art.

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Ginger Cook's avatar

Love this! Great story ☺️

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

Nice. Thx for sharing. 👏

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Donna McArthur's avatar

Thanks for this great interview CK. Ginger, I find it hard to believe you were ever ugly! I read that and went back to your pic and just don't see it. You're amazing that you can remain funny with four kids and two thousand dogs!!🤣Well done.

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Ginger Cook's avatar

Haha, thank you so much! Oh it’s a MADHOUSE here 😆😆

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Sue Ferrera's avatar

Great interview! Love the photos.

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Ginger Cook's avatar

❤️❤️❤️ thank you!

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Ginger Cook's avatar

Thank you so much for including me in your Funny AF Women series!! ❤️❤️

So fun!

The pictures are cracking me up 🤣

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James Allin's avatar

I love how your not offended by stuff that would offend most other women, such as the dildo water bottle.

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Ginger Cook's avatar

😆😆 gotta have fun

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

Love these pics! Thx for participating. 🥰🙏👏

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Paul McCutchen's avatar

Sometimes I wish I would have been funny but instead I was the scrawny kid that was bullied.

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Ginger Cook's avatar

Feel this! I bet you’re funny. 😉

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

Us bullied kids usually use comedy as a defense. I bet you have a funny bone.

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