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Smiles are really nice, and contagious, and ...well who could say anything bad about them, HOWEVER...some of the funniest comedians are "deadpan" they do anything to avoid cracking a smile, as part of their act. Steven Wright come to mind, but he is a fairly recent example. He is hilarious, he does sometimes "lose it" and actually start to laugh at his own material, but that is rare. Also what about Jackie Mason? He is usually complaining and explaining, but rarely smiling or laughing. i think the perceivd seriousness of some of these folks make them funny to us, and obviously it is their job to make us laugh, or smile. If anyone wants to really have some fun, go to what used to be a "record store" (I feel old now!) and try to find the comedy album section, which is becoming smaller every year! Get a cassette, or cd, or if you are lucky an LP record...hey you might even find a place with Edison cylinders, or 8-tracks! But seriously(!) get into the old and even the new time comedians, Some of them can make a dead person laugh! If you are not opposed to some "dirty words" I just got a CD by Robert Schimmel, after a day with all kinds of grief, I was laughing out loud for almost the whole thing. I know laughter won't cure PD, or any other disease, but it sure helps make life worth battling for! If you can't smile, GROWL, but enjoy it! Ken B