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Something that made you properly laugh?

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dreeeamingbutawake · 13/04/2023 23:03

Me… Dh’s dad arriving at the holiday rental when it was dark, which had its own swimming pool. Us switching the lights on and coming out to him only to hear a splash and he’d fallen into the pool, suitcase and all! I still laugh a lot thinking about it years later.

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Jeds55 · 14/04/2023 22:24

My just turned 5 year old asking me if I'd fed my eyebrows when I attempted to wear make up last week

Jeds55 · 14/04/2023 22:27

And from the distant past - my dad falling whilst chasing us kids with a super soaker water pistol. It wasn't so much the fall but the way he rolled around on the floor for ages afterwards really milking it with the gun by his side. I'm laughing now

Ultravox · 14/04/2023 22:29

A freak thunderstorm whenever we were on holiday with friends years ago. There was an incredible crack of thunder and my friend’s husband actually jumped Scooby Doo style into my husband’s arms. Utterly hilarious.

Galaxyinmypocket · 14/04/2023 22:34

I agree with the poster who mentioned the Screaming in the Sistine chapel thread!
Could not breathe with that.

Our cat was once on the bench next to a thin carrier bag, he got spooked at something and jumped off the bench but at the same time had one handle caught around his neck. He was racing around the house like mad, absolutely terrified of the bag and not knowing what the hell was going on. From our perspective though, all we could see was this very fast super hero cat absolutely racing around the house, up and down the stairs with his cape on 🤣
Me and my son could not even stand upright we were laughing so hard.

Splodgerbodgerbadger · 14/04/2023 22:39

Years ago while working at Morrisons they used to say things over the tannoy about visiting the various departments in the store, like fresh food or the butchers. One day she said, ‘while in store why not visit our crumpet department’, then it suddenly cut off. I was killing myself laughing she never lived that one down.

she had meant to say the bakery department with fresh crumpets.

Poochnewbie1 · 14/04/2023 22:43

Tessisme · Today 09:23
At a National Trust place with DP. He disappeared and I eventually found him hanging over a 2ft hedge. He was kind of swaying about with the hedge with his arms dangling over the front.

Me: Um, what are you doing DP?

DP: WTF do you think I'm doing? I'm falling over this hedge.

Then he was pissed off because I was laughing too much to help him off the hedge. He said he just turned round suddenly and lost his balance and landed on top of the hedge. Then he couldn't get a grip on anything to help him off. God, I'm laughing now🤣🤣🤣

this one is my absolute favourite!! I’m crying real tears

Charlottewebsbabies · 14/04/2023 22:54

Years ago when I first got with dp,I was mucking about and accidentally smacked him in the bollocks

He jack-knived

About 4 hours later,I was telling my dd what id done,with matching arm movements dp (who was next to me) moved,and i whacked him in the bollocks again!

I was crying with laugher-8 years on he's starting to see the funny side-just

Aposterhasnoname · 14/04/2023 22:55

I was accompanying a pest controller on his rounds at the building where I worked. We were in a small side room with a very low ceiling when he opened up a wall inspection hatch and stuck his hand in to get to the trap inside. A mahoosive cockroach shot out, straight up his sleeve. He let out the most piercing scream I’ve ever heard, and jumped a foot in the air, his head left a perfectly round dint in the ceiling tiles. I’m crying now at the memory of him ripping his shirt off screeching “get it off me”. He’s in my phone contact list as cockroach man to this day.

mamaduckbone · 14/04/2023 22:58

My 89 year old mum trying out her new cordless hoover accompanied by 'I want to break free'. You had to be there but it did make me cry with laughter.

UnalliterativeGeorge · 14/04/2023 23:09

DS went in one of those egg cup spinner things at the playground and decided he didn't like it after a couple of spins. Every time he tried to get out it would spin faster so he started shouting "help me" every time he went by but I was laughing so much I couldn't get him out for a good five minutes. Still makes me laugh every time we see one in a playground.

Thearex · 14/04/2023 23:15

My Dsis and I had helpless tears of laughter watching BiL battling with some helium balloons including one huge one of spider man. - He was trying to get them all into the boot of the car on a windy day & every time he had carefully & delicately about managed it, the sensor on the boot lid opened it again and out popped spiderman. ...I think you had to be there.

My Sister and I laugh together a lot, it's something that I really value. She only has to catch my eye and I'm gone. DM is always accusing us of cackling. One of my fond memories of my grandfather was that he used to giggle, it was so infectious.

DP makes me laugh too, he is so quick witted, especially with word play.

pinkpotatoez · 14/04/2023 23:15

When I was about 16 went on the mechanical bull rides with my friend at a local fair she laughed so much she pissed herself like fully down to the ankles. She was so pissed off and walked the whole 20 minute journey to the bus stop with her legs literally crossed hobbling, it took us ages to get there and I was silent belly laughing the whole way, any time she caught me laughing she muttered "it's not funny" and that set me off even more. It was the fact she was trying to conceal the huge wet patch by crossing her legs as if that didn't draw more attention to herself 😂 called her pissy knickers forever after that😂

CelticSong · 14/04/2023 23:21

literallyarabbit · 14/04/2023 17:40

OMG this is the best, even the cat has had enough of this pronoun crap! Can’t stop laughing, total left hook!

