laughter and an occasional snort...

i'm fascinated today with laughter... why do some things bring smiles to our faces, an outburst of laughter or even a snort...
there are a few people in my life right now - and 2 of them happen to be father and son - who can make me have an outburst of laughter and usually a big snort without even saying a word... they look at me, and i lose it... it's great fun, but i can't explain it at all... i can't explain why certain things make me laugh and other people don't think it's one bit funny... strange... someone called me the other night and told me a story and prefaced it by saying, "i thought that you'd be someone who would laugh at this..." what a great thing to hear... that made me happy... even if the story hadn't been funny, which it was, i would have laughed anyway!!! i like that sometimes when i smile too much my face hurts... and being around some people makes my face hurt because i smile too much... and sometimes i hate that when i'm giddy for some unknown (or known) reason, my face reveals me before i have a chance to talk... anyway, i hope that today your life is filled with laughter... it is a GREAT way to burn calories... we should all do more of it!!! happy laughing!!!

today's quote worth 500 points to the first response:
"Bert: Uncle Albert, I got a jolly joke for just such an occasion. Would you like to hear it?
Uncle Albert: I'd be so grateful.
Bert: Well it's about me granddad, see, and one night he has a nightmare. So bad, he chewed his pillow to bits. Bits. In the morning, I says, "How you feeling, Granddad?" He says, "Oh not bad, a little down in the mouth".
[They laugh]
Bert: I always say there's nothing like a good joke.
Uncle Albert: And that was nothing like a good joke. "