Do you laugh when people hurt themselves doing stupid things?

[Joe Fields]

When I watch those programs that show people doing X-treme sports, and they end up hurting themselves, I usually laugh and say, "That's what they get."

Is that wrong? Am I alone on this, or do you do the same?

[fizzgig]

1. you're not alone

i laugh when people hurt themselves being stupid too. i usually cringe, but i'm still laughing.

[Joe Fields]

2. Guess it's just you and me...(crickets chirping)

[Orsino]

33. It's not necessarily something to be ashamed of.

There's an element of recognition in it, maybe, and the laughter can be a release of tension. Pure schadenfreude is not a beast we should feed, though.

[SKKY]

3. You bet I do...

...and never louder that at myself...

[Joe Fields]

4. One of those people who laugh and cry at the same time, when

you hurt yourself doing something stupid? Me too.

[SKKY]

16. I only cry as long as it hurts, then on reflection, usually laugh my ass off...

...at my own clumsiness/stupidity.

[achtung_circus]

5. Of course,

it's what makes the Darwin Awards so popular.

[jgraz]

6. Not usually, but there was this one time when this moron choked on a pretzel...

[SKKY]

17. That's funny, because there was this one time when a moron fell off a Segway...

...and busted his ass. I had to laugh. It was funny.

[kedrys]

7. "Injured while proving himself wrong"

Best. Movie. Line. Evah. :rofl:

From RocketMan.

I usually get a giggle out of stuff like that as long as they're not maimed, disfigured or otherwise permanently damaged.

[Monk06]

8. Yes unless it involves broken teeth

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[JackBeck]

9. We watch "America's Funniest Home Videos" every Sunday night.

Although sometimes, it makes our balls hurt.

[Joe Fields]

10. That's what I'm talking about; extreme stunts on t.v.

Motorcyclists who jump 20 buses and miss the ramp, or bicyclists who try and set speed records fllying down a mountainside at 100 m.p.h., when all of a sudden their bike disintegrates, or skateboarders doing extreme stunts, and rack themselves good, or crack their head on the pavement. I laugh at all of them, cheer them on, actually, because without people doing these things there would be less entertainment.

[Lilyhoney]

11. Sometimes it is the only way to cheer me up. nt

[Joe Fields]

13. I can relate.

[LynzM]

12. No....

I have a very hard time watching people hurt or embarrass themselves, which helps explain why I enjoy so little of what's on TV right now, and why I can't watch or listen to Bush speak.

[graywarrior]

14. Same here, LynzM

[Joe Fields]

15. I am very sympathetic to people who accidently get injured.

But when it comes to performing idiotic stunts that have an element of physical risk, I have to laugh when things don't turn out right.

[supernova]

18. Only if know they weren't seriously hurt

If as they say around here, it "only hurt their pride," then yes I laugh. :D

In most situations though, I'm very empathetic and wierdly, I will even change the channel or look away if a character is doing something really embarassing, never mind a real person! :P

[Downtown Hound]

19. It really depends on just how stupid the stunt was

and how badly they got hurt. But yes, I have been known to laugh at some of them. Like the idiot that stuck his head in the mouth of a crocodile. The best argument for abortion in the world as far as I'm concerned, and he lived, so hell yeah it was funny!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k05zIX4HW9c

[Skittles]

20. no

and I find it disturbing people find it entertaining

[Left Is Write]

21. No. I don't like to watch people hurt themselves.

It's one of the reasons I can't stand "America's Funniest Home Videos."

[WildEyedLiberal]

22. Me either. God I hate that show

Most of the people on AFHV aren't even doing anything "stupid," either; they're just playing a normal sport or playing with a dog, and then suddenly LOLZ!!! the batter hits the ball and it hits a guy in the nuts! Or the dog decides to suddenly bite them! Hahahahah because people doing perfectly normal activities like playing baseball or petting a dog and then getting injured is so hilarious!

