I thought today I would try and make you smile.

As I write this today is Monday and what better than to start the week with a SMILE.

According to Wikipedia:

“A smile is a facial expression formed primarily by flexing the muscles at the sides of the mouth.[1] Some smiles include a contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes, an action known as a “Duchenne smile”. Smiles performed without the eye contraction can be perceived as “fake”.

“Among humans, smiling is an expression denoting pleasure, sociability, happiness, or amusement. It is distinct from a similar but usually involuntary expression of anxiety known as a grimace. Although cross-cultural studies have shown that smiling is a means of communication throughout the world,[2] there are large differences between different cultures, with some using smiles to convey confusion or embarrassment.”

So here is your smile (sent to me by one of our reader):

ACTUAL AUSTRALIAN COURT DOCKET 12659 —

A lady
about 8 months pregnant got on a bus.

She
noticed the man opposite her was smiling at her.

She
immediately moved to another seat.

This time the smile turned into a grin, so she moved
again.

The man
seemed more amused.

When on
the fourth move, the man burst out laughing, she complained to the
driver and he had the man arrested.

The case
came up in court.

The judge
asked the man (about 20 years old) what he had to say for
himself.

The man replied, ‘Well your Honour, it was like this: When
the lady got on the bus, I couldn’t help but notice her
condition.

She
sat down under a sign that read, ‘The Double Mint Twins are coming’
and I grinned.

Then
she moved and sat under a sign that read, ‘Logan’s Liniment will
reduce the swelling,’ and I had to smile.

Then
she placed herself under a deodorant sign that read, ‘William’s Big
Stick Did the Trick,’ and I could hardly contain myself.

But,
Your Honour, when she moved the fourth time and sat under a sign
that read, ‘Goodyear Rubber could have prevented this Accident!’ I
just lost it.’

‘CASE DISMISSED!!’

END

And whilst that SMILE is on your face I want you to visit a SMILE website that raises money to perform FREE operations for children with cleft palate.
The website is Operation Smile – http://www.operationsmile.org/

Operation Smile Vision Statement:
At Operation Smile we believe every child suffering from cleft lip or cleft palate deserves exceptional surgical care.

2 Billion people lack access to any surgical care

Billions More lack access to safe and well-timed surgery

Only 4% of an estimated 234 million surgical procedures performed each year go to the poorest third of the global population

Operation Smile
3641 Faculty Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23453
USA

1-888-OPSMILE
1-888-677-6453
+1-757-321-7645