Everyone who knows me well can agree on one thing, if you fall or get hurt near me, I will laugh. I am a disgrace, as my friend Laura would say. Takes one to know one. 🙂
As we were leaving the fair the other night and walking to the car, I almost ran into a large piece of wood sticking out from the cargo area of a pickup truck. Sure it had a flag on it, but I wasn’t paying that much attention. While I avoid knocking myself out from hitting the board, I was instantly taken back in time when I witnessed someone doing this and laughed myself sick.
I was going to a seminar for work and it was near Hyannis so I flew in there and my Uncle Tom picked me up. As we were walking to his car, a guy was coming toward us loaded down with luggage. He didn’t notice the large pieces of wood sticking out into his path. He walked full force into them, was knocked back a few steps, dropped his luggage and stood there stunned, rubbing his forehead. My Uncle Tom rushed over to help him. I would have too if I wasn’t doubled over laughing. I pulled myself together after seeing the surprise on Uncle Tom’s face. He didn’t realize I was a disgrace at the time. I helped the guy and then when we got to the car, burst out laughing again. Uncle Tom said “You sure do think that was funny.” Yep
One time, at Laura’s baby shower, there was an incident involving someone walking through a screen door. I was Mother Theresa at the time –helpful, telling the person not to be embarrassed and then, driving home, I almost had to pull to the side of the road, I was laughing so hard. I felt dehydrated from laughing/crying for the entire 90 minute ride home.
I don’t just laugh at everyone else but am quick to laugh at myself as well. When we were in Jasper a few years ago, we went white water rafting. This was after a 2 hour horse ride earlier in the week and I could hardly sit down. As I was getting out of the raft at the end of the trip, I accidently hit the sore spot on my butt causing me to lose my balance and fall into the water. I was laughing which made it harder to get up and the guide called me clumsy making me laugh even more.
Kathryn is just as awful as I am. My mom was too. My grandmother came for a visit and we were waiting for her at the door. She fell back after slipping in the snow, right at the front steps and my mom and I were in convulsions laughing. When she asked why we were laughing, I said “We thought you were in a wheelchair” which was the stupidest thing ever to say and we laughed even more. I’d better go say a few Hail Marys.
Today I’ve chosen “Wipeout” as the song. Nothing better than witnessing a great wipeout. I know, I’m a disgrace.
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