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We've covered this in the movie threads but how about every day life?  Have you been in a situation where you've laughed and you really shouldn't have.  Perhaps someone was nearby and thought "what a d!ck".  I'll begin with one classic story from my days past.

I was around 10 or so when my uncle died and it ended up being my first ever wake/funeral that I ever attended.  No one really clued me in on the proceedings and I was extremely glib to the whole thing far as I remember.  I should point out though that his death was so sudden that it took the family by shock.

Anyhow, my mother and aunt were first in the receiving line so we ended up being the last one to say our goodbyes the day of the funeral.  I recall looking up at them when both blurted out their "goodbye" and starting to cry loudly.  Now I'm not sure why, but I found that insanely funny at the time.  I had never seen my aunt cry and my mother would cry few and far between.  I had all but to do to hold in my laughter at that point because even at that age I knew there would be hell to pay after the funeral.  

Aside from that, I ALWAYS seem to laugh when I see someone trip.  Especially older people.  

when I was driving the other day, I just started laughing for nothing, almost got into an accident, though it wasn't my fault, the guy was hogging both lanes.

When Princess Diana's funeral took place in 1997, I was incredibly sad ~ I cried quite a bit, as I remember ~ but I burst out laughing when the crowd outside the Abbey and the attendees inside applauded after Earl Spencer's eulogy. I laughed because I got this weird image of the Queen sitting in her seat, angry that the people were applauding but not being able to express anything beyond a stone face*.  :teddyr:

*According to Mary Robertson ~ the American lady for whom Diana worked as a child minder ~ most of the people around her in the Abbey refused to sing God Save The Queen and one said "May she drop dead tomorrow!"  :buggedout:

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My thing is I always laugh when someone talks and then sneezes in the middle of a word or sentence.  :teddyr:

This was a couple years ago at work. I don't recall the reason but I was thinking about something stupid and soon enough I was in the middle of a laughing fit. It got worse by the minute and soon enough I was in tears from laughter. My colleagues probably thought I was nuts but I couldn't help myself.
After 30 minutes or so I was able to calm myself.

I've shared this story before, about the most inappropriate giggling fit I ever had, in the middle of a very solemn Remembrance Day ceremony in high school. Giggled right through the moment of silence, Taps, everything. I was very conspicuous. Mind you, there were a number of contributing factors. Being the 80s, political correctness was already infiltrating the occasion, adding a lot of anti-war rhetoric to what should be an apolitical day for remembering and honouring sacrifice. Playing "One Tin Soldier" over the PA system set me off, assisted by a couple of wise-ass remarks muttered by the guy behind me. It also didn't help that the student they got to play Taps and Reveille on a trumpet kept blowing bad notes and losing time. I was really embarrassed, having a lot of respect for the ceremony, if not the execution of it. And after we got the customary warning to be on our best behaviour, I was sure I'd get in trouble. Fortunately, I had a fairly timid teacher for that period, and she basically stood there looking mortified, not knowing what to do. Mind you, another teacher might have quickly dragged my ass out of there, preserving the solemn atmosphere and saving me further embarrassment.