The Giggle Loop

I am an inappropriate laugher.

Always have been and probably always will be.

This is quite an inconvenient habit to have, and almost impossible to break.

Have a quick view of the above video.

That's exactly what it feels like.

(P.S. I love that show.)

When I was a kid if I'd get called to the principals office, I'd laugh as he explained what I'd done wrong.  Then I'd get in more trouble because of course I'm not supposed to think my misdeed is funny-I'm supposed to show solemn regret and promise to never do it again.  The interesting part is that I didn't think it was funny at all, and I was sitting there quivering in fear of the authority figure reading me the riot act-yet little uncomfortable giggles were all I could muster.

Then there was the time I was sitting there watching Titanic, and it gets to the point where Leo's character had finally frozen to death and she peels him off and watches as he sinks down into the water.  Eyes glazed over and hands stretched upwards. I burst out laughing.  To be fair, I couldn't help it because the shot looked so incredibly ridiculous.  Still, it was arguably inappropriate.

It's kind of frustrating, when people don't understand how you could be laughing at something so serious-but at the same time-laughing is better than crying right?

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