Death from laughter

Anthony Robles is a former wrestler who won the 2010-11 NCAA individual wrestling championship in the 125-pound weight class while attending Arizona State Unviersity. In 2012, he released his book Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion. During this time, he was also inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Robles’ mother gave birth to him at the age of 16. Doctors were not prepared to find that he was born with only one leg. There was simply no medical…

Life in the bunker with Murphy was pure bliss. Late night dances, getting drunk and talking about everything that came to mind...the simple stuff. "What do you want to watch?" Murphy said from across the room near the stack of DVD's. You were cuddled up beneath the silk sheets of the king-sized bed in the master bedroom. "Do you really need to ask?" "Hocus Pocus it is then." He laughed as he shook his head. You have probably made him sit through that one movie hundreds of times, but he grew to…

After the twenty-year high school reunion Doug, Sally and Clint were all sitting at the local diner visiting their old friend Bob, who worked at the diner. The four of them were reminiscing over high school experiences. Sally was talking about her favorite teacher Mrs. Stewart. “I remember the first day of Algebra. Walking in I saw Doug in his khakis, blue button up, orange bow tie, and loafers. He looked fairly intelligent so I decided to go and sit next to him. Then Mrs. Stewart smiled telling…

Ha, ha, ha, - that's all she does. Alyse is a Giggly Girl. I bet you can guess the award - yup ,“The Giggly Girl Award”.She is energetic and laughs at every everything. She’s about my height just a little taller and she has long blond hair. When she laughs her hair goes everywhere. I remember when she came over. It was about 6:00 a.m. She was asleep and I was bored- so I did what most impatient people my age would do - I woke her up. I don’t remember what we were talking about. Then a…

like any other Monday night. I came home from an interview with one of those late night gigs, and came home to a spectacularly moody scene. Dim lit, in the foreground, radiating with the hopes of a future lost, unable to laugh, cry, and talk, was my baby. Oh she was there too, but she was the sideshow, the carrier of my great possession, something that could be overlooked in the past. Yet now, in the center of it all, I realized now that she had taken away from me what I had longed for all my…

to pronounce every word correctly I did not want Jocelyn and Nancy to laugh at me. Lucky I did not stumble on any words, which was a relief! After the tutoring session I quickly ran back home and cried in my room. Of course this was my worst memory from reading. However after this experience this pushed me to try harder and I even read more than I did before. Ironically Jocelyn helped me to become a better reader. I really should thank her even though she made me feel…

curiously looked around for a group of people but, not noticing no one from elementary prompted me to meet new people I never had meet. Some people didn’t have trouble meeting new people but to me it was hard because I was a quite, shy, and antisocial. Eventually after like a century, I was able to find a group of three guys that I believe that I could form a good friendship with. Our first assignment was to sing a note from our music book and I somehow was picked to go first and, knowing that I…

of two men walking into a literal bar? Perhaps it is both. Every one has their own definition of what they find to be humorous. Humor can be found in every culture and people of all ages enjoy a good laugh. Humor influences our choices in everything from movies to a person’s choice in friends. Research has even found that humor is beneficial to our health and that laughing can reduce people’s emotional and physical pain. However, the real question is: what makes things funny? In his TED talks…

whole lot of friends. Until he meets me, that is. I walk into the lunchroom, tray of inedible "food" in hand and I look for my best friend Katia Reynolds. She waves to me and I make my way over to her, setting down my tray and taking a seat across from her. "Hey, Kat." "What 'd you get?" Kat asks, inspecting…

Laughter is one of the main ways to interact with others. It is a social experience that not only makes oneself feel good, but also helps to make new bonds and strengthen bonds that are present. When one laughs or gives a happy snort, it shows that one is entertained by another and for at least the moment enjoys the other’s company. The one who caused the laugh receives a boost a confidence and happiness in return. With positive emotions flowing between the two, a relationship is able to…