tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872269354224748064.post5125201681830510611..comments2011-04-27T23:18:50.542-07:00Comments on People Watching: The Difference Between Laughing and CryingLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691435420337838148noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872269354224748064.post-90926921666289224012009-10-22T12:22:47.068-07:002009-10-22T12:22:47.068-07:00Matt, I think you nailed it. Kristin, that's a...Matt, I think you nailed it. Kristin, that's awesome you have a phrase for it. Maybe it's so extreme sometimes because of equally extreme tension buildup--I'm going to have to pay closer attention next time this happens. John, hey.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691435420337838148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872269354224748064.post-12456522477671350292009-10-22T11:58:13.751-07:002009-10-22T11:58:13.751-07:00lay off the drugs.lay off the drugs.J Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220176814572400706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872269354224748064.post-12867066252884120892009-10-19T16:14:20.952-07:002009-10-19T16:14:20.952-07:00In Norway we call this laughing cramp. I experienc...In Norway we call this laughing cramp. I experienced the same thing during a session at the Buddhist Centre I went to, after having meditated a few rounds. Then I often feel elated. It was weird, I felt like an idiot. But I just couldn't help it. There is a Norwegian saying: "A good laugh prolongs life." After having laughed really hard we feel tired but relaxed. Maybe a laughing cramp is just another way for the body to let go of tension.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872269354224748064.post-64712524530825482282009-10-19T04:35:24.979-07:002009-10-19T04:35:24.979-07:00It is kind of scary, the loss of control. Even thr...It is kind of scary, the loss of control. Even through the smiles, theres something terrifying about how you are not a person in charge of your body anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872269354224748064.post-26034043976160611182009-10-18T19:41:26.313-07:002009-10-18T19:41:26.313-07:00Thanks, Jimmy. Yep, I laugh every time I see that ...Thanks, Jimmy. Yep, I laugh every time I see that picture, too. Yet another hilarious day.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691435420337838148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872269354224748064.post-57781501906489657092009-10-17T12:48:12.804-07:002009-10-17T12:48:12.804-07:00Great blog! Everytime I look at the picture of us...Great blog! Everytime I look at the picture of us acting absurd in the raft I laugh out loud. It would be hilarious to see your reaction to that picture.<br />JimmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com