What is the most inappropriate time you have started laughing at?

[meaty]

I remember when I was at school smiling when I got into trouble.

 

[loves to dive]

During my grand daddy's funeral. It actually happened twice during the funeral. My brother, cousin and I were sitting together. The minister obviously didn't know my Grand daddy and he was saying all sorts of wrong things about him, one being about his 3 loving grandkids, there are 6 kids in my family alone, then 2 more in my aunt's and 1 more in my uncles. I'm guessing he didn't even know the 6 of us existed, which was odd since we were always around. It was a cold rainy day in November and my brother and I had driven up from our house about a 3 hour drive and I was hungry. My stomach started growling and my brother and cousin could hear it. With what the minister was saying, my estranged aunt (DIL to my grand daddy) screaming and crying in the back of the room and my stomach, we couldn't help it. I think my brother started chuckling first, then my cousin then me. Despite dirty looks from my aunt (cousin's mom) we couldn't stop. Then the three of us rode together to the cemetery, laughing the whole way. When we got there, some burly second cousins and my uncle were carrying the casket to the grave, uphill in the rain. It is an old cemetery, loads of 1700 graves that have been known to sink in and are unmarked. Yup, one stepped on one, it sunk, he went down and the casket went sliding down. They managed to catch it but my grand daddy had the best sense of humor of anyone around and we just knew he would have found that funny so off we went again. My aunt didn't speak to my brother and I for about 6 months, she forgave her son sooner. Everyone left the cemetery and either went to Granny's house or to a restaurant to eat. The three of us took off to Krystal because that was grand daddy's favorite place to eat and obviously, I needed to eat. Best funeral ever.

 

[Disneylover99]

Anytime I'm at a funeral or in church. I can't help it.

 

[bjscheel]

Probably the middle of my wedding vows. It was either laugh or cry from nervousness

 

[Magpie]

I laughed at my mother-in-law's funeral, because the friend who was speaking at that moment said something heartwarming and sweet. Unfortunately, that apparently made the friend cry and it was so much harder for her to finish reading her eulogy. Whoops.

 

[Magpie]

My friend, visiting at the moments, says the most inappropriate time she ever laughed was the first time she every had intimate relations with a gentleman. He took off his trousers, revealing bright red "gonna get lucky" style briefs, and she laughed.

And he did not take it well. That was not a long-lived relationship. She says she warned all future partners that if they can't handle a bit of laughter at these particular moments, it's just not going to work.

 

[Uncranky Donald]

Lol, it just happened. Was having a meeting with the landlord for our business and he was blatantly lying to our faces about "things" and after so many years of his Behavior I just started laughing uncontrollably staring right at him I couldn't help myself, the worst part is, he is so socially inept he kept talking!!!

 

[diznygirl]

At church for sure. My brother changed the lyrics of the hymn to "Let us break Dr. Pepper on our knees..." and we were off!

Went to a talk with a comic book artist. He was asked about issue #whatever and he looked up into the distance mumbling the number to try to remember. I thought it was funny and laughed. In a very quiet room. And the artist gave me a look. Whoops. Sooooo sorry Mr. Claremont.

 

[perditax]

I takes a lot for me to laugh out loud, but the movie Jupiter Ascending was so bad I literally pulled muscles in my abdomen laughing, and couldn't catch my breath. This was in the theater, and I try not to be the obnoxious person in the movie theater (you know who you are). Fortunately, most of the crowd at that particular showing was taking the movie the same way.

 

[wenrob]

The scene in the movie Epic where they keep accidentally shocking each other sent me into hysterics. It was funny but not THAT funny. Like can't catch my breath, tears running down my face, loud laughter for way too long. Even after I finally got myself under control I pretty much giggle snorted my way through the rest of the movie. Anytime I even think of that scene it sets me off. I'm fighting off a case of the giggles typing this right now.

 

[mrsstats]

In the ER when my BIL broke his toe. His sister and I were falling down laughing. My DH didn't find the humor.

 

[jump00]

Many years ago my dh and I were at a wedding where the bride sang a song to her groom. It was so off key that I had to look down not to laugh but my normally reserved dh had such a look of horror on his face that I got the giggles. My mother sitting in front of me gave me "that look" which made it even worse!!!

Jump00

 

[Kellykins1218]

My great grandmother's funeral. A cousin and his daughter decided they should sing as part of the service. The daughter thinks she's an opera singer but is more like one of the joke auditions you see for American Idol and the dad is almost as bad. Nobody in the family knew what they had set up until they started singing. It was awful and there were a lot of giggles and comments made.

 

[Canooknic]

Twice....very inappropriately, and unfortunately both with my Grampa.

The first time was right after he had passed away. My sister and I were his primary caretakers because the rest of our family are in England. It was a constant joke regarding his dentures; he always moaned about them, we took him to numerous appointments about them, he told me for 5 days that they were at the dentist when they were actually in his blazer pocket....it never ended but gave my sister something to moan and laugh about at the same time.
Anyway....when he passed we were at the hospital with him, and while we were making calls to family back in England the nurse brought his belongings to us in a bag. My sister put her hand in to look for his pocket watch (very important to my Dad) and his teeth were there - we couldn't help but laugh, sitting right next to him in the hospital bed
The second time was at the inturnment. It was just me, my sister & brother and our families. As we walked away my 2yr old nephew broke free of my brother and fell straight in to the hole!!! It was like something from a sitcom and we couldn't help but laugh....luckily we know my Grampa would have too because he had a wicked sense of humour!

I'm not a bad person, I promise!!!!!!

 

[Vicki926]

In church. My husband accidentally said the minister's part, instead of the congregation's part. Loud and proud. Until he realized he was the only person, besides the reverend, talking. I was dying.

 

[Kitty 34]

In church........several times back in college with my girlfriends.

 

[RedAngie]

Another church incident, about 40 years ago when I a teen and still attended church. During a Catholic Mass, after Communion, there was a time for quiet meditation while the organist played music. Just when the music ended and the priest was about to resume, a little girl a few rows away said "Mommy, my ----- (synonym for cat) itches." People in the area were cracking up, and no doubt we're all going to hell for it.

 

[Disneyland1084]

At an elderly neighbor's funeral 20+ years ago. I had to cover my face and act like I was crying.

 

[kimblebee]

I was at pre marriage classes that were required by the church. The husband and wife team leading it were so dorky and eccentric that we were having a hard time taking it seriously. We were ok until they shared a story about communication and ended with the line 'that day we were both losers'..I LOST it. I turned to my now ex and he was laughing just as hard as I was. I tried to pass it off as coughing but it was a bad attempt. We couldn't look at each other for at least an hour without starting to laugh again.

For a reference..they reminded me of the singing couple on SNL played by Will Farrell and Ana Gastayer.

 

[porschegrl]

At an appointment with my son's pediatrician. This being a family-friendly board, I don't think I can tell the story in a way that would do it justice. Suffice it to say, we switched doctors. (Full disclosure: I had been thinking about changing doctors for a while, as this doc was no longer in our network. But the inappropriate giggle fit was the straw that broke the camel's back!)