So, this older man fell down…
Warning: This blog post may contain violent punctuation; shocking grammatical errors; misspellings (on purpose); #hashtags; and an explicit ending with a preposition. Now that, that’s said, enjoy. 
I know what you’re thinking…”But Sug, 3 blog posts in 24 hours?”
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Feel free to call the police and complain.
Anywho, I was thinking…
About 2 hours ago, I witnessed an older gentleman go for his seat, miss and land on the floor. There were 5 witnesses including myself…2 women, a little boy around 4 years old and the lady behind the counter. I was at a chicken spot that’s down the street.
(I love there sweet potato pie…and I don’t even like sweet potato pie.^)
#FOCUS
He was closest to me, so I sprung to my feet in an attempt to offer him some assistance. He jumped up rather quickly and sat in his seat. You could tell he was embarrassed. I would have been too.
I was so relieved that no one laughed. I would turned into a pit-bull in a skirt er um, a loud mouth in some jogging pants if someone laughed. Thank goodness. I’m thankful that my sons were not there. They would have been WEAK! I’m also thankful that he appeared to not be hurt. Anywho, I got to thinking, “Why do people laugh when others fall down or hurt themselves?” I’m sure it’s pretty shocking to the system to see someone vertical and them BAM they’re on the floor/ground. Some take those feelings of shock and laugh.
Remember this commercial?
I must say, when this commercial came out… I WAS WEAK! She’s fallen and should couldn’t get up. Now that I’m in my 30′s. I don’t think falling is funny…not that it ever was, but I was young.
*sigh*
Just a thought. Thank you for reading.
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I am guilty of sometimes laughing a little bit when that happens. I would not have laughed at the elderly man though.
I have no idea why we laugh at people’s missteps and unexpected falls but that throwback commercial was hilarious. I think it was her hair and the angle she was in. . . It was all too much but inappropriately funny.
I also think it depends on who falls. If you like the person, it’s not funny but if it’s an unlikeable person you’ve been secretly wanting to strangle. . . oh no, I digress! LOL!
Ok I lol when I read about the elderly man. Idk Ima laugher. I keep telling myself you need to stop cause if they are hurt you’re gonna feel really bad. Glad he was ok. Btw great blog 1st time posting a comment ever so if u see this YAYYYY I did it.
I don’t like sweet potatoe pie, I like pumpkin and I’m keeping my black card I dont’ care what no one says!
I don’t laugh when people fall or trip or miss-step… never have understood that reaction either.