Dying of laughter?

SamIam · 02-11-2010, 01:24 PM

Apparently people can and do die of laughter. I find this rather hard to believe, but that's what the following news snippet claims:

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It appears that people can and do die of laughter. The 3rd century BCE philosopher Chrysippus, for example, is said to have laughed himself to death while watching the antics of a drunken donkey; and in 1410, Martin I of Aragon succumbed to a combination of indigestion and uncontrollable laughter. More recently, a UK man died of heart failure after laughing for 25 minutes at a TV show featuring a Scotsman in a kilt battling a vicious black pudding.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Died+Laughing

Undertoad · 02-11-2010, 01:39 PM

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a UK man died of heart failure after laughing for 25 minutes at a TV show featuring a Scotsman in a kilt battling a vicious black pudding.

The scene:

I was told by a British subject that this was MUCH more funny in 1975.

wolf · 02-11-2010, 03:08 PM

So, was that Tim Brooke-Taylor in all the segments, or was that Graeme Garden in blackface? Wondering mainly because of the glasses.

MPFC vs. the Blancmange was funnier.

Undertoad · 02-11-2010, 03:18 PM

I think that was Garden in blackface, and he was also the Australian.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-12-2010, 03:06 AM

Extremely unfunny.

Trilby · 02-12-2010, 06:35 AM

My older sister nearly tickled me to death when I was five (she was 12) - they all thought it was a great laugh but I was nearly killed and I told them so. The family jokes about it to this day! /disgruntled/

anyway - I'm going to send this to her as proof. so there.

Spexxvet · 02-12-2010, 09:55 AM

Patch Adams is going to be disappointed.

Gravdigr · 02-18-2010, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Extremely unfunny.

Meh.

casimendocina · 02-20-2010, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Extremely unfunny.

Disagree.

casimendocina · 02-27-2010, 04:49 PM

Just watched the Youtube clip again-still funny (even with the sound down) in spite of the appalling stereotypes.

katfiche · 02-28-2010, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

Apparently people can and do die of laughter. I find this rather hard to believe, but that's what the following news snippet claims:

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Died+Laughing

A good hearty laugh involves actions similar to vagal maneuvers, which are used to steady an arrhythmia. So yes, it is entirely possible to die from laughter, provided there is an underlying condition.

However, such a person is even more likely to suffer a heart attack from standing up too quickly, or lifting a heavy load. At that point it's just a matter of time.

_____________________________

What's the first sign of heart disease?

-> Sudden death.

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monster · 03-01-2010, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by katfiche

A good hearty laugh involves actions similar to vaginal maneuvers, which are used to steady an arrhythmia.

does that mean it's ok for me to laugh when he wants sex?

katfiche · 03-01-2010, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

does that mean it's ok for me to laugh when he wants sex?

Well, it's more considerate to do your kegel exercises instead.

monster · 03-01-2010, 08:10 PM

join date Oct 2002, 10 posts? wow -that's extreme lurking -welcome to the business end

katfiche · 03-01-2010, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

join date Oct 2002, 10 posts? wow -that's extreme lurking -welcome to the business end

hmm.... I keep getting lost? I'm a man of few words? This is a rarely used sock puppet account?? Who knows.......

...and greetings to you as well.

02-11-2010, 03:08 PM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	So, was that Tim Brooke-Taylor in all the segments, or was that Graeme Garden in blackface? Wondering mainly because of the glasses. MPFC vs. the Blancmange was funnier. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-12-2010, 03:06 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Extremely unfunny. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-12-2010, 06:35 AM	#6
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	My older sister nearly tickled me to death when I was five (she was 12) - they all thought it was a great laugh but I was nearly killed and I told them so. The family jokes about it to this day! /disgruntled/ anyway - I'm going to send this to her as proof. so there. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

02-12-2010, 09:55 AM	#7
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Patch Adams is going to be disappointed. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

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monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	join date Oct 2002, 10 posts? wow -that's extreme lurking -welcome to the business end __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-11-2010, 03:18 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I think that was Garden in blackface, and he was also the Australian.

02-27-2010, 04:49 PM	#10
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	Just watched the Youtube clip again-still funny (even with the sound down) in spite of the appalling stereotypes.

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