Obscure History Unto Adventure

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From 1950 to 1970 Charley Douglass has a monopoly on the laugh track. With a custom built machine know as the "laff box" , which was was only seen and used by the Douglass family (and locked up when not in use) it was thought vital to the success of nearly every prime time comedy. Not relying on a mere single sample , instead a carefully curated collection of 320 laughs , each named and chosen by Douglass, who would rotate , retire , update and replace laughs as time went on , and used to carefully weave a custom audience response as required for the scene.

The wiki is worth a read, and my paraphrasing is probably misrepresentative

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laugh_trackhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laugh_track

Now I give you some ways to use it as modern horrorish adventures:

Charlys use of someones laughter causes them to suddenly spiral into depression, resulting in gruesome suicides. 

His Laff-box is actually too effective and is making the entire population placid and easily manipulated by media. U.S.A goverment hasn't realized this but Russian, East Berlin and Chile all have and are attempting to steal it without drawing attention to  its value. They are all independently trying to get it and are actively interfering with each other.

The Laff-box is actually counteracting a deep psychic poisoning by a supernatural force  (awakening elder god, cult, psychic wing of USSR etc) . Charly regrets actions he's taking in order to do his work (combine with any other idea)

Multiple cases of "laughing disease" where someone is found unable to respond to anything other than with laughter and little awareness of who or where they are.  Cases all show signs of having had some form of brain surgery but that's suppressed by interested sinister government forces. Turns out Charly has been kidnapping vagrants and operating on them to trigger "perfect" laughs to record. He needs to use fresh laughs on occasion and the increase demand for his services have meant he's needing to get more subjects and get his family involved and mistakes are getting made, resulting a number of escapes

When someone whose laugh was recorded dies their ghost is unable to advance to afterlife , resulting in sets using the laff box getting dangerously haunted

Recorded laughs are funnier when the subject recorded is dead. Charly son has fallen out with father , set up a rival laugh track company and has engineered a number of fatal accidents of live studio audiences to get his recorded laughs more effective. But he needs more!!!

NAMES :Why did I click this edition

Print PDF There's this d100 table of names I did that I sometimes go looking for on old blog posts , forgetting completely that it exists as a google drive document.
Now I'm going to put it as a blog post as well to double my chance of finding but have included additional names for anyone whose already seen the original.

It's 3 tables so you could roll a d3 as what to use,
(Or a d4 with 4 being roll 2d4s and combine, if you roll another 4 , roll again with an additional d4 and if you are unlucky you will get another 4 and start approaching rolling a number of d4s that making it very unlikely to not roll a d4 and its your own fault)

