QotD: No Laughing Matter
What do you think is too serious to joke around about?
Nothing. That's why we have "dark humour."
The Little Miss Priss side of me wants to say, war, death, disease, crime... but in truth we use humour all the time to cope with these things. If we don't see even a glimmer of humour in a situation then we are destined be forever glum about something as there is always something unpleasant happening. Therefore I feel humour is never not called for.
You do not have to agree with me.
However, we are probably horribly mismatched as neighbours if you can't see at least a bit of logic here.
Seriously. heh.
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Humour is a coping mechanism.
Very true, Emjay. And a healthy one at that. :)
Funnily enough I had this same conversation just yesterday with a friend of mine who has also lost a parent young. We were laughing at the totally inappropriate things we said or did when they were in intensive care. How if you told anyone else what you'd done they'd be horrified at the callousness of it, but sometimes you gotta laugh.....or you'd cry!
Now I am a massive Steve Irwin fan and this had me smiling lots. I cannot get over how clever (twisted??!!) some people are in coming up with jokes so quickly after a celebrity has died, certainly this is the case in the UK, and within hours the jokes are being e-mailed all over. Very funny they are too!
I love dark humour, some British comedies are just superb. The only humour I do not like is when it is deliberately being cruel and nasty. I was reading Perez Hilton online (hmmm, shouldn't admit that!) and there was a really scathing comment about someone who had recently had a miscarriage. He wrote something he obviously thought was funny and it was just cruel. Way below the belt.
But yes.....laughter really is the best medicine.
Sxxxxxxx
Glad you feel the same. :)
But here you are right or "wrong" still bringing mirth into people's lives. I disagree with that guy. No sense of humour.
I see your point (about wildlife folks) and raise you one! :)
Maya! Welcome, friend! Good to see you!