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What makes you laugh or puts you in a good mood? (Original Post) debm55 Feb 2 OP
Unexpected, absolutely stupid stuff SheltieLover Feb 2 #1
Thank you very much SheltieLove debm55 Feb 2 #10
I was gonna respond Ernest and Verne JMCKUSICK Feb 2 #21
Hearing birds chirping outside always brightens my mood. Raven123 Feb 2 #2
The Gummy Bear song FullySupportDems Feb 2 #3
That made me laugh so hard. Thank you FullySupportDems. debm55 Feb 2 #12
No problem. Good for a laugh! Raven123 Feb 2 #24
Thank you very much Raven123.Birds singing is nature's song to our hearts. debm55 Feb 2 #11
Unexpected stuff kimbutgar Feb 2 #4
Thank you very much kimbutgar. I will have to check it out on my tablet. I have been watching his openings. I must have debm55 Feb 2 #16
Here it is! kimbutgar Feb 2 #31
Listening to Car Talk on NPR BOSSHOG Feb 2 #5
I used to put that show on the radio on Saturday House of Roberts Feb 2 #9
I seldom listened to them BOSSHOG Feb 2 #13
Thank you very much BOSSHOG debm55 Feb 2 #17
Wow. I had forgotten about that. It was hysterical! Raven123 Feb 2 #29
Oh yes! Click and Clack! Tom and Ray. Just their laughs made me laugh. KitFox Feb 3 #35
Oh, they were So funny! electric_blue68 Feb 4 #42
The Three Stooges (especially Curly) ificandream Feb 2 #6
Let me guess, you like the Three Stooges--especially Curly. Thank you, ifIcandream debm55 Feb 2 #20
Good mood stuff: Niagara Feb 2 #7
Wow-what a list. Thank you Niagara debm55 Feb 3 #33
Female country pop singers blasting from my Alexa. rubbersole Feb 2 #8
Reading old Calvin and Hobbes and The Far Side comics LogDog75 Feb 2 #14
Watching old cartoons, Bullwinkle, Deputy Dog. Listening to old 60's music like I am today. redstatebluegirl Feb 2 #15
Bob and Ray Bmoboy Feb 2 #18
My dog. Mad_Dem_X Feb 2 #19
Busby Berkeley Choreography Comrade Citizen Feb 2 #22
Thank you Comrade Citizen for the movie scenes And welcome to DU debm55 Feb 2 #23
Frangela's Idiot of the Week ; The Bananas Podcast; yellowdogintexas Feb 2 #25
Celeste Barber videos of her parodies. pandr32 Feb 2 #26
Winning at Spider Solitaire if..fish..had..wings Feb 2 #27
Watching the very first four seasons of Saturday Night Live. no_hypocrisy Feb 2 #28
TV's Frank LW1977 Feb 2 #30
Watching funny pet videos in the Lounge. Emile Feb 2 #32
extremely silly things Doc_Technical Feb 3 #34
My cats Pesky and Trudy the Wart, old Don Martin cartoons, Airplane!, Looney Tunes, Bored of the Rings, and a number of Dorothy V Feb 3 #36
Playing music with my Old Time Band. It doesn't matter KitFox Feb 3 #37
My cat and looking at Nature. PufPuf23 Feb 3 #38
These days? Not much. OldBaldy1701E Feb 3 #39
Thank you OldBaldy1701E I agree debm55 Feb 3 #40
Many things! justaprogressive Feb 3 #41
Nature photos, looking at the trees out my window, music, doing Art or Crafting.... electric_blue68 Feb 4 #43
These things sestina Feb 4 #44
Witty Conversation Figarosmom Feb 5 #45
Other than my grandkids? Hardly anything. (nt) Paladin Feb 5 #46

kimbutgar

(24,231 posts)
4. Unexpected stuff
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 02:52 PM
Feb 2

I watched Jimmy Kimmel this week and they had an episode where Guillermo who is his sidekick got a birthday present from Jimmy. A visit to a snake massage parlor! They actually put snakes on him and it was so hysterical. The snakes were not venomous but were big and he was freaking out and I got a stomach ache from laughing so much that and I watched it again!

My Grandfather used to say that laughing is good for your health and you show find something to laugh about everyday. Nowadays with the 🍊💩🤡 laughter is hard. But my Grandfather lived to 90 and always was smiling and laughing!

debm55

(42,863 posts)
16. Thank you very much kimbutgar. I will have to check it out on my tablet. I have been watching his openings. I must have
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 03:19 PM
Feb 2

missed.

