Just a quickie...bit of fun.

[annie, Glasgow]

I think Fun & games is excluded from hot topics

Thanks TD.

Annie

[JohnR, Chippenham]

If you are a commuter into London then I know the answer it is zero, in 37 yrs. never seen one smile

. . . . . or a jogger!

[jan lowden, sunderland (2)]

I laugh a lot most days, Sometimes at the silliest things, I have at times been scolded for giggling for no apparent reason but I do have a weird sense of humour. Jan.

[Mason, Altrincham]

I laugh a lot most days, Sometimes at the silliest things, I have at times been scolded for giggling for no apparent reason but I do have a weird sense of humour. Jan.

I know the feeling Jan. I have a really warped sense of humour, like the rest of my family, so I can find humour in many things. Right now the He-Man v Skeletor adverts have me in stitches every time they come on TV. Strange but true! Thankfully we can have a good laugh at work these days and the patients, most of whom are elderly, have a wicked sense of humour. Just because there is snow on the roof doesn't mean there isn't a fire in the furnace!

Take care, Helen

[annie, Glasgow]

I laugh a lot most days, Sometimes at the silliest things, I have at times been scolded for giggling for no apparent reason but I do have a weird sense of humour. Jan.

Snap - as a child frequently sent out of the room for laughing too much.

BTW nothing wrong with my SOH.

Annie

[cruisewidower, pontefract]

The answer to the question was 38. The person whose guess was nearest was Cooke Ashby who said 17.5 . Whilst the subject was disappointing by generating few guesses , it did generate some discussion around sense of humour. Delboy actually was pretty incisive when he highlighted the different numbers that would apply to children , but unfortunately he failed to translate it into a good guess by going for 4 .
The figure of 38 applies to people NOT JUST ADULTS. The figure includes children , who it seems laugh 200 times/day on average . This means that adults laugh much less than 38 times /day. When I first read this article and saw the figure I was somewhat perturbed as I realised that I don't laugh anywhere near that number /day.. There are many unknowns involved around the subject such as" what constitutes a laugh" ....does a s****** or guffaw or giggle comprise a laugh?? Anyway thanks to all who tried .