the cashier a thousand dollar bill, you'll slip him a sirloin
steak.

If you ask him for change, he'll give you a hunk of bologny.

The first line blends this point with the preceding one about
the high cost of eggs. The second line awakens interest and
prepares for the next, "Instead of carrying money in your pocket,
you'll carry meat around," which is good for a grin. The next
line states the premise necessary for the first point-ending
"--you'll slip him a sirloin steak," which is always good for a
laugh. Then the last line, "If you ask him for change, he'll
give you a hunk of bologny," tops the preceding laugh.

From this example you see what is meant by monologic laughs coming
in threes and nines. The introduction of each new story--the line
after the blend-line--should awaken a grin, its development cause
a chuckle, and the point-line itself raise a laugh.

Each new point should top the preceding point until with the end
of that particular angle or situation, should come a roar of honest
laughter. Then back to the grin, the chuckle, and on to the laugh
again, building up to the next big roar.

With the end of the monologue should come complete satisfaction
in one great burst of laughter. This, of course, is the ideal.

3. How and Where to End

A monologue should run anywhere from ten to fifteen minutes. The