Who or what makes you laugh so hard that milk shoots out of your nose and why? Slapstick, dry witty comedy, your kids, Monty Python? —Kassie

This could almost be a Wordless Wednesday post. I could just throw that photo up here and be done. There are lots of things that amuse me—Kids in the Hall (I actually saw them live once), Eddie Izzard (“Do you have a flag?”), Scrubs (“Frick on a stick!”), the parenting-illustrated-with-crappy-pictures blog, Better Off Dead (“Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn.”)—but the one person who is guaranteed to get a laugh out of me, no matter how stupid the joke, is Troy.

You know how with some people you just have that perfect laughter-inducing chemistry, that humor shorthand, so that things that would be mildly funny with someone else become utterly hilarious when you’re with them? That’s how we are. Sometimes all he has to do is raise an eyebrow and I crack up. I’ve known Troy for 17 years and have been married to him for nearly 16 years, and he still finds the spin on any situation to make me laugh, every single day.

I’m taking part in a blogging group called Reverb Broads that will be suggesting daily blogging prompts this December. I won’t do it every day, but I’ll be using them occasionally throughout the month as they tickle my fancy. If you want to join in, feel free! Go here or here to learn more.

List 10 things you would never do. —Katrina

Let’s do this Letterman-style, shall we?

10. Go deep-sea diving. The idea of being underneath that much water…no, thank you.

9. Eat brains, neither as a culinary delicacy or because I’m a zombie. (I’d be the rare vegetarian zombie.)

8. Live in a small, rural town on anything more than a very temporary basis. I’ve been there, done that, and you know what? I’m a city girl. I kind of love crowded urban sidewalks and driving on freeway overpasses and tall buildings and having multiple libraries and malls and movie theaters to choose from. I can see why some people like small towns or the country, but I just go stir-crazy.

7. Get a facial piercing. I love the way they look on other people, but they’re not for me.

6. Be on a reality TV show. I can’t even watch reality TV because many people on those shows annoy me so much that I want to hurl the TV out the nearest window. Troy banned me from watching reality shows years ago because I get so worked up. Luckily, there are plenty of good sci-fi shows to keep me occupied.

5. Illegal drugs. I’ve never smoked, I barely drink. I’m just too law-abiding and not thrill-seeking enough to do drugs. I grew up right smack in the middle of the Just Say No era, and the message sank in. Plus, did I mention that they’re illegal?

4. Have a Freebie Five list. Yes, I totally understand that people make those lists for fun and that most (some?) of the people who make them wouldn’t be expected to actually follow through in the unlikely event they had the chance with one of their Five, unless they were a character on a sitcom. Knowing someone has a List doesn’t make me think they’re a terrible person, or anything like that. It’s just one of those things I don’t do. My design doesn’t allow for it, kind of like how I have zero understanding of what makes gambling fun. (Sure, you go right ahead and blow that $50 on slots. I’d rather spend it on books or movies, or possibly yarn or pottery-painting or a new camera lens. Heck, even a nice dinner out makes light years more sense to me than handing it over to a casino.)

3. Go skydiving or bungee jumping. I like just a little bit of adrenaline. Driving on a busy freeway in a new city? Sounds like fun! Standing on a tall structure and looking down? I love heights. Make a new recipe for the first time when company is coming for dinner? Bring it on, I’m confident of my cooking ability. Go hang-gliding? Hmm…maybe. I’m definitely intrigued by the idea. Jumping out of a plane or off a bridge, even when I logically know I’m equipped with a parachute or safety cord? No. Just…no.

2. Go to a tanning booth. Skin cancer runs in my family. Not remotely worth the risk.

1. Say never. Hey, life can be unpredictable.

What’s something YOU would never do?

I’m taking part in a blogging group called Reverb Broads that will be suggesting daily blogging prompts this December. It’s unlikely that I’ll do it every day (I missed Days 3-5, including a prompt I suggested) but I’ll be using them occasionally throughout the month as they tickle my fancy. If you want to join in, feel free! Go here or here to learn more.

…commenter #8:

Congratulations, Laura! I’ll email you the details soon.

Brenda’s book tour is still going on. She’s up to letter O! Keep reading those posts and collecting the secret-agent phrases for your chance at the prize at the end of the tour.