Laughter Reflection 1
Over Fall break I
stayed in Fort Worth. I didn’t think 2 days off was worth the 12-hour drive
home so I decided to stay here. My weekend was pretty laid back. I watched a
lot of football, a lot of movies, and a lot of YouTube videos. One group of
videos on YouTube really caught my eye as being extremely funny. These videos
were so funny that they caused my friends and I to uncontrollably laugh for
quite some time.
Good Neighbor
Stuff features videos of an awkward guy doing random things. The ones that
really got me is when Kyle (the awkward guy) interviews Lakers fans at a
championship parade from a few years ago:
This video is a
classic spoof on interviews. Kyle plays it perfectly, keeping a straight face
the entire time. The reactions from all of the people around are priceless.
This shows a cognitive shift. We see a completely normal thing happening (an
interview), but what ends up taking place is completely opposite of what we
know to expect. The people being interviewed are often dumfounded at the things
they hear and see from Kyle and have a hard time knowing how to react.
Another video from
Good Neighbor Stuff that caused me to uncontrollably laugh is right here:
This video shows
Kyle talking to kids and other people at a reptile convention. He plays the
same interviewer role as he did in the Lakers video and pulls the same types of
tricks as well. He speaks in gibberish and awkwardly touches people around him.
The same cognitive shift takes place here as well. Our expectations are
opposite of what we get from Kyle.
These videos were
very funny. People reactions were always hilarious and these kept me laughing.
The laughter
affected all three of us watching. We all broke out for about three minutes
laughing uncontrollably. It was a great time. On a Saturday night over Fall
Break in Fort Worth, there isn’t much to do at TCU. These videos gave us
something fun to look at and keep us amused while everyone else was back home
or doing something fun somewhere else.
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