PinkRiceKrispies · 14/04/2023 23:24

A thread on here a while ago about embarrassing moments.
A lady went to a hospital appointment and was very nervous. The consultant put her at ease by joking around and soon there was a lot of banter between them.
He then said to her 'Make a face ' and then turned away.
She pulled her most craziest face and when he turned back, he stuttered at her saying 'What are you doing?!' and she replied with 'Making a face like you said!'
He then roars with laughter and said 'I said, make a FIST so your bloods can be taken!'
Apparently he was laughing so much another doctor had to come in and take over!
Made me weep with laughter

waysways · 14/04/2023 23:25

Family holiday at the beach and my grandma was stood on the shore watching the water come in and out (you know where it feels like your moving after watching it for so long), she lost her balance and fell over and then kept getting washed up and down the shore with the water. Every time she rolled she shouted a member of the family (ones that weren't even there, as she frequently did). We were all crying laughing so much we couldn't do anything. Think she got through the whole family tree before one of us helped her up. She's gone now bless her, but that one still cracks me up to this day.

PauliesWalnuts · 14/04/2023 23:38

I was driving down a narrow road this week - terraced houses on both sides and a lot of double parking going on. I had to stop and let someone slowly reverse park in front. As I glanced to my right I saw a little old man grinning away stood in the window of one of the houses so I gave him a little wave. He didn’t acknowledge it so I waved a bit harder. Still no response. Odd.

It wasn’t until I drove past that I realised I’d been frantically waving at a life sized cardboard cut-out of Danny De Vito of all people. I laughed all the way home…

AccidentallyFabulous · 14/04/2023 23:57

A friend of mine had a new mobility scooter. It was quite an upgrade from his previous model apparently. Soon after he got it I saw him in town, moving at high speed, waved hello and he shouted "I can't stop!" and disappeared round the corner.

Friend has since died and TO THIS DAY I still don't know whether he meant 'can't talk now, I'm in a rush' or 'help me! I'm out of control!'

(Same friend drove me in his marvellous Morgan to my wedding. We were early so ended up doing a couple of slow laps of the town, top down, with him shouting "does anyone want to marry this woman? She's been left at the altar" while my dad pissed himself laughing in the seat beside me.)

ChorleyFMcominginyourears · 14/04/2023 23:57

PauliesWalnuts · 14/04/2023 23:38

I was driving down a narrow road this week - terraced houses on both sides and a lot of double parking going on. I had to stop and let someone slowly reverse park in front. As I glanced to my right I saw a little old man grinning away stood in the window of one of the houses so I gave him a little wave. He didn’t acknowledge it so I waved a bit harder. Still no response. Odd.

It wasn’t until I drove past that I realised I’d been frantically waving at a life sized cardboard cut-out of Danny De Vito of all people. I laughed all the way home…

Omg I'm silently shaking laughing in bed at this and woke up my husband and couldn't even tell him why I was laughing because I'm still laughing 😂 that's amazing!

wildflowersdontcarewheretheygrow · 14/04/2023 23:59

PinkRiceKrispies · 14/04/2023 23:24

A thread on here a while ago about embarrassing moments.
A lady went to a hospital appointment and was very nervous. The consultant put her at ease by joking around and soon there was a lot of banter between them.
He then said to her 'Make a face ' and then turned away.
She pulled her most craziest face and when he turned back, he stuttered at her saying 'What are you doing?!' and she replied with 'Making a face like you said!'
He then roars with laughter and said 'I said, make a FIST so your bloods can be taken!'
Apparently he was laughing so much another doctor had to come in and take over!
Made me weep with laughter

This is hilarious

Wetnwindy · 15/04/2023 00:00

Looking for my glasses at work and a resident with dementia pointed at my head …I was actually wearing them …hilarious for me and resident 😊

ChaChaRealSmooth · 15/04/2023 00:02

When my Nan sat on a fabric deck chair and her bum started sliding through the gap of the bottom and back pieces, the further she slid the more the chair closed on her until it fell over.

Caramelsmadfuzzytail · 15/04/2023 00:03

Sam smiths recent pic in the newspapers. It's highly amusing in the daily fail.

popcornfrenzy · 15/04/2023 00:06

Galaxyinmypocket · 14/04/2023 22:34

I agree with the poster who mentioned the Screaming in the Sistine chapel thread!
Could not breathe with that.

Our cat was once on the bench next to a thin carrier bag, he got spooked at something and jumped off the bench but at the same time had one handle caught around his neck. He was racing around the house like mad, absolutely terrified of the bag and not knowing what the hell was going on. From our perspective though, all we could see was this very fast super hero cat absolutely racing around the house, up and down the stairs with his cape on 🤣
Me and my son could not even stand upright we were laughing so hard.

This had me in tears - super hero cat 🤣🤣

evtheria · 15/04/2023 00:15

This week:

www.instagram.com/reel/CqTRAuxjuU1/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

@UnalliterativeGeorge I would've been stood there in tears laughing, utterly unhelpful