Amused. Or Maybe I'm Not. Then Again Maybe I Am. Should I Be?

[kittyliterate]

I'm having this urge to laugh at something inappropriate. I want to be a good person, but damn, fate sometimes makes it hard.

What do you do when something strikes you as funny even when it shouldn't; when you watch someone make a silly ass of themselves? Can you help what makes you laugh? Do you force the corners of your mouth down to a

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[kittyliterate]

My husband had a friend that was that way, but he also laughed if he was the one that got hurt too. It wasn't just other people. He's such a weird guy besides that, I never thought much about it.

[thisside]

I think it depends on if they know they were an ass or not...

[kittyliterate]

No, they've got no clue and I don't think they'll ever recognize what a fool they really are. I'd never let it show if I thought they'd get hurt by it. That's an easy line to see.

It's hard to watch someone present themselves a certain way for eight hours a day, see their true colors off the clock, then watch them try to cram that back in the box again the next day.

It's terribly hard to keep that grin at bay. It's even worse when it's one of the very few people in a position of authority.