Hunting Laughter

Well, as if finals weren’t enough stress this week, my car’s engine light came on. Consequently, I was forced to hunt laughter at an establishment near campus, so I decided to stake out at Pizza Snob. Although this picture does not capture it well-due to poor timing and attempting to be inconspicuous- I was able to observe a father (pictured) uncontrollably laughing with his ten year old son (not pictured).

While I was waiting for my pizza to bake, I overheard their conversation about putting together a remote control. The father commented that this time they needed to make sure they have all the parts first, which prompted the laughter from his son. From my inference, this conversation may have been in reference to an earlier attempt to put the remote control together either without following directions or without all the needed parts.

The father who initiated the laughter, chuckled as he was telling his son to confirm they had all the parts before putting it together. The son quickly escalated the chuckles into laughter as he reminisced about this past remote control building mishap, which prompted more laughter again from the father.

This outbreak was certainly contagious. Nearly immediately after the father started laughing, the son joined in. In fact, if I hadn’t chosen a table right next to them, in order to best eavesdrop for this assignment, this outbreak may have lasted much longer than it did. Unfortunately, my fading inconspicuous guise ended the laugher from the father, and the two left shortly after.

Overall, after overhearing this incident I wanted to laugh. The father-son memories of building toys incorrectly are certainly something I have witnessed in my own family. Laughing about mistakes, especially over dinner, just proves the value and bonding nature laughter carries into relationships.