Ha! My mom thought LOL meant "lotsa luck" -- someone used it in eBay correspondence regarding a refund, and she got pissed. :D Priceless. Had to explain .....

On the subject of comedy, is it more of a social thing? I fnd myself laughing more at comedy if I have someone to share it with....if I watch on my own, I tend not to laugh as much, if at all. Or is that just me?

Fully disclosure. This dispatch was pretty cathartic. I've probably laughed more this week than normal, although my wife claims that I'm not laughing at funny things. @Erica. That is both funny and priceless. @Mark. TOTALLY AGREE!

A minor quibble...but, I would argue dead kittens can be funny. Despite myself, I laughed out loud reading this news story a while back: http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/Blog/2013/06/12/Officer-cleared-after-shooting-kittens-in-front-of-kids/2991371063155/