... may not necessarily be a desirable character trait, but it seems to be better than walking around in a Doom and Gloom mode. Reminiscent of the little character in the Peanuts cartoons who always has a little rain cloud over his head. Constantly muttering to oneself various corollaries of Murphy's Law.
You might not be old enough to remember some television shows. Probably recall the thing that was the precursor to YouTube videos, which was that horribly cringe-worthy 'America's Funniest Home Videos' (that are rarely actually funny, more often humiliatingly painful) paid huge sums for home movies. Primarily consisting of mishaps caught on tape when friends and family would do profoundly stupid things or have frighteningly scary accidents. All witnessed and recorded for posterity and public viewing, keeping the participants in constant fear of their faux pas outliving their natural life spans. And now we have a multiplicity of electronic media with which to amuse ourselves, record our foolhardy friends, and poke fun at total strangers.
But before any of this happened: There was "Candid Camera". Probably on television back in the sixties or early 70's. Three or four different scenarios, always beginning with a 'set up' when we/the viewer would get the goods on what was going to happen when the unsuspecting innocent was filmed in a hokey, unlikely, often embarrassing situation. With the ultimate goal of the set up being revealed, and every one enjoying a good laugh. At the expense of the one who had the wool surreptitiously pulled over his gullible eyes.
This is how I feel when bad things happen in my life: I keep thinking it's going to be a big joke. And the hidden camera will be revealed, and we will all get a big laugh, stand around with a cold beer and rehash the events as they are retold and the tape replayed over and over. I keep thinking:"'Ok, I'm ready - where's the camera? It's not funny any more, can we get this over with?"
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