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PBS: "any laugh channels evil if you are in a dire situation"

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[–] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm not sure I'd take a historian's musings on psychology as hard fact.

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

A "horror historian" at that.

[–] readthemessage@lemmy.eco.br 7 points 2 years ago

That explains a lot, to be honest (hahaha)

[–] nyoooom@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I mean it's kinda true that in most crisis situations a laugh will be a nervous laugh

But yeah that's not always the case

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Not a horror movie, but I always laugh at the dude in RoboCop who gets doused with radioactive goo and then hit by a car and explodes like a water balloon.

[–] rockmeat@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

what about canned laughter, though?