Did you ever get the 'giggles'?

[not_nadine]

Oh, I do. At wrong times.

Last time was in court. I was supposed to be all serious, foreperson and all.
We had to have laws read to us. I am up there with prosecutor and clerk - 22 people below us. She's reading the law and I lost it. Many chemical terms.. Just the wording of it all struck me. Everytime she said the one sentence I was dying.

Prosecutor smiled and kicked me, like shut up... She was great. We all laughed later

Being recorded. Mics hanging everywhere. The rest of them start to cover and laugh. they said after - by looking at me trying to hold it together, with a napkin over my face at times.

I had to try to be quiet. Sure that was a site. They said, "oh god, we could not look at you, we would all lose it, we were on the edge ourselves"

 

[pegasus216]

I do sometimes. Usually at something my husband says, or my SIL. Never in public though.

 

[Doc Creed]

Laws, yes.

Summer of 2013. I'm driving my mother across long stretches of Iowa cornfields and we were lost. She had to pee and there was no signs of life anywhere. I was exhausted from driving twelve hours and I just started laughing and I couldn't stop. She was so mad and kept telling me to check GPS...which made me laugh harder. The more I tried to hold it in the worse it got. I was crying. I told her to go in the cornfield, no one would see.
This didn't go over well.

 

[GNTLGNT]

...with my idiotic sense of humor?.....hell yeah, I've been attacked with giggleitis many times and in many inappropriate situations......

 

[Alexandra M]

Lost it? Well more like going into hysterical laughter. Very dark sense of humour so it is usually at the wrong time. My friends
always understood and my daughters would just start laughing too and half the time they didn't even know what the hell I was
laughing about.

 

[GNTLGNT]

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[twiggymarie]

I do, all the time. Sometimes when it's inappropriate, but mostly when I'm listening to my kids. For example: my daughter fractured her wrist last year throwing shotput. My son is throwing this year for the first time, and was at his first meet.(They're both teenagers, by the way.) He broke his phone, someone stepped on it or something, and she started poking fun at him for breaking his phone. He looked at her, lifted a brow, and retorted, "Oh yeah? At least I didn't break my wrist." She was speechless, which for her is a huge feat. I lost it in a big gigglefit I tried to cover up with a cough, because I'm mom and I'm supposed to frown at things like that. ....It didn't work.

 

[fushingfeef]

Not as much as I used to, but yes it's a great feeling.

 

[carrie's younger brother]

Yes and at the most inappropriate times during my 12 year stint in Catholic school, many times resulting in a slap across the face from a nun. It was always worth it though.

The absolutely worst, worst, worst and I mean worst time was so embarrassing that I can remember it like it was yesterday, though it happened in 1981. I still get a sick feeling in my stomach when I think about it. I would share it with you all but then you might think less of me.

 

[HollyGolightly]

Never would we ever think less of you, cyb! Do tell.

My oldest daughter and I used to have our annual OB/GYN appts on the same day - same practice. We'd go shopping and have lunch out. Make it as fun as possible after going thru all that unpleasantness. We were sitting in the waiting room reading magazines. And I read a "Can This Marriage Be Saved?" in the Good Housekeeping magazine. Here's what happened: The husband had a crush on a women he worked with. He'd been married 20+ years, and loved his wife, but was feeling bored. You know how it goes. So he got up the courage to ask his crush to lunch and professed his love/lust/crush. Turns out she was a lesbian. He was a bummed, but what can a guy do?

So he takes his wife out for their anniversary a little time down the road and tells her how he was so happy he didn't have an affair. He told his wife that he was going to have an affair, but it turns out the only woman, other than her, that he'd ever been interested in was a lesbian. Wasn't she happy at him? Actually, no. She was pretty pissed, and rightly so. But he totally didn't understand why.

It struck me as incredibly funny that a man would actually be stupid enough to brag about not having an affair - especially when it wasn't a change of heart that prevented it, but a total lack of interest from the other woman.

I laughed and could not stop. My daughter laughed at me and couldn't stop. A couple of other women actually got the giggles, so I shared the story with some of the women sitting close to me - we were all laughing. It was great. I even told the story to the woman doing my mammogram. She loved it.

My sincere apologies if this was any of the men on this board.

 

[carrie's younger brother]

Never would we ever think less of you, cyb! Do tell.

