Too much bad news, alot of it, some of it old news, some recently and a little more today. Little things, big things, old things, new things, it seems like everything. I’m the Mom. I’ve got to keep it together, but I’m tired. I need to laugh, a full body, belly aching, gasping for breath laugh. Where do you get yours?
A
P.S. I’m not one for going out much anyway and in no position financially to do the obvious and go to a comedy club.
Watching someone other than myself get their well deserved and (obviously) long delayed comeuppance.
William F. Buckley, dressed to the nines, slipping on a banana peel and landing face-first in a steaming pile of fresh horseshit.
…oh, hell, Zenster beat me to it.
The scene in The Money Pit where the bathtub falls through the ceiling and Tom Hanks commences his hysterical braying.
I’ve seen that movie at least three hundred times and I still have to pause it to catch my breath from laughter whenever that part comes on.
It is THE funniest scene ever in any movie.
Wanna laugh until your face breaks? Wanna get in a suddenly good mood?? Watch it.
Well, there’s various bits from Monty Python that always gets me going, and there’s also the sight of me naked.
That always prompts laughter, wherever I go in my naked travels.
Can’t remember where I read it–a collective biography of women adventurers–but one struck a chord. She thrived on walking all over the world, in the most hostile, arduous conditions.
She was stuck on an arid mountain pass, out of food, out of water, easy prey for armed, hostile insurrectionists, chafed sores going gangerous and carrying her child in her arms. She sat down and howled with laughter because, in her words, everything was just so bloody awful.
Oddly enough, the memory–inspiration?–has reduced me to helpless guffaws in much less dire but nontheless dismal situations. When things totally suck might as well give in and laugh about it.
It’s only really worked for piled-on dreadfulness; slow, cumulative, grinding misery is another critter. Positive music, books and movies are my best antidote then. Emphasis on positive, note: putdown humor turns like a blade and so does too much self conscious irony. YMMV but hopeful and even silly can be a shot in the arm.
Best wishes to ya. Tough times pass. They really do.
Veb
Well, there are some threads on the SDMB that have nearly killed me. Funny things said during sex. The Haiku thread. Or that story from that thread Diane started, about things that are almost too unbelievable to be true? About the guy using the hockey mask to scare his girlfriend? I remember another thread where a guy told a story about seeing one of those “Billy Bass” fish in the grocery store and screaming like a girl and running when it moved. I’ve nearly been in tears a lotta times thanks to my Doper pals. I’d start dredging up some old threads…but make sure you don’t have a full bladder first.
It sure would be helpful if I could remember thread titles or provide links, wouldn’t it? But I’ve never been known for my helpfulness.
This actually takes me two sittings to be able to finish…
Emeril vs. Cthulhu
Thank you, Fenris.
I’d like to add Friedo’s (?) bathroom story to Cranky’s list. I can’t find a link, but I’ve come across it a couple of times and had a hard time explaining myself to other people in the room.
Hard to say: It depends on my mood.
However, I usually can count on Ace Ventura or Halfbaked to get some laughs out of me.
Also, http://www.seanbaby.com has some pretty damn funny stuff. Check out the Superfriends Page, the NES Page, and the Hostess Ad page.
Also, for funny things SDMB related, you might want to check out Opalcat’s Page-O-Flames.
Thanks everyone. I’m somewhat less discouraged today. Renting some great comedy videos is an excellent idea I think I will. I remember most the threads ya’ll mentioned and I think I even have two of the ones Cranky mentioned bookmarked. So I’ll be doing some thread reading too.
Thanks again,
Abby