Laughter – The End of the Story

This post is actually a follow-up to my Effective Family Communication newsletter that will be published tomorrow (confusing, I know, but such is the world of automated e-mail).  [Sign up for my monthly newsletters by clicking on this link.]

Death by laughter is the subject of much debate (perhaps not in your circles, but on the Internet virtually any topic is the subject of much debate).  Snopes, the website dedicated to determining whether commonly reported stories are true, has a page entitled “The Last Laugh’s on Him.”  It corroborates the story about English bricklayer, Alex Mitchell, who died while laughing at the TV show The Goodies.

Wikipedia, on its page entitled “Death from Laughter,” notes that Mitchell’s widow sent a letter to The Goodies thanking those involved for making her husband’s final moments happy ones.  I’m all for feedback, but really?

Anyway, as I say in my newsletter, my view of the subject can be summarized as: “Laughter, It’s Worth the Risk.”

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