Dying of laughter?

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

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:

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

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.

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

Extremely unfunny. :right:

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.

Patch Adams is going to be disappointed.

xoxoxoBruce;634183 wrote:

Extremely unfunny. :right:

Meh.

xoxoxoBruce;634183 wrote:

Extremely unfunny. :right:

Disagree.

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

SamIam;634091 wrote:

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.

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What's the first sign of heart disease?

-> Sudden death.


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katfiche;638131 wrote:

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?

monster;638515 wrote:

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.

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

monster;638521 wrote:

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.

I'm all for sockpuppets.....

monster;638530 wrote:

I'm all for sockpuppets.....

Indeed, my greatest supports have always been sock puppets.

that may be where the problem lies....