Nelson H.
LOL Sober
How to laugh your ass off in sobriety nelsonh.substack.com
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Nelson H.
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Latest episode
Jul 7, 2026
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Episodes
The one thing you never say to a carnie 13.06.2023 8:43
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I took my family to a small-town carnival this past weekend. You know the kind—they travel from town to town in the spring and summer, and it’s 10 rid...
The egg hunt quandary 08.06.2023 9:45
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! On Easter, I went to a kids egg hunt that got a little bit awkward. The mom who arranged it had said the party would start at 10 am, and the egg hunt...
Apes... they're just like us! 06.06.2023 7:06
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I saw a tweet from the New York Times the other day quoting a study that had been done on apes. Turns out, apes have this curious habit of hanging on...
A positive way to view the seven deadly sins 01.06.2023 10:12
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I specifically remember the first time I heard the Seven Deadly Sins mentioned in sober literature because I groaned out loud. I didn’t love having so...
Yes, we need to talk about the Succession finale 30.05.2023 7:57
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I love the TV show Succession . I think it is the best TV show ever made. I find it to be wildly entertaining and brilliantly written. It is both hila...
The haunting visuals of a drunken past 25.05.2023 9:01
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! There aren’t a lot of pictures of me, and that is purposeful. It’s not because I think I’m ugly. I’m obviously extremely good-looking and dress well a...
I am still a sloppy idiot 23.05.2023 7:13
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! Man, I did something really stupid this week. Don’t worry, it’s not catastrophic. It’s just a silly—but preventable—dipshit mistake. Before I get to t...
The benefits of an empty spiritual gas tank 18.05.2023 9:19
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I’ve shared many times before that I believe I have a spiritual gas tank. It’s a lot like an actual gas tank. I start driving around in the world, and...
A terrible, idiotic, awesome trip back to my college 16.05.2023 7:03
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! This past weekend, I went back to my college campus for the first time in at least eight years. In fact, I’ve only been sober on that campus a few tim...
What two words did Bill W. think were the most important to measure sober progress? 11.05.2023 6:29
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! At a meeting recently, we read a passage from As Bill Sees It, the terrific book of Bill Wilson’s writings about drinking and sobriety. The part we re...
The lengths that I would have gone to... 09.05.2023 5:31
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I was listening to a podcast the other day where a guy was complaining that he had overdone it drinking the night before. And at the end, he said, “Ma...
Guess what? Passing out in sobriety sucks 04.05.2023 8:30
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I went to the dermatologist the other day for the first time in many years. I had a little inky-looking spot on my arm, and my doctor wanted a dermato...
If my old BlackBerry could talk... 02.05.2023 4:51
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I was at a meeting recently where the topic was how important it is to remember your last drunk. Not your last drink ; your last drunk . For me, they’...
The drunken "smilk" mystery 27.04.2023 5:48
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! At a meeting the other night, we read Bill W’s story from the Big Book. At one point, he mentions that one of his worries about quitting drinking was...
Wait, am I someone who follows directions now? 25.04.2023 6:43
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I have had a few doctor’s appointments recently, and at each one, I was given a series of things I was supposed to do afterward. And each time… I did...
The importance of The Doctor's Opinion 20.04.2023 7:29
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! At a meeting the other night, we read The Doctor’s Opinion from the Big Book. If you’re unfamiliar, give it a read some time. I hadn’t read it in awhi...
What the gym has taught me about sobriety 18.04.2023 10:03
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I just realized that I have been going to the gym for exactly a year now. It’s the third time in my life that I have worked out for a long period of t...
Screw you, parking cop (I mean that in the nicest way possible) 13.04.2023 7:01
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! The other night, I took two of my kids out to dinner at Cheesecake Factory. When we got there, I couldn’t find a regular parking spot, and I was havin...
The sobering power of the origins of our universe 11.04.2023 7:14
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I saw a segment on 60 Minutes this past weekend about some of the new revelations that astronomers are making about the origins of our universe. To su...
Bill and Bob, looking for other Bills and Bobs 06.04.2023 4:07
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! At a meeting the other night, we read A Vision for You, from the Big Book. ( LINK ) It’s not my favorite chapter, to be honest. But on this night, one...
About that Drew Barrymore Show clip 04.04.2023 9:34
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! There was a two-and-a-half-minute clip from The Drew Barrymore Show that went viral last week. I’m sure everybody on here watches EVERY SINGLE EPISODE...
If the solution works, maybe you have the problem? 30.03.2023 6:41
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! Right after I got sober, my life began to get better almost immediately. I couldn’t even believe it. My family was great, I felt great and I was havin...
You're wrong, Harry Styles! 28.03.2023 5:10
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! When I got sober in 2008, there were a few commonly-held positives about drugs and alcohol. One was that a glass of wine or a beer or two every day mi...
This too shall pass. (And that, too.) (And also that) 23.03.2023 5:13
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! When I first got sober, my life completely turned around almost instantly. I still had tons and tons of work to do in order to actually get better as...
Abraham Lincoln and his "hot letters" 21.03.2023 5:52
If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! My 8-year-old read me part of story the other day about the way Abraham Lincoln dealt with anger, and it made me laugh because it sounded an awful lot...
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