# it's not funny but yet it feels so good...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-but-yet-it-feels-so-good/197045>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 22, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-but-yet-it-feels-so-good/197045 "2003-08-22T23:57:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![the\_duke\_69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@the\_duke\_69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_duke_69)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-but-yet-it-feels-so-good/197045/1 "2003-08-22T23:57:49Z")

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why do you laugh while being tickled?

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**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-but-yet-it-feels-so-good/197045/2 "2003-08-23T00:05:52Z")

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[Cecil on tickling](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_207.html)

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**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-but-yet-it-feels-so-good/197045/3 "2003-08-23T00:10:46Z")

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I don’t laugh. I wince.