So why is it so funny when people fall down?

[skygazer]

There's no denying it is - but why is it? Opinions, please.

[LibraLiz1973]

1. Are you fucking mocking me???

:rofl:


I don't know, it just is. Unless somone gets real hurt. Then it isn't funny at all.

[skygazer]

6. I wouldn't think of mocking you!

But it is, isn't it?

And sometimes (I hate to say it) even when someone gets hurt. My house is old and tilted and on a hillside and sometimes when my SO is a little tipsy, I can picture him toppling over, hitting the bank of windows on the downhill side and tumbling over the slope.

And I swear, I know I'd be laughing my ass off if he did (while I called 911 and fetched a block and tackle to rescue him).

:rofl:

[LibraLiz1973]

7. Naughty girl!!

:rofl:

[SteppingRazor]

2. Schadenfreude, of course

[redqueen]

3. Cause it's not you?

I don't know, but it's so true.

I was amazed that when I busted my ass the other day, my daughter didn't so much as crack a smile... and I pulled a load of crap onto myself as I fell. She just walked over, asked if I was all right, and helped me up... awwwwww

:loveya:

[texas1928]

4. that was nice.

I would at least asked "Have a nice trip?"

[Danger Mouse]

5. As Mel Brooks once said...

'Tragedy is when I cut my finger.
Comedy is when YOU fall into an open sewer and die.'
or something along those lines.

[Fire Walk With Me]

8. Equal rights for the gravity-challenged!