What a puerile, sadistic little show that is.

[Digit]

24. The opening of AFV this evening was ONLY people getting hurt.

I would rather turn off the television than watch that poor excuse for entertainment.

I have written to the station on more than one occasion.

People getting injured is not funny, and I know some of these accidents appear to have been rather serious.

[HuffleClaw]

28. whats worse is the endless parade of FUUUGYLY babies

that show is not the least bit amusing imo. well, except for the cat segments.

[Forkboy]

26. The saddest thing about AFHV

Trace Beaulieu,the main writer for AFHV, was the original voice of Crow T. Robot,and played Dr. Clayton Forrestor,on Mystery Science Theater 3000,one of the funniest shows in history.

Pretty damn sad.

[ForrestGump]

23. When they try to do them to ME, yeah, there's some amusement

Karma can be entertaining.

[Forkboy]

25. Depends

When I see a skateboarder yomp his sack on a railing...yes,I laugh.

There's other stuff that seems mean spirited,and I tend to shy away from that.If it's footage of someone who truly got hurt it tends not to be so funny.An example;I was watching a show about skydivers,and they showed footage of two skydivers trying a midair high-five.Sounds good until you realize how fast they're traveling on descent.When they met hands one of skydivers arms damn near snapped off.Now,what they did was stupid,but it was anything but funny (not too mention something the squeamish would have absolutely passed out watching).

See if you laugh at this though;

An old girlfriend told me about when she was a kid and making a snow fort.She had tunneled through the pile and was popping through the other side just as her friend went to pack down the snow with a shovel.Shovel met face.

I laughed my ass off when she told me that.It was Three Stooges quality.

Might be why she's an "old" girlfriend and not a current one. :shrug:

It's hard to explain why the things that make us laugh make us laugh.It's like porn...you know it when you see it. :)

[Joe Fields]

36. can I borrow the phrase, "yomp his sack?"

[Forkboy]

41. Feel free.

Maybe I should rephrase that. :)

[SPKrazy]

27. That is just WRONG d00d

I laugh too

but sometimes on AFV for example, those people really get hurt :cry:

and I laugh


what's wrong with me :shrug:


oh well

[Wetzelbill]

29. yes, and it's usually at myself

The best ever was Bush on the segway though. Good times.

[Mojambo]

30. Hell, I laugh when people hurt themselves doing anything, stupid or not.

I'm kind of asshole though.

[dropkickpa]

34. Yep, me too

If you are dumb enough to not only commit the stupid act, but record it for all to see, hell yeah I'm gonna laugh. I am a klutz, and I spend an inordinate amount of time laughing at myself because of the dumb-ass injuries/pratfalls that I get, so why not laugh at others?

[Heidi]

31. Nah.

Learning to snowboard broke me of laughing at "other" people's foolishness. :hi:

[Tyler Durden]

32. "IMPACT: Stories of Survival." The show for YOU and ME!

My SO and I watch it. We call it "THE DIPSHIT HOUR," people doing risky things and NOT beating the odds.

I'm serious, if you watch it, you'll love it. Especially the one with chariot drag racing where one guy's chariot catapults him OVER a power line.

Serious funny stuff here.

[Joe Fields]

37. OMG, never heard of it. But you are right. I think I would love it.

To be completely honest, though, I only laugh at people's misfortune, when they are knowingly trying to perform some kind of damned foolishness, usually involving some extreme "sport."

[Tyler Durden]

39. Then "IMPACT" is the show for YOU.

Discovery Health Channel. LOTS of broken bones for doing boneheaded things like jumping snowmobiles, extreme skiing, and skateboard racing.

[Deep13]

35. Are you wrong?! Is humor now a value judgment?

Not everything in the world is a question of right and wrong.

[Joe Fields]

38. good point.

Humor IS in the eye of the beholder.

[I Have A Dream]

40. No. It makes me very uncomfortable to watch these types of things. n/t