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Old 30-07-2010, 12:54 PM #1
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Default Why do people find "falling over" funny. (As long as its not them!!).
Why is it funny when you see someone fall over?

If they got a finger stuck in the door, or they banged their head against something, most people sympathise, yet when they fall over it's hilarious.

Are we just cruel right through ?
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Old 30-07-2010, 01:22 PM #2
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No, I laugh at all those things
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I even find it funny if its me that falls over or whatever.

Which makes it more funny because I appear to crack up for no reason, which makes everyone else laugh more than they were already at me falling over, and then all of a sudden people cant breathe and that
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I don't like seeing old dears falling.. I hate it in fact, but yeah in general I find people falling hilarious, and the more spectacular the fall, the funnier it is!
I must admit though, I do usually make sure people are ok first before I explode into hysterics whilst pointing
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i find most of them funny. i think its just in a persons nature to laugh when someone falls over, even if you dont mean to it kind of just happens lool
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I usually don't,if they laugh as well then yeah. But if they get hurt then I don't find it funny.
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I usually don't,if they laugh as well then yeah. But if they get hurt then I don't find it funny.
Ah be honest...you must have a least a little snig gerr to yourself
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Ah be honest...you must have a least a little snig gerr to yourself
No seriously! I usually just go 'Ahhhh that must have hurt'.
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I laugh at all those things It's so funny because it's like unexpected like. And I laugh myself too.
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No seriously! I usually just go 'Ahhhh that must have hurt'.
You are a much nicer person than me...or anyone I know then
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I don't like seeing old dears falling.. I hate it in fact, but yeah in general I find people falling hilarious, and the more spectacular the fall, the funnier it is!
I must admit though, I do usually make sure people are ok first before I explode into hysterics whilst pointing
I was just going to post that i laugh at anyone falling over unless its an old dear.
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You are a much nicer person than me...or anyone I know then
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Germans have a special name for this type of humor.
Schadenfreude
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadenfreude
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It has to be very well timed in order to be funny. Marco's eviction in BB5 for instance.

Otherwise no, I don't find it inherently funny and those that do are simpletons who may aswell watch You've Been Framed for the rest of their lives.
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I laugh, think to myself "Oh shit are they ok," then return to laughing.
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Other peoples misfortunes.
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Yeah, but would you laugh if someone fell out of their wheelchair?
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