Why do we laugh at stuff that's not 'funny', like walking into a pole? What kind of person are we if we laugh at someone else walking into a pole, but not when we do it? I explore how laughter is but one of a variety of tools that we use in our everyday lives to help us to cope with the unexpected - like watching our friends get chased by a grizzly bear. This episode also deals with the definitions of 'negotiate' and discord' in terms of how we negotiate the discordant aspects of life with laughter.