Grant Patrizio rants about Laughing...how he's a hyena, and how apparently that's NOT normal. Stand-up Comedy Blog #2

You know, I've always wondered why I laugh like a hyena when I find something to be really funny. It's something I've never understood. People I've spoken to said I either "laugh too much" or I "have a hearty laugh" or I just "let the laughter consume me." That last one's an interesting way to put it... But, then again, I guess it’s true. I mean, when I find something funny, I don’t just giggle or chuckle like some people. No. I let my entire body react to it. There have been points in my life where, I kid you not, I have literally ROFLed. For those who don’t speak internet jargon (which is just about anybody who’s ever gotten laid,) that means Rolling On the Floor Laughing.

Then there are those people who are the opposite of me and say to me “Oh, I never laugh out loud about anything.” People never laughing out loud...well, I don’t know about you, but I’m not able to believe something like that. Everybody giggles, everybody chuckles, and that's laughing out loud, technically speaking. I mean, I know I'm one of the world's only humanoid laughing hyenas, but COME ON. If you "never laugh out loud" then what's the point of having a sense of humor?

To quote Weird Al Yankovich on the subject: "Laughter is the very best medicine. Remember that when your appendix bursts next week."