My father was a great guy. He could fix anything, he was a great dad to six kids, he learned to ski at 62 years old. But I think what I liked best about him was his sense of humor. There is no doubt where I got mine from. He liked telling stories and jokes, and we used to watch comedy movies together, from the Three Stooges to the Pink Panther.
He was known especially for his sight gags. Here you can see him imitating a car accident victim using an old truck in a junk yard as a prop. He was also fond of standing next to someone who was closing a car trunk and pretending his thumb was caught in the slam. He could even do that trick where you use the tip of your other thumb imitate a severed digit. Good stuff...as kids, you can just imagine how much we loved that, and as an adult, I still chuckle when I think about it. I also consider it my fatherly duty to pass this joviality on to my children, and I am all to happy to oblige.
If only I could master the severed thumb trick...
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