Monday, October 15, 2001		The world of  dot.com

IT is widely believed that laughter is the best medicine. But the big question is, from where to get this in these days of hectic schedule and mad rat race? A joke with a good punch line is something that is always welcome. Before the advent of the Net, these jokes travelled from one mouth to another. Today, they are just a mouse-click away. Enter the word 'jokes' on any search engine on the Net, and it opens thousands of relevant sites:

As is evident from the name itself, the stuff you receive is meant for the whole family so do not worry if someone happens to look in your inbox. On this site you can subscribe to get exclusive features like humorous personal anecdotes and excerpts, favourite quotes and famous sayings, five days a week (Monday to Friday) in your mailbox. The site developer is not boasting when he claims "Guaranteed to Roll Your Eyes", and "Clean Laffs will become an indispensable part of your day!" The archive section has links to 'daily/this month/show all' making it easy for the surfer to narrow down his search. It contains previous jokes for those who had missed the train and has joined later. A link has been provided at the end of every joke by which you could forward a particular one to a friend of yours.

On this site you find links to various categories of jokes to choose from. There are blonde, lawyers, animal, men/women, entertainment subsections. In a nutshell, name it and you get it. If you are not looking for any particular category, a link to 'Random joke' is also there which leads you to a joke selected randomly. A user-friendly site where you submit your joke to share it with others and if selected you stand a good chance of winning some fabulous prizes too. The links have also been provided if you want to e-mail, print or save a particular joke. You can rate a joke according to your liking. The search for a particular category has been simplified. Just type the keyword and instantly leads to that category. If you intend to subscribe, just fill in your e-mail address and you would receive a joke in your mailbox daily.

Cleanjokespage.com too provides good quality of humour. New jokes are added daily and a date-wise link has been given on the home page itself. One can easily subscribe by just filling name and e-mail address at the box given on the home page. The archive section provides links to collection of jokes in chronological order monthwise. If you have some new jokes that you would like to share with others, you can submit them by clicking at the appropriate link. Besides jokes, one could find cartoons and screen-savers too.

Yeah, this site is really capable of making you laugh. Besides jokes, there is a good quantity of humour in various types. On the left hand side on the home page, there are links to various categories of funny photos, stories, celebrities, brain-teasers and cartoons to pick from. The links given at the right hand side leads you to various humorous and funny picks. An added addition on this site is the link where an enthusiast can build his own joke site. That too for free. Just register yourself by filling in a simple form and be your own jokemaster. A good humorous site where you can submit your jokes, share your funny stories and experiences. The site claims to have the Web's largest online jokes archive.

— Sunil Sharma