Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Why we enjoy people's stupidity and misfortune so much
























We enjoy watching people do ridiculous things because,while growing up for some strange reason we developed the habits of laughing at peoples misfortune, a lot has influenced these habits though, when we were kids we would laugh at shows and cartoons where someone would get spanked for something stupid he or she did or probably a character running into a hayfork , door, etc. They were all funny because of the inviting clown like musicals and silly expressions on the characters faces. Probably one of the reasons we laugh at these people is because we have no personal contact or relations with them. For example you see your friends playing roughly one of them hits the other and runs, the next guy now leaps over the sofa to catch him and ends up tripping, falls face first SMAP!! into the dining table then BOO DO OP!to the tile floor rolling and squealing like a two year old kid. Obviously, i mean think about it, it would be hilarious for an audience to have seen that on T.V. Just goes to show how much the human race cares about each other.Most people watch shows or clips like this as a means of relieving stress, when there board or just in a down mood. They watch them for a few laughs and personally i think it's a healthy habit.







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