House of Roberts

(5,851 posts)
9. I used to put that show on the radio on Saturday
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 03:03 PM
Feb 2

mornings when I would clean up my car shop. Working in the automotive repair business, you get a different perspective of the callers to that show.

BOSSHOG

(41,114 posts)
13. I seldom listened to them
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 03:14 PM
Feb 2

While I was driving. I was laughing too much. But they knew their stuff.

KitFox

(202 posts)
35. Oh yes! Click and Clack! Tom and Ray. Just their laughs made me laugh.
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 01:18 AM
Feb 3

I felt so sad when I heard of Tom’s death. They made Saturday mornings delightful.

electric_blue68

(20,097 posts)
42. Oh, they were So funny!
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 12:14 AM
Feb 4

The one story I mostly remember was one guy would have trouble with his ?brakes but only at certain times.

It turned out something to do with the altitude he was at - going up, and down in a desert mountain area? Something about hiw air pressure would effect the ?braking fluid.
Fascinating!

(also brings back memories of me traveling in the AZ high desert w a friend decades ago in a rented car)

Niagara

(10,179 posts)
7. Good mood stuff:
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 02:57 PM
Feb 2

Taking a speed walk or working out


Random internet stuff, especially hysterical memes or gifs


Music


Funny movie scenes


Fresh, hot coffee



rubbersole

(9,322 posts)
8. Female country pop singers blasting from my Alexa.
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 03:02 PM
Feb 2

Megan Maroney, Carter Faith, Ashley McBryde, Ashley Cooke, Alexandra Kay...too many to list,but the standard go-to - Kasey Musgraves. Toe tapping all the way to dancing 🕺. Sure beats the news.

Comrade Citizen

(166 posts)
22. Busby Berkeley Choreography
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 03:47 PM
Feb 2

42nd Street
Gold Diggers of 1933
Footlight Parade
Roman Scandals
Fashions of 1934
Wonder Bar

yellowdogintexas

(23,034 posts)
25. Frangela's Idiot of the Week ; The Bananas Podcast;
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 04:07 PM
Feb 2

my cats
my daughter and granddaughter who are naturally funny people
my sisters " " "

good jokes
bad puns

LOL cats

The hilarious things DU people say.

Speaking of which, does anyone have the link to Dont Tutch the But or Dogs in Elk?

Dorothy V

(137 posts)
36. My cats Pesky and Trudy the Wart, old Don Martin cartoons, Airplane!, Looney Tunes, Bored of the Rings, and a number of
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 01:18 AM
Feb 3

hilarious family memories, such as Hubby, Mom, and the five yards of topsoil, Hubby and the recalcitrant bathtub, and Dad and the doorknob.

KitFox

(202 posts)
37. Playing music with my Old Time Band. It doesn't matter
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 01:48 AM
Feb 3

if it’s rehearsal, gig, or jam session, it puts me in a happy mood. Time with my grandkids keeps my mood soaring. For laughs, Graham Norton Show is generally good for a laugh and I like finding past Monty Python or Tracy Ullman shows and the old Sat Night Live shows. If I need a good laugh I like zany movies such as “What’s Up Doc”. Making me smile just reading all these posts from everyone! 😃

OldBaldy1701E

(7,277 posts)
39. These days? Not much.
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 07:46 AM
Feb 3

This is mainly from personal issues, not just the current societal ones.

I am always in pain or discomfort and I can hope for nothing as no one is interested in helping some old idiot who thinks people are the most valuable asset in any given situation and that morality, ethics, and community are more important than greed. I am an anachronism.

In short, my time is done. Not much to be happy about with that hanging over my head.

justaprogressive

(2,850 posts)
41. Many things!
Mon Feb 3, 2025, 11:10 AM
Feb 3

Charlie Chaplin!

Tom & Jerry cartoons

Monty Python

Rocky & Bullwinkle

and most importantly... the involuntary laugh a musician makes when another member
of the band plays something heartfelt & astonishing.

electric_blue68

(20,097 posts)
43. Nature photos, looking at the trees out my window, music, doing Art or Crafting....
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 12:17 AM
Feb 4

visiting parks, or gardens, talking or visiting w family, or friends, a good meal out.

sestina

(132 posts)
44. These things
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 11:47 PM
Feb 4

The stand-up comedy of Mike Birbiglia

The way my son's dog greets me like a long lost friend whenever I visit.

Listening to Chris Trapper's song "Angel Appearing in a Small Cafe"

Jimmy Fallon's Thank You notes

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