I heard a little about this on the tube this morning;
http://www.sciencenews.org/20010728/fob9.asp
Pretty interesting. They say that dogs do laugh. And that this laughter invites play from other pooches. 
You get no arguement from me. I love this stuff.
But the real test is; Will the SDMBr’s buy it?
Peace,
mangeorge
And what about cats? Elephants? Hyenas? Parrots? Why are we spending so much of our tax money on dogs?
Not to worry. Bush’ll chop it from the budget to pay for that huge check I got coming in the mail. :rolleyes:
Peace,
mangeorge
Yeah, who speaks (…er, laughs…?) for the cats?
I always suspected that my cat could laugh, and after reading this, I want to know for sure.
Just think, once they find out what makes cats laugh, you’ve got one helluva niche entertainment market just begging to be exploited!
It says in the article that rats laugh. Spend a little while with mine and you’ll find out they have a sense of humor!
I don’t think they laugh. Reading the article, I think, specifically, they giggle.
What I mean is there are a lot of different kinds of laughter and reasons humans laugh. A lot of human laughter is a positive reaction to the pain and absurdity of life. I don’t think dogs laugh like that. It sound more like giggling- I’m thinking of children running through sprinklers giggling with delight. That kind of laughter.
Cats? My cats make this trilling, chirping noise when they’re really delighted with something. It could be like laughter. That’s as much as I can say without a government grant.
You realize of course, that I came to this thread expecting Greyhound humor.
I was cruelly deceived.
Of course they laugh! But only if you tell good jokes. If you tell a really good one they belly-laugh and puke all over the new carpet. Trust me, I know.
-Jonathan “Greyhound Rescuer” Chance
Two guys in a van;
Bill:
“I gotta change lanes, Bob. Anything in the way?”
Bob:
“Well yeah, man. There’s a dog.”
SCREEECH CRASH BOOM TINKLE
Sixty seconds later;
Bill;
“Damn, Bob, you ran me into a bus!”
Bob;
“I told you, man. A greyhound.”
Sorry, Jonathan. That’s the only one I know. And it’s from my jr. high school days. Many years ago.
Greyhound rescuer, huh? Very cool. 
Dog racing sucks, IMO.
Peace,
mangeorge
I just want to say that the thread title sounds like one of those old comic book curses:
“Great guffawing greyhounds!”
Thanks mangeorge. I feel so validated now.
And dog racing is a pretty questionable pastime. Right up there with bullfighting.
Keep the faith, brothers and sisters!