Why do people in an OFFICE setting constantly make fake Laughs?
925549
Cause they are fakers.\nBeing phoney.They try to act like whatever was said was funny,yet deep down inside,they can't stomach the situation.
194679
It happens all the time, either they are so excited to be called that they lose their head and forget what to do, or they don't watch the show often enough to know where to go. Bob always gets a laugh out of it though : )
259393
maybe they have something going on in their life at home and they are bringing it to work.Try being extra nice.If this doesn't work just avoid them.
334673
i think it has something to do with a "flight or fight" syndrome. like when you get startled. except when you are nervous, you know there is no need to run and you really have no need to fight, so therefore, you laugh. some people stutter or get flustered, you laugh. nothing wrong with it, just maybe say excuse me, im a little nervous. if you are feeling pressure, explain that the person is making you uncomfortable and could they please back off.
528417
they probably think they have a sense of humor
360893
Chimpanzees have a behaviour similar to a laugh, a low repeated barking call, it is essentially a submissive call used after a dominant member of the troop does something the lower ranked chimp approves of, or wants the dominant member to think he approves of.  There may be some of this behaviour in our own laughing, and may be why some folks seek out making other people laugh, or why we feel obligated to laugh at the boss's jokes.\n\nThere is also calls like the hyena's or pie-billed grebe that sound superficially like human laughter, but really aren't.
35086
Typically, Laughing Out Loud. If you think it's annoying, you're not the only one.
806266
That was great! The guy in the office next to me cant figure out why I'm cracking up!
113000
That's just dumb office crap talk....... people don't have anything real to say to each other at work, so there's lots of lame idiotic bantering going on.  If it wasn't V.D., it'd be "how about that weather?"  or something.
888846
TOTALLY! Every time I get an email or recieve the best answer reward people ALWAYS put LOL. The nerds on tv shows say LOL. LOL everything. People write LOL on notes. LOL is both misused and overused. People also put LOL on notes, emails, comment, etc. about things that aren't even funny. Why would I laugh when someone writes: "I have to go eat dinner, LOL," or "I am cutting out my name that I wrote on paper, LOL." It's like a filler. Or else it will end up a filler. It's like the word 'like.' I was, like, walking to school. I was, LOL, walking to school. It is such an annoying and grammaticaly incorrect thing! I hate it!
436350
You may be annoying to the person, not funny. There is a fine line between the two you know. Then again maybe they aren't very clever and can't get your humor.
134067
Usually it's because they are under stress and think the best way to motivate their people is to abuse them.  These people are usually referred to as lousy bosses.
827940
they only use the really stupid things that people say, its funnier that way. and some just act that stupid.
1123879
they laugh alot and twist their hayr
671005
because they think its funny, im sure youll get some of those on this question. they just want an easy 2 points, it shows a little something about their personality, like they are lazy, and dont want to take the time to use some of their brainpower.
1168654
Good question. People seem to be so sensitive & serious. No one seems to know how to laugh anymore...at anything. Some people have no sense of humor. It is "politically incorrect" to "make fun" of others in the form of a joke. We all need to learn to laugh more often...at other things but most of all at ourselves. We all need to lighten up.
264326
You just have to realize that there are people like that everywhere you go, and I do mean EVERYWHERE. You know that saying, "there's one in every crowd", when talking about people who are jerks and generally make problems?  Well it's not only true at work, it's true in any group setting of people.  The best thing to do is try really hard to find the humor in how absurdly stupid some people act, and have a good laugh about it.  If you can learn to laugh at people who are idiots and are incredibly full of themselves, you'll have a never-ending source of comedy on a daily basis.