Hardest thing ever? Controlling your laughter at serious times ...

[MindMover]

I was howling in Grand Budapest Hotel and could not stop laughing, my partner was nudging me saying I was the only one laughing ... I did not even notice ...

[Arcanetrance]

1. Fuck I know what you mean I can't help but laugh at inappropriate times

Few years ago I laughed at my grandfather's funeral mostly because in my mind he had been dead for 10 years the alzheimers and dementia riddled she'll of him wasn't him. But the hell I took because no one understood my thoughts.

[Tripper11]

2. Elaine + Pez + Piano Recital

[Ptah]

3. Chuckles the Clown's Funeral

[magical thyme]

5. 1st thing that came to my mind...

[cyberswede]

8. Classic!

A little song, a little dance
A little seltzer down your pants

At my grandma's funeral, my 7 siblings and I (all adults) were all sitting together, and the minister mispronounced my grandma's nickname, so we all got the painful, try-to-keep-silent giggles that wouldn't stop. The whole pew was shaking. I guess it was cathartic (yet mortifying).

[LeftOfSelf-Centered]

4. It's called the Giggle Loop

What's a Giggle Loop? No, don't ask. To know about the Giggle Loop is to become part of the Giggle Loop.

It's from the BBC show "Coupling" (Season 1 Episode 3: Sex, Death and Nudity). Unfortunately the BBC seems to have cracked down on YouTube posts of excerpts from its shows, so the scene isn't up there anymore. Therefore I was only able to find it at an alternative source:

http://www.snotr.com/video/6244/The_Giggle_Loop

[cyberswede]

7. Coupling was a hilarious show.

Brilliant.

[LeftOfSelf-Centered]

13. Yes!

One of my all time favourite shows.

[Codeine]

22. I clicked on this thread to post exactly that.

Damn but that was a great series.

[hedgehog]

6. My children refuse to go to the movies with me anymore because

I tend to get involved and make noises - especially during scary scenes!

[GreenEyedLefty]

9. I do this often... .

Most recently at a mandatory all-hands meeting. The big boss is known for his propensity to play pocket pool. During the meeting I texted my co-worker that it was obvious he couldn't wait to break the rack, if you know what I mean. She almost lost it, and of course I couldn't resist joining in. The quieter and more serious the event, the harder you laugh. It's like Murphy's law.

[Sweet Freedom]

10. Hey! That was a funny movie

so maybe everyone else just needs a better sense of humor.

[libodem]

11. My family

Was at a big fancy serious Catholic wedding. I was seated next to my brother. When the priest lifted the challis to take a sip, my brother made several glugging noises in his throat. Then we both got the giggles. It was murder to suppress it. It was awful not to make a noise but we didn't.
It made it much worse to have a conspirator. I'd feel him shake with laughter and try to control it and that would start it again.

[charlie and algernon]

12. There is nothing wrong with laughing during Grand Budapest Hotel, it was funny!

There were a couple women in my audience who had very loud laughs and they laughed throughout the movie. It added to the experience, lol.

Comedy and horror movies are the two exemptions where it's ok to laugh/scream/etc.

[flying rabbit]

14. At my swearing in ceremony to the Army

when the line "I, state your name, do solemnly swear..." came out of the mouth of the officiating official, all I could think of was the scene from "Animal House" where the pledges all say "I, state your name". Barely made it through that sucker.

[840high]

15. At a concert in

Carnegie Hall - I was asked to leave.

[elleng]

17. HA! What was so funny,

or nothing???

[840high]

19. I was on a blind date and my

nerves got the best of me.

[elleng]

20. Gotcha!

[elleng]

16. Yes it is,

but neither I nor anyone else in the theater thought that movie was funny (except my friend, who fortunately didn't laugh out loud much!)

[MindMover]

18. Wow, the movie was so sarcastic it was hilarious .... nt

[RobinA]

21. Used to Happen A Lot

Back in the day when I was in college I was at a production of Godspell. It's a pretty buoyant show, but at the end they enact a crucifixion. Needless to say, it's solemn. The scene starts up, the audience is dead silent, and this guy in the audience burps. I completely lost it, and the continued dead silence of the audience just made it worse and worse. So here I am laughing hysterically and trying not to as Christ is being crucified. I thought it would never end.