My poor Mother is the worst joke teller I've ever met. She has a(n) (1) ________________ inability to remember anecdotes and punchlines-she's been like that for years. She begins a story in (2) ________________ order and then interrupts herself to say, "No, wait a minute. That's no tthe way it goes." In this way she manages to (3) ________________ jokes, making them more lengthy than funny. Still, she can't (4) ________________ from trying to tell them. She has (5) ________________ opportunity to try when our family gets together. My uncle derives amusement from seeing her embarrass herself, so he makes a(n) (6) ________________ of thinking she is funny. My father is more (7) ________________; he tells Mother outright that she has ruined the joke. After each failure, she is filled with (8) ________________ and swears she'll never tell another joke. I don't believe she'll ever (9) ________________ her behavior. A(n) (10) ________________, she always believes her next joke will be her best, and nothing will deter her from trying again.