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Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
Sat May 21, 2016, 02:12 AM May 2016

Try watching this laughing lady and NOT laughing yourself--I dare you! LOLOL!



Viral Video Shows Woman’s Infectious Laugh While Wearing Electronic Chewbacca Mask

Candace Payne went to Kohls and found a hidden treasure: A $20 talking Chewbacca mask that will probably sell out, now that the mom’s selfie video has gone viral.

In a simple four-minute video posted to her Facebook page, Payne tries on the mask and bursts into laughter again and again. Maybe it’s her central casting-worthy chortle, or her soothing delivery or the sight of Chewbacca with a mismatched lady voice coming out of his mouth, but something about it really hit people the right way.

Payne posted the video on her Facebook page on Thursday, and by Friday afternoon it had more than 64 million views. She made the front page of Reddit, where thousands of users admired her contagious mirth. She was even congratulated by a Reddit account belonging to Peter Mayhew, the actor who portrayed Chewbacca in the original Star Wars trilogy.

“Absolutely wonderful!” he wrote.

There’s strong evidence to suggest happiness is contagious in social networks. If that is true, and it certainly seems to be, consider Candace Payne the latest patient zero.

http://ktla.com/2016/05/20/viral-video-shows-womans-infectious-laugh-while-wearing-electronic-chewbacca-mask/

Love her infectious joy in such a simple and innocent thing!



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Try watching this laughing lady and NOT laughing yourself--I dare you! LOLOL! (Original Post) Surya Gayatri May 2016 OP
That definitely did the job. Thanks! Scootaloo May 2016 #1
Her laugh truly IS contagious! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #2
Love it! KT2000 May 2016 #3
To be able to laugh at herself that way, she must be GREAT company! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #10
OMG Egnever May 2016 #4
Me, too. I was dead set against laughing because somebody said I should. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #9
Hysterical! BooScout May 2016 #5
Really good for what ails us in this morose primary season! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #7
I have seen this so many times on FB LittleGirl May 2016 #6
Look after yourself--and laugh a lot. Take one video viewing every hour! LOL! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #8
Thanks for your kind words LittleGirl May 2016 #21
Women are and have always been the better patients--less whining and complaining! LOL! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #22
That's the truth! eom LittleGirl May 2016 #23
I want one... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #11
I read that they've sold out everywhere already. Good luck. Post a selfie if you get one! LOL! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #13
Damn! MrMickeysMom May 2016 #14
Somebody said to try E-Bay? But, you're going to pay a premium! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #16
That's okay... I've never used it... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #17
Expect the market to be flooded with cheap Chinese knock-offs very soon! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #18
she's actually a Hasbro marketing executive...GENIUS!! Softail1 May 2016 #12
She loves the small things, and can genuinely laugh at herself. That's a gift! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #15
Her laugh is very infectious.......reminds me of my sister..... a kennedy May 2016 #19
It's wonderful that her laugh lives on in your memory. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #20
A friend of mine posted about someone close to her who passed away. GreenEyedLefty May 2016 #25
I want one! ismnotwasm May 2016 #24
I was laughing before she put the mask on! GreenEyedLefty May 2016 #26
 

Egnever

(21,506 posts)
4. OMG
Sat May 21, 2016, 04:46 AM
May 2016

I gotta say I was skeptical, but she had me grinning before the mask was even on.

Sides hurt by the end.


Thanks!

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
9. Me, too. I was dead set against laughing because somebody said I should.
Sat May 21, 2016, 08:08 AM
May 2016

But, by the end, I was LOLing!

LittleGirl

(8,283 posts)
6. I have seen this so many times on FB
Sat May 21, 2016, 05:11 AM
May 2016

but never viewed the video! That was worth it. I can't stop smiling (and I have the flu so I really needed that)!

LittleGirl

(8,283 posts)
21. Thanks for your kind words
Sat May 21, 2016, 10:58 AM
May 2016

It's really hard, my spouse gave this to me and I begged him to go to the doctor and he refused to go. he is so stubborn and now, I'm sicker than he ever was, ugh.

thanks again.

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)
17. That's okay... I've never used it...
Sat May 21, 2016, 08:31 AM
May 2016

And, if I'm really patient, someone will understand product demand, and sell them again, which (in turn) will yield to the idea of OTHER really cool characters. Sure hope there isn't a patent protecting that proliferation of product.

Can you imagine the possibilities?

- "I Love Lucy" masks with a "waahhh"

- "Richard M Nixon" masks with "I am not a crook!"

- "Sheldon" mask with "Bazinga!"

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
18. Expect the market to be flooded with cheap Chinese knock-offs very soon!
Sat May 21, 2016, 08:41 AM
May 2016

And, Hasbro will have to call in the in patent lawyers for some major court action.

 

Softail1

(56 posts)
12. she's actually a Hasbro marketing executive...GENIUS!!
Sat May 21, 2016, 08:21 AM
May 2016

...just kidding..but I did some poking around on this mask..it's sold out everywhere, and Walmart sells them at $20.00...right now they are $100-$200 on Flea-bay, and some other sites. Crazy!
That lady is sure funny in the video though. Great sense of humor.

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
15. She loves the small things, and can genuinely laugh at herself. That's a gift!
Sat May 21, 2016, 08:24 AM
May 2016

I read that they've sold out everywhere, too.

Hasbro must be gearing up for a massive new production run! LOL!

a kennedy

(29,655 posts)
19. Her laugh is very infectious.......reminds me of my sister.....
Sat May 21, 2016, 10:38 AM
May 2016

had one of those laughs that could start a crowd laughing......you've heard them, usually in a studio audience, there's always one laugh that really stands out, that would have been my sister. She died 6 years ago today. Miss her terribly, but am reminded of her with stories like this. Don't mean to bring this thread down. Just my 2 cents.

GreenEyedLefty

(2,073 posts)
25. A friend of mine posted about someone close to her who passed away.
Sat May 21, 2016, 12:59 PM
May 2016

And one of the things she was remembered for is the sound of her laugh. What a wonderful way to remember someone!

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