Unfortunately, loud, uncontrollable, inappropriate outbursts are not limited to my sneezing. My laughs are also show stoppers.
If I think something is funny, I will let out a loud, sharp 'ha,', normally in tandem with banging my knee or the random body part of some other poor unsuspecting unfortunate. Oh, if only such skills had been recognised in me and nurtured by my parents and I a child, I could have formed a one woman band. My dexterous, multi-tasking skills could have been put to use by blowing on a harmonica and beating a drum at the same time, and perhaps I could even have made a bit of money.
Instead, these skills seem to go unappreciated by friends and acquaintances. Often, when I look up from my 'ha', tears in my eyes from the exertion, it isn't unusual for the rest of the company to have forgotten the joke. The stare at me, shocked out of the moment by the raucousness of my laugh.
A joke is a delicate thing, needing air and light to live and breathe. My laugh, like that of many other guffawers and brayers out there, effectively smothers the joke as if I had put a pillow over its face and shook and pummeled until there wasn't a dreg of life left. When the murder is complete, I, like others of my ilk, will look around to see if everyone else enjoyed the joke just as much as I did. More often than not, I am greeted with the image of those in my company wiping the spittle of their faces and looking rather grim.
That literally puts a dampener on the evening!
What kind of laugh do you have? Are you a polite titterer, a snorter, a guffawer, a giggler or a chortler?
13 comments:
One of my daughters has a laugh like that, but instead of stilling everyone else's laughter, I find it makes the rest of us laugh harder--first at the joke, and then at her belly laugh. She's a tiny little thing and her laugh must start at her toes to come out so strong. Personally, I would much rather hear your "HA" than a polite little titter. When I can startle a laugh out of someone with something I've said or written, I wear it as a badge of honor.
Judy
I'd never thought about such different kinds of laughter. Thanks for raising my awareness during this A to Z challenge month.
Ann Best, Long Journey Home
I am afraid I tend to be more of a chortler. Or maybe a guffawer. Most things make me laugh and I find life quite funny. Great post.
I can do the small laugh; I can laugh big! My daughter has a deep laugh. When she was little we took her to a Jim Carrey movie...her laugh caused the row ahead of us to turn around. They loved hearing her deep belly laugh~ I like you aren't like everyone else~!
I am one of those quiet sneezers and laughers. But there are times when I laugh so hard I can't catch my breath, tears run down my cheeks, my mouth aches from the extreme activity and I think I am going to suffocate. That doesn't happen too often and for that small mercy I Thank God!!!!
giggler, mostly. thanks for stopping by beautiful chaos. nice to meet another writer.
When something is funny, really funny, I can positively howl so loud my ribs will ache. I believe that's what's known as a "belly laugh." Love it when that happens too.
lol. I don't know- but I do know my mother and I have almost the same laugh. I wonder if its hereditary?
Hahaha! I've never actually thought about it. I must gauge my laughe next time.
I'm am a giggler, but I can so relate to your sneezing! People often jump in their seats when I sneeze, it's more than a little embarrassing.
Great post, I just love your blog. :)
Think you need to post an audio of your sneeze!
I doubt it's as bad as you say. I've done a few "ha's", but my really uproarious laugh is a high-toned "hee hee hee." I know, bad description, but for me when I go all out laughing, everyone laughs more.
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