Humor beats disease, researchers find

[Guest guest]

* Humor beats disease, researchers find:

Scientists are reporting what they call most direct evidence yet that

ability to laugh saves lives.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061212_humor.htm

And on a related topic . . .

* Why laughter is contagious:

You can catch it without asking for it, or even necessarily wanting it.

Now, scientists say they have an idea of why.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061212_laugh.htm

[Guest guest]

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Does that include being tickled? Or must the laughter be from hearing

or thinking of or seeing or reading something funny?

I don't laugh at a lot of things others find funny. For instance, if I

am listening to a comedian, and he says a " potty " word, I don't laugh.

In fact, I don't laugh at a lot of the routines comics do. I don't

think Steve is funny at all, for instance.

Well, anyway, my question is: Does laughter from tickling count or

not? Could this information you have shared cause some health

practitioners to start treating their clients with " tickle therapy? "

Or would the stress from being tickled counteract any health benefits

received from it?

Thank you very much.

PS - I do not think the info you post about various things smokers can

take that allow them to keep smoking is beneficial. Are you a smoker,

and that's why you post such things?

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> * Humor beats disease, researchers find:

> Scientists are reporting what they call most direct evidence yet that

> ability to laugh saves lives.

> http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061212_humor.htm

>

> And on a related topic . . .

>

> * Why laughter is contagious:

> You can catch it without asking for it, or even necessarily wanting

it.

> Now, scientists say they have an idea of why.

> http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061212_laugh.htm

>

[Guest guest]

When my son was four years old he asked me an intriguing question,

" Daddy, is it possible to say something so funny that you never stop

laughing? " I told him that he might have just succeeded. I would

not mind my tax dollars going into humor research. The world could

use a lot more of it.

[Guest guest]

LOL!!!

> * Humor beats disease, researchers find: Scientists are reporting

what

> they call most direct evidence yet that ability to laugh saves

lives.

> http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061212_humor.htm

>

> And on a related topic . . .

> * Why laughter is contagious:

> You can catch it without asking for it, or even necessarily wanting

it.

> Now, scientists say they have an idea of why.

> http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061212_laugh.htm

>