Sometimes, you just can’t help feeling the urge to laugh. If you allow yourself to laugh during serious moments, you may end up accidentally offending someone.
While it might not be that easy to stifle a laugh, for most people it can be done
1.Understand when it is inappropriate to laugh. (obviously that’s the main problem)
2.Check to see if others are laughing, or at least smiling a lot. If they aren’t, then remind yourself not to laugh unless they do. Or, if you see someone else laughing inappropriately (and everyone else giving that person dirty looks) then get away from them as quickly as possible, because inopportune laughter can be infectious.
3.Try pinching yourself or causing some other strong physical sensation, such as biting your inner cheek or your tongue (don’t bite too hard!)
4.Disguise a smile or laugh with a coughing fit
5.Force yourself to turn your laugh into a cry if the occasion is something sad such as a funeral
6.Open your mouth wide and let the laughter out silently without smiling; this may look odd but it works.
So very true. Sigh. The book “The Bunny Suicides” is a prime example.
Where do jokes about cloth diapers go?
Hahahaha! Totally! Ahem. I mean you are totally going to hell. Not me, I never laugh. Yeah, that’s the ticket!
Sometimes, you just can’t help feeling the urge to laugh. If you allow yourself to laugh during serious moments, you may end up accidentally offending someone.
While it might not be that easy to stifle a laugh, for most people it can be done
1.Understand when it is inappropriate to laugh. (obviously that’s the main problem)
2.Check to see if others are laughing, or at least smiling a lot. If they aren’t, then remind yourself not to laugh unless they do. Or, if you see someone else laughing inappropriately (and everyone else giving that person dirty looks) then get away from them as quickly as possible, because inopportune laughter can be infectious.
3.Try pinching yourself or causing some other strong physical sensation, such as biting your inner cheek or your tongue (don’t bite too hard!)
4.Disguise a smile or laugh with a coughing fit
5.Force yourself to turn your laugh into a cry if the occasion is something sad such as a funeral
6.Open your mouth wide and let the laughter out silently without smiling; this may look odd but it works.
the list goes: http://www.wikihow.com/Stop-Laughing-When-You-Laugh-at-Inappropriate-Times
Or…you know….people can accept things like nervous laughter. Acceptance is better than conformity.
why it’s so hard to come down on my boys–they’re so funny!
It’s GREAT to have funny kids! They grow up to be funny adults & produce funny grandchildren. Pass it on!!
And that’s why I don’t post 90% of what I find funny.