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Written by Ross Cavins
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Tuesday, 22 January 2008 |
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  Have you ever wondered why slapstick comedy is so timeless? Why is a dude catching a wiffle ball between his nads so funny? We wince as we watch it but we also double over from laughter.
 The Three Stooges. I Love Lucy. Airplane. Physical humor is as funny now as it was when the first caveman got knocked in the nuts by an errant rock toss. Back in the Eighties when the Funniest Home Videos craze began, it felt like every other clip was some guy getting one in the privates.
A toddler swinging a bat and hitting the wrong ball. A skateboarder slipping off the rail and performing the ever-popular nut-cracker move. A stray baseball ricocheting off its intended target and connecting with Mr. Happy and his two trusty friends.
There's nothing like an unexpected crotch pop to bring the house down. Even the most depressed bipolar in the world will laugh at some cocky teenager popping a wheelie and slipping off the pedals to come down hard on the its-a-boy-bike bar (what's with that stupid bar anyway?).
Why? Why is a sack whack so funny?
Hell if I know but check this out!
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Ross Cavins
