Thursday, October 15, 2009

Come, let's laugh :0)

If you’ve ever hung around a baby for any extended period of time, you probably noticed that babies have different cries for different needs - cries that their parents learn the meaning of after some familiarization with their little one. But oddly enough, parents don't usually try to distinguish their child's different forms of laughter.


Though there are many ways to laugh, from giggles to guffaws and from chuckles to cackles, it turns out that we humans laugh at the strangest things. And it's more than just the latest David Sedaris book or episode of "Saturday Night Live" that has us doubled over -- only about 90 percent of our laughter is related to jokes or humor. You yourself probably haven’t put much thought into the different ways you laugh, or why.

So what are some other situations that get us laughing.
 

The first is etiquette laughter. We’ve all been there.
Your boss cracks some terrible joke and you feel the need to laugh hysterically - to be polite - even though you are crying on the inside.

 
 
 

The second is nervous laughter.

Like when the nude model shows up to your art class and you find yourself shaking behind the easel trying to stifle your giggling
 
 
 

The third is Pigeon laughter.

Your out for a walk with you friend when something falls from the sky. You're splattered, you're friend is untouched.This event is anything but funny to you, yet your friend can't stop laughing. Its laughing without opening your mouth.

 
 
 
 
 

The fourth is Silent laughter.


OK those of us who have worked in cubicles, the silent laughter is a skill we've perfected so that we can look at funny web sites and videos at work.
 
 
 

And finally the fifth is Belly laughter. The most honest laughter.

The kind of laughter that has us rolling on the floor, clutching our bellies and laughing for air. 

Carolyn Birmingham said " A smile starts on the lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A chuckle comes from the belly; But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, Overflows and bubbles all around".
Let's begin or end our day with a hearty laugh in any which way you desire but laugh u must

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