# Do you laugh out loud when you're by yourself? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 28, 2004, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-laugh-out-loud-when-youre-by-yourself/242403 "2004-04-28T01:17:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lynne\_kilii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lynne\_kilii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynne_kilii)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-laugh-out-loud-when-youre-by-yourself/242403/41 "2004-04-30T15:52:56Z")
I laugh by myself all the time. I do it in the car when I think of something funny, or see something a little absurd. I laugh at books, and at TV, and at anything I think is funny. Everyone around me has _started_ ignoring my laughter when I’m on the boards, but if I slow down my reading enough to tell them what’s so funny, they usually laugh too. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2004, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-laugh-out-loud-when-youre-by-yourself/242403/42 "2004-05-01T04:29:03Z")
All the time. What’s weird is that my neighbors are a family that fights all the time; I rarely hear any laughter from them – very sad, really. Whereas I live alone and am easily amused by TV, this board, etc… I think they’re basically nuts and they probably think the same of me. ---
**Author:** ![Sinshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Sinshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinshine)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-laugh-out-loud-when-youre-by-yourself/242403/43 "2004-05-01T17:37:21Z")
All right, this begs a question. Slight hijack, and I apologise, but here goes. For those of us who DO laugh out loud by ourselves, are we generally a “happy” bunch? (IE, overall, life is good) For those who don’t laugh out loud by themselves, are they generally not so pleased by life? Highly scientific survey, I know, but enquiring minds … 😛 ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-laugh-out-loud-when-youre-by-yourself/242403/44 "2004-05-01T18:54:14Z")
Of course I laugh out loud by myself. Hell, sometimes I laugh out loud _at_ myself because, let’s face it, I’m a big goober and frequently laugh-worthy. (Besides, if you can’t laugh at yourself, you have no right to laugh at other people, and I certainly have no intention of giving up laughing at other people.) Hey, if it’s funny, it’s funny, no matter who else is around. As for **sinshine** ’s theory, I suppose I’m generally a fairly happy person. ---
**Author:** ![Lobelia\_Overhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@Lobelia\_Overhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobelia_Overhill)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2004, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-laugh-out-loud-when-youre-by-yourself/242403/45 "2004-05-02T12:27:03Z")
> [@Sinshine](#): > > All right, this begs a question. Slight hijack, and I apologise, but here goes. > > For those of us who DO laugh out loud by ourselves, are we generally a “happy” bunch? (IE, overall, life is good) > > Highly scientific survey, I know, but enquiring minds … 😛 Not really, suffer from depression … actually come to think of it, aside from laughing at something funny on TV, I haven’t randomly laughed “for no reason” for a while … ---
**Author:** ![woodstock989](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f05b48/32.png) [@woodstock989](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstock989)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2004, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-laugh-out-loud-when-youre-by-yourself/242403/46 "2004-05-02T17:24:53Z")
All the time; I laugh every chance I get. If something is funny, why should you not laugh just because there’s no one else to hear it? ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-laugh-out-loud-when-youre-by-yourself/242403/47 "2004-05-02T21:25:10Z")
I tend to bust up laughing when I remember something funny or am in a situation that reminds me of something funny. Usually when I am alone. Then I have the choice of appearing like a loon or having to explain a long complicated story. Yesterday, for example, I got a pedicure. I started to laugh because I recalled the scene in dumb and dumber where Jim Carey was getting a pedicure. The problem is, once I start laughing it tends to trigger more giggles. I had to go to the restroom to stiffle the giggles. so, um, yeah, I do laugh out loud all the time. It keeps me young! ---
**Author:** ![bittersweet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bittersweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bittersweet)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-laugh-out-loud-when-youre-by-yourself/242403/48 "2004-05-02T23:34:47Z")
All the time… I also laugh out loud when I’m with others. I just find humor in a lot of things, and don’t hold back when I feel the need to laugh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-laugh-out-loud-when-youre-by-yourself/242403.md?page=2)