My oldest daughter and I used to have our annual OB/GYN appts on the same day - same practice. We'd go shopping and have lunch out. Make it as fun as possible after going thru all that unpleasantness. We were sitting in the waiting room reading magazines. And I read a "Can This Marriage Be Saved?" in the Good Housekeeping magazine. Here's what happened: The husband had a crush on a women he worked with. He'd been married 20+ years, and loved his wife, but was feeling bored. You know how it goes. So he got up the courage to ask his crush to lunch and professed his love/lust/crush. Turns out she was a lesbian. He was a bummed, but what can a guy do?

So he takes his wife out for their anniversary a little time down the road and tells her how he was so happy he didn't have an affair. He told his wife that he was going to have an affair, but it turns out the only woman, other than her, that he'd ever been interested in was a lesbian. Wasn't she happy at him? Actually, no. She was pretty pissed, and rightly so. But he totally didn't understand why.

It struck me as incredibly funny that a man would actually be stupid enough to brag about not having an affair - especially when it wasn't a change of heart that prevented it, but a total lack of interest from the other woman.

I laughed and could not stop. My daughter laughed at me and couldn't stop. A couple of other women actually got the giggles, so I shared the story with some of the women sitting close to me - we were all laughing. It was great. I even told the story to the woman doing my mammogram. She loved it.

My sincere apologies if this was any of the men on this board.

Great story! The giggles can be quite infectious and that sort of plays into my story. OK, here it is.

There used to be a talk show called Tomorrow hosted by Tom Snyder. It came on after Johnny Carson on NBC here in the NY metro area. My best friend Bob (who I shared many a fit of giggles with in Catholic high school) and I went to a taping of the show during the day to be shown later that night. One of the guests was Tom Chapin, the brother of singer Harry Chapin (Cat's in the Cradle) who had died in a car crash a few months before the taping of the show. Bob and I were 20 years old at the time and really should have behaved like adults, but as Tom Chapin was talking about his brother's death and started crying we both got the giggles and could not stop. I don't know how I did it but no sound was heard, though my body was shaking and people around us must have known. All I could think of to do was to pinch myself on the arm with my fingernails so hard that I started bleeding. That made me stop. Of course this all probably only went on for seconds but it felt like an eternity. The studio was pretty small and we were just rows away from the stage. It would have been horrifying if Bob and I started laughing out loud; that's the part I keep replaying in my head and still makes me sick to think about. This poor man was breaking down in tears on stage while being taped and we were laughing. Of course the psychological explanation is that we were obviously uncomfortable and some laughter is a way of expressing that, but I doubt anyone there would have acknowledged that. All they would have seen was two young guys laughing at someone's misfortune. Thay probably would have thought we were on drugs (which we were not; Bob and I were nerds.) End of story.

 

[Sundrop]

I get the giggles all the time. At church, at funerals, etc.
I got the giggles this past Thanksgiving when my uncle was saying the blessing. It was going fine until he said "bless us Lord as we eat this food, and bless those that don't have any food with something to eat so that they can be thankful too." I tried to hold it in, but ended up snorting rather loudly. I thought I was going to get smacked, but my friend Laura....who was laughing, too.....thought quickly, and said "goodness what a sneeze, bless you". She probably saved my life.....

 

[HollyGolightly]

Great story! The giggles can be quite infectious and that sort of plays into my story. OK, here it is.

There used to be a talk show called Tomorrow hosted by Tom Snyder. It came on after Johnny Carson on NBC here in the NY metro area. My best friend Bob (who I shared many a fit of giggles with in Catholic high school) and I went to a taping of the show during the day to be shown later that night. One of the guests was Tom Chapin, the brother of singer Harry Chapin (Cat's in the Cradle) who had died in a car crash a few months before the taping of the show. Bob and I were 20 years old at the time and really should have behaved like adults, but as Tom Chapin was talking about his brother's death and started crying we both got the giggles and could not stop. I don't know how I did it but no sound was heard, though my body was shaking and people around us must have known. All I could think of to do was to pinch myself on the arm with my fingernails so hard that I started bleeding. That made me stop. Of course this all probably only went on for seconds but it felt like an eternity. The studio was pretty small and we were just rows away from the stage. It would have been horrifying if Bob and I started laughing out loud; that's the part I keep replaying in my head and still makes me sick to think about. This poor man was breaking down in tears on stage while being taped and we were laughing. Of course the psychological explanation is that we were obviously uncomfortable and some laughter is a way of expressing that, but I doubt anyone there would have acknowledged that. All they would have seen was two young guys laughing at someone's misfortune. Thay probably would have thought we were on drugs (which we were not; Bob and I were nerds.) End of story.

