He would have been six, maybe seven.
He was wearing baseball print pajamas, holding a piece of orange in his hand.
The Cosby Show was on.
My mom and I watched in confusion, as my brother stood directly in front of the television, orange juices dripping down his hand and listened. There was nothing on the screen to warrant the laughter, yet my brother began to giggle. Then, his giggle worked into a short burst of laughter- then silence. He looked surprised. Then, without warning he burst into the largest fit of laughter humanely possible. He laughed until his face was red, until his voice was hoarse. He forced laughter out of every inch of his body, he fell to the ground, placed his hand on the television and laughed and laughed and laughed.
He screamed with laughter.
We were confused. My mom was getting concerned that he had bumped his head, he was starting to look sick, he had laughed so hard- for so long, that he appeared to be in pain as he continued to make himself laugh.
My dad walked in and sighed.
“He’s doing it again. I wish he wouldn’t. I told him, that’s not how it works.”
Then my dad walked over to my brother and told him…
“The laughing you hear on the show isn’t people at home laughing. I’ve told you this already buddy. You can laugh all you want beside the television and you are never going to hear yourself on the show laughing back. It just doesn’t work that way.”
With that my brother promptly stopped and ate the rest of his orange.
That’s right. My brother thought that the canned audience laughter on television shows was actually the people at home around the world watching the show. So he thought if he had a crazy laugh and stood close to the television, he would be able to broadcast his laugh to everyone in the world.
I had to share this story. Ever since I mentioned his idea for the peanut butter jar, I’ve been told he’s a genius. I had to show you the other side. It’s what an older sister is supposed to do.
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Haha, that just makes me go aw! though :)
that was such a precious story.
besides, all geniuses have their “quirks.”
Aw that is so cute! When I was 5 I used to think one of the walls in my room was an audience (I guess the theatre bug bit early on) I would go as far as to change with my back to the audience in case there were pervs in the audience.
I also used to think that if you pressed your eyes to the eyes in a picture you could see what that person was doing.
That is seriously adorable!!! I’m sure he loves that you shared that story :)
hahahahahahahahahaha! Thank you thank you thank you! This gave me a good laugh for the day! Tell your little bro thanks for me too!
CUTE. Little kids do the best things!
THIS is the funniest this I have read all day. Oh my that is so cute and hilarious
I hate to suggest this, but that might be further proof of his genius – it was an instance to be diabolical, right?
Thank god my brother’s an idiot. I couldn’t handle it if he came up with an idea like the peanut butter jar. (Wait, that doesn’t exactly make you feel *better*, does it? Sorry.)
That is a hilarious story. Way better than the one I have about my sister pooping in the tub (while I was IN IT with her).
Okay, that has got to be about one of the funniest things I ever heard. I thought my brother was a “genius”! HA! HA!
Haha! What a very brother-like thing to do ;-)
@sizzlesays: My brother used to do that regularly (yes, while I was in it with him). I like to tell his girlfriend about it just to watch him squirm… ;-)
haha, your brother is a gem. i think we’d get along.
i also love bill cosby.
(email in the works. hope you got my text.)
Hilarious! I thought you were going to mention the Bill Cosby write in forward/platform at first….Happy Wednesday!
huahuahuahuahuahuahua!!!!
love it!!!
Kids come up with such random, strange ideas out of nowhere. So effing cute :D
Isn’t it so good to have stories like that about your siblings? And the whole wide world of the internet to broadcast them too…ahhh the joys of having younger siblings to embarrass. If you’ll excuse me now, I’m going to meet my younger brother for lunch…and give him a wet willy. Hee hee.
Stories like this actually make me wish I had a sibling. Oh, well. At least I’ve got friends to make fun of me for my mistakes…
Man. Shoulda just let him keep thinking that… if only for a few more years. Gotta hold onto that innocence!
That is really cute. It is almost a shame that your dad had to burst his bubble… because really, that is how it should work. Everyone around the world all laughing simultaneously at the same joke.
That’s pretty eff’in cute :)
I’m in love with this story. It makes me want to think that even though I know better!
Love it. I can definitely see a kid thinking that! After all, my aunt convinced me that chocolate milk comes from brown cows. Sigh.
THIS is why I want kids someday. Their warped little minds are so incredibly entertaining.
HA! I don’t know what’s better, that he thought it or that you shared it. Hilarious!
Thanks for a good giggle, could you hear it all the way in cyber space
haha that is precious, i love it. little kids are truly awesome.
Oh its so good. Nice to road yours.
Loved the post!
Your brother just might be a genius. If he can come up with more ways to introduce easy access to peanut butter in my life, I will write to the Nobel Prize committee ASAP!
Loved this!
You know, such thoughts aren’t really that illogical from a child’s point of view, if you think about it.
I thought that don’t drink and drive was about any liquid, and yelled at my dad for drinking water.
ha ha ha this is great. I told my dad that the chiropractor was jumping on mommy after we went with her to an appointment when we were little girls. I realized that I said we…my little sister was there too.
Wow, I would have been scared too. I’m glad your dad knew what was up!
What a cute story!
Oh my gosh, that is so awesome. Hahahaha.
such a cute story!
I was laughing so hard!! This is one of the best family stories I’ve read! Oh man
Aww, cute!
man alive! i howled with laughter just then and had to share it with my mum and sister, who were looking at me funnily. Wondering where the tears running down my face came from!
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