# Am I going to hell for laughing my ass off at these pictures? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 13, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117 "2013-10-13T04:02:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117/81 "2013-10-15T21:22:02Z")
> [@AnaMen](#): > > You’re seriously going to defend laughing at mentally handicapped people now? As **jsgoddess** noted, we’re laughing at _you_. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117/82 "2013-10-15T22:02:18Z")
> [@AnaMen](#): > > You’re seriously going to defend laughing at mentally handicapped people now? > Wow. No, I’m defending laughing _with_ the handicapped. ---
**Author:** ![AnaMen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117/83 "2013-10-15T22:06:02Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > As **jsgoddess** noted, we’re laughing at _you_. I’d rather be laughed at by people like you than be you. Claiming that the object of your scorn has no sense of humor is the classic battle-cry of bullies everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117/84 "2013-10-15T23:15:00Z")
Ah. She was wearing a bra over her pink shirt. That’s why it looked so funny. I just still wonder why she walked out there alone when she was with a group of friends for the walk. The one report speculates that she went on the bridge to take a picture. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117/85 "2013-10-15T23:55:29Z")
> [@AnaMen](#): > > Claiming that the object of your scorn has no sense of humor is the classic battle-cry of bullies everywhere. Being intent on unnecessarily taking offense is a reliable indicator of having a giant stick up one’s butt. ---
**Author:** ![AnaMen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117/86 "2013-10-16T00:35:18Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Being intent on unnecessarily taking offense is a reliable indicator of having a giant stick up one’s butt. Clearly offense is intended when people say they are laughing at me, calling me a humorless prig, and claiming I’m handicapped. I’m not offended, because not being popular with people that laugh at the misfortunes of others is actually a compliment. So thanks! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117/87 "2013-10-16T00:47:51Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Being intent on unnecessarily taking offense is a reliable indicator of having a giant stick up one’s butt. WooHoo! Nice. 30 - love. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117/88 "2013-10-16T00:49:15Z")
> [@AnaMen](#): > > Clearly offense is intended when people say they are laughing at me, calling me a humorless prig, and claiming I’m handicapped. I’m not offended, because not being popular with people that laugh at the misfortunes of others is actually a compliment. > So thanks! Double fault!! Game, set, match. Jackmannii. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117/89 "2013-10-16T03:39:45Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > As opposed to being a self-righteous prig? > > It beats that any day. > [@AnaMen](#): > > Laughing at yourself and laughing at someone else are not the same thing. > This is usually gone over in kindergarten. > [@silenus](#): > > As **jsgoddess** noted, we’re laughing at _you_. > [@AnaMen](#): > > I’d rather be laughed at by people like you than be you. > > Claiming that the object of your scorn has no sense of humor is the classic battle-cry of bullies everywhere. > [@Jackmannii](#): > > Being intent on unnecessarily taking offense is a reliable indicator of having a giant stick up one’s butt. > [@AnaMen](#): > > Clearly offense is intended when people say they are laughing at me, calling me a humorless prig, and claiming I’m handicapped. I’m not offended, because not being popular with people that laugh at the misfortunes of others is actually a compliment. > So thanks! Okay, this conversation is now going into territory beyond the rules of IMHO. You should all move to the Pit from here on. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117/90 "2013-10-16T04:06:53Z")
Am I the only one who can’t see the peril in this situation? She was standing on something that’s basically shaped like a ladder. Awkward, sure. Embarrassing, absolutely. After 20 minutes, maybe even uncomfortable. But dangerous? Nah, plenty of people have stood on a ladder for that long without anything bad happening. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117/91 "2013-10-16T04:10:56Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Okay, this conversation is now going into territory beyond the rules of IMHO. You should all move to the Pit from here on. Oh, you’re no fun **at all**. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![AnaMen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117/92 "2013-10-16T04:20:54Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Okay, this conversation is now going into territory beyond the rules of IMHO. You should all move to the Pit from here on. Is it because the opinions are not humble enough? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117/93 "2013-10-16T11:21:01Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Am I the only one who can’t see the peril in this situation? She was standing on something that’s basically shaped like a ladder. Awkward, sure. Embarrassing, absolutely. After 20 minutes, maybe even uncomfortable. But dangerous? Nah, plenty of people have stood on a ladder for that long without anything bad happening. Well, her bra was on the outside of her shirt, creating an illusion of increased peril. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117/94 "2013-10-16T17:40:13Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > If it were my mom up there, I would be sick to my stomach with terror while she was in danger. Once she was down, I would never, ever stop laughing at her. My last words to her on her deathbed would likely be, “At least there’s no drawbridges around here.” Love it 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-to-hell-for-laughing-my-ass-off-at-these-pictures/671117.md?page=4)