I read somewhere that people only laugh out loud (literally) when there are other people around to hear it, and that when they are alone and are presented with something humourous, their reaction is more one of internal acknowledgment. I can't relate to that. When I see or hear something funny, I laugh. Quite loudly. A lot. But even still, I feel better to have shared that laughter with someone. I began an exercise just over a year ago, where whenever I'm presented by something really funny I text the joke or the punchline or the scrap of randomness to several people, just to see the responses I get. It amuses me to no end, particularly on slow and quiet afternoons. The downside? I'm amused by some pretty strange or simple things. So to those of my friends who have received these random text messages and wondered What's she thinking?, there it is. And for the rest of the world, here's today's source of amusement, along with the replies.
Armadillos can get leprosy.
(I read it in my office's bathroom reader and nearly dropped the book at the thought of a tail-less armadillo repeatedly walking into the ground until its nose falls off... sick subject, I guess, but the slapstick is golden).
The replies:
"Lol that is one interesting fact. I had no idea."
"Haha, really?", followed by "How are you?" and "I'm having lunch with my mom."
"What are my chances of running into an armadillo?" followed by "Are we in danger? How many armadillos are in Ontario? If I can get a pet armadillo does it have to get vaccinated? Where can I get an armadillo?"
"What??"
"How does that even come up?"
"I did not know that... it would be hard for them to walk if they did"
"I'm sorry to hear that, but you might have the wrong girl, no?" followed by "Thanks. In that case, did you know you could get personalized m&m's?"
"There is nothing random about that statement at all"
"Ew. I just saw hippos kill a croc. I think hippos are my new fave animal." (I think this one gets me.)
If there's a point to my little exercise, I haven't found it yet. Anything to fill out a slow day, I guess. And in the meantime, did I make you smile?
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