Could
it be funny what makes you cry too?
The misfortunes of others have always provided a great source of comedic
material. The escapades of the famous silent screen actors illustrate this
point. The near obliteration of many a cartoon character adds credence to my
theory. How many of us have laughed our heads off when some unsuspecting
character gets hit with a custard pie, gets whacked across the head by a
swinging plank, slips on the proverbial banana or hit on the head by a falling
brick? The movie "Home alone" made continual use of all these ancient
comedic actions.
Only the other day whilst wearing my DIY costume I fell off my ladder and ended
up sprawled across the floor covered from head to toe in white ceiling paint.
Hearing my loud expletive as I crashed to the ground my wife rushed to my aid.
"Are you alright?" "Yes, I think so." I replied and we both
burst into uncontrollable laughter.
Later as she held my hand as I lay in the hospital bed we were both crying.
But she couldn't hear my wails of anguish. I was in a coma.
Ron
Smerczak
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Name |
Comment |
Date |
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Mandy |
Ooops! This is funny-sad.
Well done! Points 4 - Pretty close to perfect. I was captivated |
2008-02-04 |
|
James |
You show me yours and I'll show
you mine? |
2008-02-05 |
|
Louis |
Excellent! You managed to bring a
smile to my face, and you jarred my emotions with the ending. It engaged my
senses. But Ron, I don't know, there's something not right about it and I
think it's the line when he says, "Yes, I think so." Points 3 - Very promising piece of writing |
2008-02-05 |
|
Ginny |
This is like a picture of the
painted clown with a tear rolling down his face. I guess your laughter was of
the hysterical sort and was only funny in retrospect. A custard pie wouldn't
have hurt so much! |
2008-02-07 |
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James |
Well done. That's the third month
in a row isn’t it? |
2008-02-23 |