# Holeeeeeey shit... 12 cop cars in front of my house right now

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**Created:** [April 23, 2005, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holeeeeeey-shit-12-cop-cars-in-front-of-my-house-right-now/300743 "2005-04-23T08:22:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holeeeeeey-shit-12-cop-cars-in-front-of-my-house-right-now/300743/21 "2005-04-24T17:53:22Z")

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> [@boofuu](#):
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> Any idea why the laughter? Was it the woman? Maybe a nervous response?

Spontaneous laughter is usually an involuntary response; it could be completely out of shock. I remember laughing hysterically for five minutes–and then bursting into tears–after hearing that my brother in the hospital would be okay.

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**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holeeeeeey-shit-12-cop-cars-in-front-of-my-house-right-now/300743/22 "2005-04-24T18:30:22Z")

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Also, shock can drive the air from you, so instead of wailing to start with you can get a sound like ‘huh huh huh’ with gasps in between… could easily sound like laughter while being nothing of the sort. Just another theory.

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