Why do Buddhists giggle all the time?  a student asked recently. Well, firstly, they don't giggle all the time, they tend to giggle when they are pressed to speak, and I think it's because the detached part of them, the part their work cultivates – not to commentate as the average person but to embrace in compassion – sees clearly how ridiculous and futile verbal communication is and then their only recourse is to either stop, continue in frustration or continue with laughter. Their intelligence and compassion makes them chose the latter.