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When was the last time you really laughed?

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Rainbowsponge · 13/07/2024 22:41

I can’t remember Sad

Does anyone else feel like the country/world/whatever has lost its sense of humour? I feel like everything used to be more of a laugh.

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Shaketherombooga · 19/07/2024 13:58

@Rainbowsponge the idea that you have to stop laughing because your an adult is a bit depressing. Also not true.

PetulantPenguin · 18/07/2024 23:46

About an hour ago, me and DH were trying to go to bed and the kids wouldnt leave the room. I suggested loudly to DH we have a good snog sesh and couldnt srop laughing about how quickly they fled, was hilarious, did not know the 20 year old could move that fast 😂

Calliopespa · 18/07/2024 21:52

okayhescereal · 17/07/2024 20:51

I laugh almost every day these days as my 3 year old is hilarious! It's lovely to be laughing so much. Think the last time I laughed so easily was when I was on the school bus with a friend, we used to crack eachother up to the point we were silent laughing and crying. Over 20 years ago now!

That actually really hurts when you laugh like that.

Friarclose · 18/07/2024 12:07

Watching Scrubs.

It's one of my comfort shows. I've seen it countless times and it always makes me belly laugh

CaribouCarafe · 18/07/2024 11:59

In fact, two mornings ago I woke up laughing because of the dream I was having!

CaribouCarafe · 18/07/2024 11:58

Every day! But I think it's one of those things that if you really love a laugh then you'll seek one out - my friends and I share memes all the time, my DH and I goof around, I watch comedies on TV/YouTube pretty much every day. Humour was important in my family growing up, lots of patter so we all know what makes each other tickle really well and can properly make each other laugh.

I keep thinking about this one Mumsnet thread from years ago where OP was saying that her and her DH don't believe in jokes, think it's juvenile, and that she's too clever/intellectual to enjoy making jokes 😂 Meanwhile, the cleverest and happiest people I know are the ones who can make me laugh the hardest!

Lifestooshort71 · 18/07/2024 06:07

A real uncontrolled laughing fit where the tears start to fall? About 3 years ago when my grandson and I rented a pedal-car thing at a caravan site - I thought I might wet myself. Every day? Just a giggle really, if im lucky, not much worth laughing about atm.

FateReset · 18/07/2024 05:58

My kids make me laugh every day if not multiple times, sometimes unintentionally. They do the most bizarre, unexpected things.

stayathomer · 18/07/2024 01:35

Just realised the only time I really regularly laugh is at the tv- us office and modern family. Must get back playing board games with the kids more

edited to add: the people who laugh a lot with their dhes are so lucky. We used to laugh together a lot more

LonelyInDville · 18/07/2024 01:26

i laugh every day but usually it feels fake or forced. Haven’t had a serious carefree laugh in over a decade.

MysteriousUsername · 17/07/2024 23:55

Cant edit on app, but that was a couple of days ago.

MysteriousUsername · 17/07/2024 23:54

When I misheard my DS and was thoroughly confused - I thought he'd asked me who the great owl belonged to. When he waved the grey towel in my face I understood, and then laughed so much I couldn't tell him why I was laughing. He didn't find it particularly funny. I would say you had to be there, but he was! Grin

TheHuntSyndicate · 17/07/2024 22:58

Every day.

bozzabollix · 17/07/2024 22:58

I laughed today at my son being very funny. I laugh loads, we love humour in this family.

OtterMouse · 17/07/2024 22:56

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Lolatusernamesuggestions · 17/07/2024 22:55

I laughed today on my own like a dick head because I saw this meme. I laugh quite a lot. If I phone my mum we are usually in fits of giggles over something.
Edit. It's about stepping on Lego in case the meme didn't upload properly.

When was the last time you really laughed?
Alalalalalongalalalalalonglonglilong · 17/07/2024 22:53

Rainbowsponge · 13/07/2024 23:26

I’m ok thanks. I don’t mean that I don’t laugh at all - I do, just not in that belly aching way. But then neither does anybody around me, they all seem a bit humourless. Maybe it’s because we’re adults now.

To be honest I feel my friends are all a bit humourless too. We have nice chats but it's all about life or kids or whatever. I sound mean but I find that group to be increasingly dull. Not that I'm hilarious myself, but there is a fun energy lacking there. Most of my laughs come from elsewhere. We need to go out drinking together a bit more I think!

Alalalalalongalalalalalonglonglilong · 17/07/2024 22:44

greengreyblue · 13/07/2024 23:10

Just now . Watching the Going for an Indian sketch from The Fast Show.

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Just thinking about the Fast show makes me laugh. Dh and I still reference it all the time. Now that I think of it it's one of the few things that connect us right now, that shared stupid humour.

Proper belly laughs are very rare but I do laugh a lot at work. I work with kids and the things we hear crack me up. They also stress me out no end so the comic relief is needed. Also my DS11 makes me laugh a lot, he loves a good Dad joke and in fairness to him he manages to remember them and weave them appropriately into conversation.

Oblahdeeoblahdoe · 17/07/2024 22:44

I'm generally a happy person and especially love being around the DGC who always make me laugh. However, DH and I have recently started going to our local comedy club with friends and we've had tears rolling down our faces, proper aching bellies 😀 A good laugh really lifts the spirits OP so I'd recommend watching comedy programmes etc

incandescentglow · 17/07/2024 22:35

today while driving with my friend, we saw a man running after his toddler (who was flying down the road) and the dad couldnt quite catch him enough to grab him so he just pushed him over into the grass to stop him running and it was such a funny sight it had us both in tears of laughter

Noseyoldcow · 17/07/2024 22:32

Today. We laugh every day. Idiot senses of humour. A bit black at times. That's why I married him. Through 40 plus years of thick and thin we've laughed at and along with each other.

MrsSkylerWhite · 17/07/2024 22:29

Last night. Finally started watching Inside No. 9. Hated League of Gentlemen years ago and wasn’t at all keen.

Nothing else on, though so finally gave it a go. The Witch Trial one. We lolled at least 4/5 times.

Prior to that, a couple of days before when our grandson made us howl (he usually does).

We’re quite jolly people. Usually laugh about something - often each other - several times each day but my husband is quite unwell atm so opportunities are a bit more limited.

Laughter really is the best medicine (notwithstanding antibiotics).

YogaBro · 17/07/2024 22:27

The other day, when my son (accidentally) jump scared my friend, who screamed and threw his banana. We all found it very funny.

pinkspeakers · 17/07/2024 22:22

Proper uncontrollable laughing? Very very rarely since I was a child. I think I'm pretty happy, it's just not part of my personality to laugh like that.

SwordToFlamethrower · 17/07/2024 22:17

CultOfRamen · 14/07/2024 00:16

Proper belly laugh last week when partner and I attempting to unhook a lantern from inside the marquee while camping.
he was insisting I stand on his back (him on all fours) and try and reach up to unhook it.
couldn’t for the life of me get my balance it was like a scene from that ‘to me, to you’ kids show from the 90s. We were both hysterical. That kind of laugh has been a while

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