Hahahah! They are infectious. And spring from nowhere sometimes. Or sometimes

Spoiler

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[Doc Creed]

Never would we ever think less of you, cyb! Do tell.

My oldest daughter and I used to have our annual OB/GYN appts on the same day - same practice. We'd go shopping and have lunch out. Make it as fun as possible after going thru all that unpleasantness. We were sitting in the waiting room reading magazines. And I read a "Can This Marriage Be Saved?" in the Good Housekeeping magazine. Here's what happened: The husband had a crush on a women he worked with. He'd been married 20+ years, and loved his wife, but was feeling bored. You know how it goes. So he got up the courage to ask his crush to lunch and professed his love/lust/crush. Turns out she was a lesbian. He was a bummed, but what can a guy do?

So he takes his wife out for their anniversary a little time down the road and tells her how he was so happy he didn't have an affair. He told his wife that he was going to have an affair, but it turns out the only woman, other than her, that he'd ever been interested in was a lesbian. Wasn't she happy at him? Actually, no. She was pretty pissed, and rightly so. But he totally didn't understand why.

It struck me as incredibly funny that a man would actually be stupid enough to brag about not having an affair - especially when it wasn't a change of heart that prevented it, but a total lack of interest from the other woman.

I laughed and could not stop. My daughter laughed at me and couldn't stop. A couple of other women actually got the giggles, so I shared the story with some of the women sitting close to me - we were all laughing. It was great. I even told the story to the woman doing my mammogram. She loved it.

My sincere apologies if this was any of the men on this board.

Great story! The giggles can be quite infectious and that sort of plays into my story. OK, here it is.

There used to be a talk show called Tomorrow hosted by Tom Snyder. It came on after Johnny Carson on NBC here in the NY metro area. My best friend Bob (who I shared many a fit of giggles with in Catholic high school) and I went to a taping of the show during the day to be shown later that night. One of the guests was Tom Chapin, the brother of singer Harry Chapin (Cat's in the Cradle) who had died in a car crash a few months before the taping of the show. Bob and I were 20 years old at the time and really should have behaved like adults, but as Tom Chapin was talking about his brother's death and started crying we both got the giggles and could not stop. I don't know how I did it but no sound was heard, though my body was shaking and people around us must have known. All I could think of to do was to pinch myself on the arm with my fingernails so hard that I started bleeding. That made me stop. Of course this all probably only went on for seconds but it felt like an eternity. The studio was pretty small and we were just rows away from the stage. It would have been horrifying if Bob and I started laughing out loud; that's the part I keep replaying in my head and still makes me sick to think about. This poor man was breaking down in tears on stage while being taped and we were laughing. Of course the psychological explanation is that we were obviously uncomfortable and some laughter is a way of expressing that, but I doubt anyone there would have acknowledged that. All they would have seen was two young guys laughing at someone's misfortune. Thay probably would have thought we were on drugs (which we were not; Bob and I were nerds.) End of story.

I get the giggles all the time. At church, at funerals, etc.
I got the giggles this past Thanksgiving when my uncle was saying the blessing. It was going fine until he said "bless us Lord as we eat this food, and bless those that don't have any food with something to eat so that they can be thankful too." I tried to hold it in, but ended up snorting rather loudly. I thought I was going to get smacked, but my friend Laura....who was laughing, too.....thought quickly, and said "goodness what a sneeze, bless you". She probably saved my life.....

CYB...I loved Tom Snyder's show. The one I liked was a late night show he did like Larry King. carrie's younger brother

 

[carrie's younger brother]

CYB...I loved Tom Snyder's show. The one I liked was a late night show he did like Larry King. carrie's younger brother

Yes, that's the one I am talking about.

 

[Dana Jean]

Tom Snyder was fun to watch interesting stuff for its time.

 

[arista]

All the time during Zumba it makes me giggle at myself trying to do some moves..that no person wants to see. LOL

 

[HollyGolightly]

All the time during Zumba it makes me giggle at myself trying to do some moves..that no person wants to see. LOL

The booty battle!!! Do y'all do this one? I'm oddly entertained by what I must look like to the people who have to watch me do that.

 

[arista]

The booty battle!!! Do y'all do this one? I'm oddly entertained by what I must look like to the people who have to watch me do that.

The previous instructor had submitted us to this torture. The current instructor has not so far, submitted us to this torture.

 

[fljoe0]