Can You Keep a Straight Face Through These Images?

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Discussion Overview

The thread explores participants' reactions to a series of humorous images intended to test their ability to maintain a straight face. The discussion includes personal anecdotes about their experiences with the images, varying degrees of success in not smiling, and reflections on humor and emotional responses.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants report failing to maintain a straight face, with many noting specific images that made them smile or laugh.
  • Others claim they successfully viewed all images without smiling, attributing their success to various factors such as eating while viewing or a determined mindset.
  • A few participants express skepticism about the humor in certain images, questioning why others find them funny.
  • Some participants mention feeling desensitized to similar images due to prior exposure.
  • There are discussions about the emotional impact of the images, with some participants reflecting on their personal feelings towards animals depicted in the images.
  • Several participants share their thoughts on the nature of humor and how it affects their reactions, including references to their own emotional states or experiences.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the effectiveness of the images in eliciting smiles. There are multiple competing views on what constitutes humor and varying personal reactions to the images.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about their emotional responses, suggesting that personal circumstances may influence their reactions to the images.

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Readers interested in humor, emotional reactions to visual stimuli, or those looking for light-hearted discussions may find this thread engaging.

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Can you proceed without smiling?
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http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9011/smile09qk.jpg
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okay so far?
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http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/1453/smile12pf.jpg
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Still no smile?
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http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7213/smile20xu.jpg
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http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5835/smile38gy.jpg
 
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I didn't get past picture #1
 
picture #2 got me :smile:
 
I came into this thread grumpy and determined not to smile out of sheer ill will towards everything. I cracked up at picture #1. Well done!
 
I'm sacred of dogs so I didnt smile at #1 but #2 got me!
 
#3 made me do it :cry: :smile:

Ivan Seeking,
Would you mind if I copy this to send as an e-mail/share it in other message boards?
 
I must be an old sour puss, I got through the whole bunch without cracking a smile.
 
number 2 got me. I'll tell you the one that cracks me up every time. That squirrel with the hanging nuts in the caption thread.
 
I failed right from the start, I'm hopeless!
 
  • #10
I got through them all, but I was eating while I viewed them.
 
  • #11
That wasn't hard at all...
 
  • #12
Fell at four.

LMFAO Kitty
 
  • #13
I was gone with #1.

Those are adorable!
 
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neutrino said:
Would you mind if I copy this to send as an e-mail/share it in other message boards?

Not at all. :biggrin:
 
  • #15
I'm pretty hopeless at these kinds of tests. I start smiling before I've even seen the pictures - just because I know I'm not supposed to smile.
 
  • #16
Is is just me or are the ears on number four supersized?
 
  • #17
I lost it while scrolling between 2 and 3. I think trying so hard to not smile is what got me! :smile:
 
  • #18
Before even looking at anything, I almost smiled by trying to not smile... but then I looked at every picture without smiling...
 
  • #19
The heavy artillary

http://img499.imageshack.us/img499/4476/ohshet8jy.jpg

How could anyone not smile now?
 
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  • #20
What's so funny about some poor baby primate obviously being scared to death?
 
  • #21
I almost smiled upon seeing picture two but then I decided to think about something else while looking at the rest of the pictures. No smile.:biggrin:
 
  • #22
I made it all the way through, but the 4th one almost got me.
 
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Janus said:
I must be an old sour puss, I got through the whole bunch without cracking a smile.
Yeah, jeez you guys what's your problem. I scrolled down rather uninterested. I got the point though... there is one right?

What's so funny about some poor baby primate obviously being scared to death?
That's actually what I thought. That poor ape is being frightened.
 
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Mk said:
That's actually what I thought. That poor ape is being frightened.
So did I, but that's what made me smile.
 
  • #25
I don't get the objections. He looks like a typical student from the professors point of view.
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
I don't get the objections. He looks like a typical student from the professors point of view.

Looks like me when asked to do a proof of anything.
 
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....bump....
 
  • #28
Lol I cracked a smile when I read the word smile test...I'm pathetic. By the time I saw pic one by smile had escalated to huge grin...I am hopeless.
 
  • #29
The third one got me.
 
  • #30
I didn't smile at all :bugeye:
(?)
 

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