My Inappropriate Laughing Problem....

A while ago, I enlightened my fellow readers with my Britney Spears problem..

This week, I will enlighten viewers about my laughing problem -- you see, when it comes to laughing, I am a weirdo. In truth, it's EXTREMELY difficult to make me laugh out loud. Part of that is because I was exposed to high level humor at a young age (I watched the Simpsons, starting in grade 6, and by grade 9, I watched Conan O' Brien and Monty Python related stuff)..another part of that is because of -- the accident.

Yes, I was involved in a horrific car/boat accident in high school. I used to play "chicken" against other people my age, where I would run my car over a bridge that was starting to open up to let boats pass through. Whoever could jump across the bridge at its widest point would be declared "the winner". One day, I tried to jump a gap that was simply too long, my car tumbled over 100 feet into the river below; Miraculously, I survived, despite breaking 13 vertebrae...somehow,I got out of my car, swam to the surface of the river (while holding my breath, despite my mangled backbone) I turned around, thinking that I had cheated death! -- and then I got SLAMMED right in the face by a yacht, about 100 feet in length, hurtling directly towards me at 30 knots per hour. I then blacked out.

After 23 facial reconstruction surgeries, and 9 different surgeries to ward of internal bleeding and brain hemorrhages, as well as several years of psychological therapy to relieve the emotional trauma that resulted from the accident, I can now eat bread slurry through a straw, breathe through a hole created by sharp surgical instruments on the left side of my neck, and write useless blogs, but nothing more. I rely on the government for all of my money and pot.

BTW, I'm kidding about all of this :-) The other reason why I have a difficult time laughing is because of my stuffy academic side....[Jeff clears his throat]

OK, but now to the topic of my blog....I'm beginning to laugh a lot more now -- unfortunately, it's in the most inappropriate situations. It all started when I went to Borders Book Store with my friend Rita about 3 months ago. We were talking about random stuff, and then we got to the subject of animal cruelty. I mentioned KFC, and she talked about how literally tens of thousands of chickens are crammed into a warehouse with very little oxygen, and they are eventually slaughtered in a cruel, bloody, and inhumane fashion. As she was describing the details of this horror, I started imagining how inappropriate it would be if I cracked a joke about this topic, or if I just started cracking up.....

And that's exactly what I did...I laughed so hard, that almost everyone in the coffee area of Borders started looking at me. The funny thing is, Rita also started laughing -- WITH ME!...I went on to explain my new problem, and she revealed that she was developing a similar problem..

The problem has since grown worse -- the other day, Brooke was talking to me about how her cat died of a kidney stone. She obviously loved her cat, and it was truly a sad moment. However, as she kept talking about this, I slowly lost the mental battle NOT to laugh....Initially, I was strong -- I kept thinking -- Brooke's beloved cat is dead! This is NOT a laughing matter...How would you like it if YOU were dead? Huh?!......After a few seconds, though, the laughter poured into my psyche, and I started getting more desperate in my thoughts. I thought -- Jeff! please shut up! Listen to other people when they talk! You can be a model for others who pretend to listen and don't! So if you actually listened to Brooke, then you would realize that this is NOT laughing matter!

After a few more seconds, I couldn't control myself, and I started laughing -- but I looked to the side and covered my mouth, at least....I explained my problem to Brooke afterwards, and she understood -- THAT I'M A CRAZY WEB GEEK!

Does anyone else have this problem? Or have I lost my mind?