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11-06-2009, 08:30 AM
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The difference is that these types of accidents are/were not intended, nor staged for comic amusement or your pleasure.
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do you mind me asking what you year you joined the academy? i hear that entry into the laugh police is quite stringent  |
11-06-2009, 08:33 AM
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The difference is that these types of accidents are/were not intended, nor staged for comic amusement or your pleasure.
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Jesus Christ! So now you can only laugh at things that were intended to be funny? If I ever see you, please remind me to turn around and head in the opposite direction. No way in hell do I want to be anywhere near that black cloud hovering over your head. |
11-06-2009, 08:48 AM
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do you mind me asking what you year you joined the academy? i hear that entry into the laugh police is quite stringent |
1968. During the TET Offensive. That was a laugh-er too. |
11-06-2009, 08:52 AM
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Jesus Christ! So now you can only laugh at things that were intended to be funny? If I ever see you, please remind me to turn around and head in the opposite direction. No way in hell do I want to be anywhere near that black cloud hovering over your head.
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Tell me, do you find doing something for laughs that results in unintended pain and suffering funny? If so... maybe you are inclined towards sadomasochistic tendencies?  |
11-06-2009, 09:24 AM
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Tell me, do you find doing something for laughs that results in unintended pain and suffering funny? If so... maybe you are inclined towards sadomasochistic tendencies? |
It depends on the degree of pain and suffering.
For example: One of my good friends accidentally stabbed another one of our friends in the leg (and by stabbed in the leg, I mean 6 inch blade buried to the hilt in his calf). At the time, it was not funny - we were freaked out. Once he got patched up we all had a pretty good laugh out of it, and continue to laugh about it to this day.
So yes, we all (including the person stabbed) laughed at his pain and suffering because of the stupidity of the situation. |
11-06-2009, 09:58 AM
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It depends on the degree of pain and suffering.
For example: One of my good friends accidentally stabbed another one of our friends in the leg (and by stabbed in the leg, I mean 6 inch blade buried to the hilt in his calf). At the time, it was not funny - we were freaked out. Once he got patched up we all had a pretty good laugh out of it, and continue to laugh about it to this day.
So yes, we all (including the person stabbed) laughed at his pain and suffering because of the stupidity of the situation.
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Sounds like none of you learned very much from the experience. |
11-06-2009, 10:00 AM
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Sounds like none of you learned very much from the experience. |
How do you figure? |
11-06-2009, 10:01 AM
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How do you figure?
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That you would still find such a serious accident with perhaps very serious consequences comic. |
11-06-2009, 10:04 AM
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I have a love/hate relationship with videos like this. I refuse to let the kids watch America's "Funniest" Home Videos anymore (like the kids going over the handlebars on their faces and falling off skateboards and breaking bones stuff. I don't want my kids thinking that is funny). EY, if I knew for sure that no one was hurt, I would think that was a riot myself, but I always cringe at the thought of someone being hurt. I cannot however, imagine how many times that person was fired once they cleared that mess up.
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Webmommy- American's Funniest Videos has a rule that in order to submit your video the people involved cannot have been hurt while it was being made. Every once in a while I do catch it... and don't find much of it funny anyway. However the cats/dogs doing silly things (like attacking a mouse on a TV program) do tend to crack me up. Nut shots, on the other hand... not so much. |
11-06-2009, 10:11 AM
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That you would still find such a serious accident with perhaps very serious consequences comic.
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There was no serious consequence besides some stiches and antibiotics.  . Certain people learned they should be much more careful with knives and now they can laugh about the situation.
Again, you sound like a real riot to be around. I'm glad you enjoy living under your black cloud. Quit trying to pull others into it. |
11-06-2009, 11:28 AM
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Kinda reminds me of the old joke -
What's a redneck's last words? Hey, watch this!
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11-06-2009, 06:24 PM
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I give up. You've clearly had your sense of humor surgically removed at some point. I feel sorry for you.
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11-06-2009, 06:34 PM
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kinda reminds me of the old joke -
what's a redneck's last words? Hey, hold my beer and watch this!
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11-06-2009, 09:30 PM
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I give up. You've clearly had your sense of humor surgically removed at some point. I feel sorry for you.
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Nothing the least bit funny about death or serious physical injury. |
11-07-2009, 02:33 AM
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Nothing the least bit funny about death or serious physical injury.
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Wow. Lighten up! |
11-07-2009, 06:54 AM
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Its not funny, but it is..! |
11-07-2009, 07:13 AM
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Wow. Lighten up!
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Now that's sage advice from someone using a 'Let Me Annoy You Today' moniker. |
11-07-2009, 08:28 AM
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Now that's sage advice from someone using a 'Let Me Annoy You Today' moniker. |
have you figured out yet that you are the stick in the mud?  |
11-07-2009, 08:48 AM
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have you figured out yet that you are the stick in the mud? |
I figured that out the first hour of the first day I selected my career. 
Playing Mother Hen to the incredulously stupid is not without it's rewards though. |
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