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    Image of Agumen Agumen
    11/18/09

    In reply to Heartburn
    I love the sentiment, and it speaks to a person who 'gets' life. But on the other hand, a cursory glance over the terrible things that happen to people shows that there are some things that just can't seem humourous. Losing a child, as some other commenters have mentioned.

    I also believe that the amount of time removed from the tragedy has a lot to do with whether you can find humour in it. And yes, I laughed with my family at my grandmothers funeral, while others could do nothing but cry. My father told jokes on the way there that were outrageous, then blubbered through the ceremony, then drank and partied in rememberance and to drown the sorrows. We all deal differently.
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    Image of LovelyHue LovelyHue
    11/18/09

    In reply to Heartburn
    I like the sentiment, Nora, but this is a statement that should not be too generalized.
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    Image of maggiethecat maggiethecat
    11/18/09

    In reply to Heartburn
    I'd rather die of laughter than die of sorrows.
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    Image of Lymed Lymed
    11/18/09

    In reply to Heartburn
    Finding something funny in the worst things doesn't lessen terrible things. It doesn't mean you think the bad things was worth it because you were able to laugh. It doesn't mean the bad thing in, and of itself, is funny. It means that we, as humans, find ways to heal ourselves and laughter is one of those ways. Humor helps us deal with horrific circumstances.

    I remember, much like Sally Draper, being horrified as a child that people were laughing at a funeral. But laughing at funerals and wakes and during shiva is actually a part of celebrating the person's life and is a final gift from the deceased.
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    Image of Leucadia Leucadia
    11/18/09

    In reply to Heartburn
    Life is a comedy for those who think, and a tragedy for those who feel.

    And a dramedy, apparently, for those of us who do both.
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    Image of YourScreenplaySucks YourScreenplaySucks
    11/18/09

    In reply to Heartburn
    Actually Nora, there was nothing funny about watching You Got Mail. That was the problem.
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    Image of curiousgeorgiana curiousgeorgiana
    11/18/09

    In reply to Heartburn
    I agree with the rest of her comments-- humor is a great too for getting through tough times. This quote may just be poorly worded.

    Some things cannot be made funny, even if you retain a sense of humor about life in general.
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    Image of FrannyR FrannyR
    11/18/09

    In reply to Heartburn
    Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.
    - Mel Brooks
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    Image of Diziet_Sma Diziet_Sma
    11/18/09

    In reply to Heartburn
    Yeah. If the worst that can happen to you is the quotidien stuff of romantic comedies. Rape? Murder? Not so much.
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    Image of zombie_dola zombie_dola
    11/18/09

    In reply to Heartburn
    First world humor.
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    Image of moldoll moldoll
    11/18/09

    In reply to Heartburn
    Sorry, but this headline pissed me off. My best friend's son was hit by a car at 2 years old, severely disabled for the rest of his life. You deal and laugh again, but there is no humor in that. Whatsoever.
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    Image of nellicat nellicat
    11/18/09

    @moldoll: @zombie_dola: Agreed. Divorce sucks, making shitty movies sucks, getting panned by critics sucks, I am sure. But they are not tragedies. There is nothing funny about a tragedy such as that suffered by your friend's family. They will find humor in life and they will perhaps even find joy in some of the aftermath of the tragedy, but the tragedy itself? Not a damn funny bit to be found.
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    Image of rodmanstreet rodmanstreet
    11/18/09

    In reply to Heartburn
    "Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats."
    -Voltaire
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    Image of token_illiterate_commenter token_illiterate_commenter
    11/18/09

    @rodmanstreet: I can't find this "Voltaire" commenter to heart her, but I would.
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    11/18/09

    @rodmanstreet: "We are are made to bleed, and scab and heal and bleed again, and turn every scar into a joke."
    -Ani DiFranco.
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    Image of jenilane jenilane
    11/18/09

    @rodmanstreet: "Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward."

    ~Kurt Vonnegut
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    Image of sarahsmile sarahsmile
    11/18/09

    In reply to Heartburn
    The worst things often make the best stories later. And they are often side-splittingly funny.
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    Image of marshmallory marshmallory
    10/15/09

    In reply to Lindsay Lohan, Couturiere; People Are Angry At Ralph Lauren
    Lohan's idea of couture: taking the pants off one model and putting them on another model. Art imitates life! #lindsaylohan
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    Image of Island of Misfit Toys Island of Misfit Toys
    10/15/09

    In reply to Lindsay Lohan, Couturiere; People Are Angry At Ralph Lauren
    I wonder if Linda got her $10,000 per day mandatory stipend? #lindsaylohan
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    hortense promoted this comment Island of Misfit Toys was starred Island of Misfit Toys was unstarred
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