Laughter is Contagious

January 4, 2007 12:00 AM

Laughter seems to be just as contagious as yawning.

(Popcorn Post, Youtube, Old People, Babies, Southerners, A kitten, and the word "Cuteums")
posted by Lord_Pall (20 comments total)

It's probably a lot more contagious, actually.
posted by delmoi at 12:14 AM on January 4, 2007

Still not as contagious as the Syph.
posted by allen.spaulding at 12:26 AM on January 4, 2007

Yeah, I never picked up laughter from a truck stop toilet seat.
posted by Pollomacho at 12:31 AM on January 4, 2007

i always fight a yawn when i see it...
posted by wumpus at 12:39 AM on January 4, 2007

I wanted to hate the "Comedy Barn" bit, but the old guy's laugh was, actually, pretty funny. And for those impatient MeFites, the end of the routine actually features the music of Queen, rather than the Garth Brooks you were probably expecting. Which only goes to show that even Southerners (though one was from Ohio, and that don't count) will surprise you sometime.

Otherwise, I have to say, Lord_Pall, you got a lot of balls posting a baby and a kitten YouTube link to MetaFilter.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 2:21 AM on January 4, 2007

Southerners will surprise you sometime.

hey every body it happend, we made it ya'll we finally made it. praise the lord!
posted by nola at 3:05 AM on January 4, 2007

And pass the biscuits.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 3:24 AM on January 4, 2007

I'm still a sucker for this one...
posted by nj_subgenius at 5:50 AM on January 4, 2007

y'all
posted by swlabr at 5:53 AM on January 4, 2007

I'm still a sucker for this one...

Hahahahaha... I'm a sucker for that one now, too, nj_subgenius! Fantastic! And you kept it on-topic too, what with that deep-Southern accent on the mommy there at the end of the clip.

And yes, swlabr, that apostrophe placement is key. I don't know about this nola fellow: gettin' it wrong like that... I'm guessing he's from Connecticut or thereabouts.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:01 AM on January 4, 2007

i never learned to read or right good. cause i'm from south connecticut.
posted by nola at 6:23 AM on January 4, 2007

i never learned to read or right good. cause i'm from south connecticut.

South Connecticut? Isn't that, like, the median on I-95?
posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:29 AM on January 4, 2007

some people call it a median, i call it home.
posted by nola at 6:37 AM on January 4, 2007

nola, you're allright buddy, even if you don't know where to put your apostrophes.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:41 AM on January 4, 2007

t'hanks
posted by nola at 6:44 AM on January 4, 2007

What does "popcorn post" mean? A little Googling reveals that the only person here who uses that phrase is, well, you.
posted by jjg at 7:16 AM on January 4, 2007

Oddly, I don't find this very contagious.
posted by Araucaria at 7:34 AM on January 4, 2007

Popcorn Post -

Devoid of nutritional content. It's candy, just entertainment.

No deep meaning, some fun discussions, some funny videos, but that's it.
posted by Lord_Pall at 7:46 AM on January 4, 2007

of course it is. basic example - laugh tracks in sitcoms. ever notice how you start laughing at all the right times and not when you actually find something funny? GOOD comedies like Scrubs and a few others don't have laugh tracks to TELL you to laugh. i like them better.
posted by Doorstop at 8:21 AM on January 4, 2007

Awww, wook at da widdle cuteums!
posted by deborah at 1:07 PM on January 4, 2007