I always laugh at the wrong time..

I worked for an insurance company once and had to interview a woman who had her hair coloured for a wedding and it went wrong. She looked like the Bride of Frankenstein...I couldnt look at her. I was writing with my head down, but my shoulders were shaking and my legs were kicking under the table....

I had a picture of her partner lifting her veil off and revealing the vision underneath...and the gasp from the congregation...

Too much!!

When I was young if someone told me me to tell my Mother so-and-so had died or whatever, I'd have to hold back the laugh; apparently it is a nervous reaction. Thankfully, I grew out of it - my husband reckons he used to do the same too.

I cracked out laughing at my brothers wedding when my then toddler niece blew a raspberry.

As the woman my brother was marrying had not initially wanted any children at her wedding this made it especially funny.

Me and my other sister in law spent most of the service failing to stifle our giggles.

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Originally posted by gma:
When I was young if someone told me me to tell my Mother so-and-so had died or whatever, I'd have to hold back the laugh; apparently it is a nervous reaction. Thankfully, I grew out of it - my husband reckons he used to do the same too.

I have that nervous reaction too when someone gets hurt !! normally my children... its really bad and I'm always getting told off about it... once we were playing pitch and putt and we had told our youngest to stay behind the ball.. and low and behold I manage to hit her in the head...(couldn't do it again for a million pound) anyway, she howled.. I looked at her and had to turn away cos I laughed !! and the more I try not to laugh.. i laugh more till I cry... I'm laughing now at how awful this is.. but I really can't control it..

I once went to a Catholic service and one of the alter boys was quietly eating his candle. I had to go outside too. Laughing that hard hurts!

I think most of us have, it seems a nervous reaction thingy. I went to a schooldfriends funeral years ago, and remember 4 of us were laughing and couldn't for the life of me think what we were laughing about. We all loved our friend so much, she ran from behind a bus into a car when she was 15, we certainly didn't mean to be disrespectful.

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Originally posted by Daniel J*:
I once went to a Catholic service and one of the alter boys was quietly eating his candle. I had to go outside too. Laughing that hard hurts!

thats started me off

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Originally posted by pgtips:

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Originally posted by gma:
When I was young if someone told me me to tell my Mother so-and-so had died or whatever, I'd have to hold back the laugh; apparently it is a nervous reaction. Thankfully, I grew out of it - my husband reckons he used to do the same too.

I have that nervous reaction too when someone gets hurt !! normally my children... its really bad and I'm always getting told off about it... once we were playing pitch and putt and we had told our youngest to stay behind the ball.. and low and behold I manage to hit her in the head...(couldn't do it again for a million pound) anyway, she howled.. I looked at her and had to turn away cos I laughed !! and the more I try not to laugh.. i laugh more till I cry... I'm laughing now at how awful this is.. but I really can't control it..

My friend still reacts like that if some one falls or whatever and so does my daughter. Ironically, they both Pisces - nothing to do with it btw.

It is a nervous reaction and a way of coping with the situation. Don't worry pg.

When I got married and my hubby's full name was read out I burst out laffin

Registar
*do you take blar blar blar to be your wedded husband*

Me
*full on laughter fit*

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Originally posted by **sossy**:
When I got married and my hubby's full name was read out I bust out laffin

whats the middle names?

When me and my hubby and daughter were at my uncle's wedding, we could hear some horses in a neighbouring field, and my hubby said 'some Germans are making a film over there,' and he and my daughter burst out laughing.. I just scowled at him LOL. I don't think I have ever laughed at an inappropriate time though. Although I have said the wrong thing a few times.

I have the nervous laugh reaction as well - again usually if someone gets hurt and at funerals.

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Originally posted by china:

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Originally posted by **sossy**:
When I got married and my hubby's full name was read out I bust out laffin

whats the middle names?

there not that funny, I had just never heard them all said together before

but his middle names are Gordon Marshall << see not really funny

at my nans funeral when i was a teenager-my mom, who for some reason that day, decided she was an opera singer! well, she got ahead of herself and sang the line before everyone else did-in a high pitched voice!
i burst out laughing and couldnt stop

did i get a bollocking afterwards!

I was at a wedding years ago and in the church i let out a pffffffft, my lad heard it and we looked at each other, then the muffled snigger started leading to the muffled snigger and snorting noise, then the hot sweaty feeling when you know you shouldnt laugh, then tears staring to roll down your face and every thing is blurred and we cant hold this any longer.......BANG...the loud uncontrollable, hysterical guffawing.

We both went outside.....dont like wedding anyhow

I once went to a 2 person 'play' starring a colleague, we were late and the play was in the round surrounded by curtaining. So we didn't know the way in. Stumbling and fumbling through the curtains we just missed the stage. Found a seat and my mate took another spare seat over the way. The guy from work was quite on the erm large side, and a geigh not that that has owt to do with it, but he was a sensitive type I suppose and probably didn't appreciate our reaction.

He was frocked up in traditional Japanese Geisha dress, all white face and floaty silk. And singing his heart out. The local mayor and mayoress were in the 'audience' (about 20 people) in full jewellery and furs.

I caught me mates eye. Y'know when you get one of them full-on laughing fits where you actually can't breathe?

I couldn't go back in after the Bingo in the interval...