PART 1

1. Snide ellipsis

2.Mary Planks

3. Tom Armadillos

4.Syrup Basin

5.Calf Ambles

6.David Burly

7.Doug "The Doug" Douglas

8.Clancy Sugar

9.Nancy Smalls

10.Ford Motor

11.Andre "Cannibal" Winter

12.Fisher Probes

13.Lawn Bowls

14.Rivers Condo

15.Outpatients Department

16.Dan Tiger

17.Jelly Roll

18.Melissa Buffalo

19. Brian Harpoon

20.Bulbs Radiator

21.Vladimir Sputin

22.Thomas “For Time” Stalin

23.Trousers Sandwiches

24.Pearl Chowder

25.Tom "Stacker" Baker

26.Fawny Groove

27.Hank Wedge

28.Miles Testy

29.Cornelia Hubestss

30.Jersey Caramel

31.Wrangel Island

32.Sanny Frisco

33.Thomas Busdriver

34. Mark "Mark" Jenkins

35.Queefy Wheats

36.Lakes Blossum

37.Keith Boss

38.Jenny Hammer

39.Hermia  Booty

40.Nina Arena

41. Cloudy Daze

42. Robust Badger

43.Frank Guns

44.Lily "Drownings" Drizzle

45.Fred Daggs

46.Melissa "Octogon" Daily

47. Shuddering Winston

48.Kevin Shirley

49. Trish Arson

50.Hurdy Sedums

51.Wolfgang Analgel

52.Grande Riveirre

53.Bernard Door

54. Hudson Drains

55.Loretta Drunk

56.Sally Runnings

57.Dolly Eastern Promise

58.Joy Cookies

59.Franklin Rhinestone

60.Gilly Eggs

61.Jam Katmandu

62. Kate Irrevocably

63. Erma Turkeyneck

64.Violet Shelves

65.Celia Lamp

66.Rozzy Miter

67.Duncan "Mop and Bucket" Cairn

68. Dredgy Wheel

69.Sufficient Industry

70.Theodore "backdoor" Monday

71.Flight School

72.Salad Despoil

73.Harvey Kindly

74.Complete Sentences

75.Beth Realism

76.Gaggy Paint

77.Henry "Doggy" Sellers

78.Douglas Brass

79.Louise "Bridal" Homicide

80.Tool Box

81.Bert Walrus

82.Classy Broad

83.Monica Plug

84.Laura Correctional

85.Peter Banned

86.Balls Snakey

87.Gamma Radiation

88.Trixey Alley

89.Pixie TwoByFour

90.Vivian "Sparky" Roosterton

91.Barcode

92.Terry "Dipshit" Towel

93.Daisy Cutter

94.Poppy Fists

95.Reindeer Little

96.Austria Glide

97.Mary Ann Gusset

98.Conical Wizard

99.Metric Standard

100.Lara Houndings

PART 2

01:Serenity Kong

02: Charlie “Sucking” Gut-Wound

03: Fiona Swarming

04:Shucka Pines

05: Wall Finkelstein

06:Franco Downings

06:Buster Shots

07:Erma Flipper

08:Phillip “Steamy” Rhodes

09:Manu Photosensitivity

10:Tessa Coils

11:Vinny Long Division

12:Manny Thunk

13:Olivia Apefocker

14:Willow “Cold Butchery” Sunshine

15: Belinda Hive

16:Drusilla “Wine and Dine” Machete

17:Orlando Tombstone

18:Bucket Lisp

19:Lucinda Succotash 

20:Weaver Rotterdam 

21:Hamlet Jackhammer

22:Pigs Whistling

23:Claudius  Removalist

24:Lennox Moth

26:Ross Growling

27:Hecate Verbery

28:Heather Ganger

29:Elbow Southerly 

30:Pete Bogs

31:Isabella Carny

32:Kitten Smalling

33:Juliet Furnace

34:Juggy Dimestore

35:Gilbert “Genuine Article” Druidly

36:Wicker Thicket

37:Helen Shanks

38:Melancholy Hams  

39:Muse Jenkins

40:Moses Brown

41:Roman Decline

42:Aria Throttle

43:Grace “StoneCold” Riddance 

44:Max Intentions

45:Pug Tyler

46:Hercules Periot

47:Samuel “The Dead” Waking 

48:Kathlyn Castaway

49:Theodore Jogging

50:Fridge Cancer

51:Ivy S’More

52:Friendship Station

53:Air Supply

54:Screen “ForHelp” Trenching

55:Ashes Paving

56:Jizz Archer

57:Hinemoa Arkweld

58:Serpent Bridge

59:Violet Bruising

60:Zeke Hurling

61:Xavier Slothfoul

62:Frank “anchors” Downstairs

63:Simian Grace

64:Benjamin Oscillation Black

65:Gamma Fillets

66: Figs Sickly

67:Khole Dispersal 

68:Maurice Junker

69:Tabby Filled

70:Ruby Ocean

71:Quin “Fear Itself” Books

72:Jen Warrior

73:Hooty Galore

74:Zoey Zeigeist

75:Peaches Molotov

76:Bruno Shining PAth

77:Emma Void

78:Colin Buried-Alive

79:Eli Mozambique 

80:Africa Wilson

81:Molly “Drinking Problem” Pullover

82:Zed Fullstop

83:Chuck Stakes

84:Timely Arrival

85:Jade Condition 

86:Falling Upward

87:Manos Gold

88:Oliver Footnote

89:Hanks Raw

90:India Tombstone

91:Holden “Hooker” Sunset

92:Cammy Winger

93:Drudge Monument 

94:Kristos Tuxedos

95:Missy Peyote

96:Bill Crack

97:Forest Yearning

98:Boomer Dogs

99:Watson Chokehold

100:Gelty Finetune

PART 3

1: Hissy TuMany

2.Sean Alot’O’Dogs

3.Parks Ash

4.Asteep Fitter

5.Fling “The King” Pissant

6.Nova Pinegroom

7.Icella Wined

8.Justine Claming 

9. Zuz Baron

10.Meryl Pucker

11. Blue Meritable

12.Voon Kills

13.Hana Mullen

14.Desmond Balloon

15.Jane Blankblank

16.Lily Sob

17.Grandle Meat-tickets

18.Ivly Bantam

19.Gho’ Sleepwright

20. Tinkles “Very Bad” Scar

21. Cammy Look-At-All-These-Snakes-Now

22. Astrasus Pigstar

23.Wendaline “Wendy” Gowithwoe

24.Merry Poonslin

25. Asha Cosmosis

26.Plu Nostick

27.Jip Everdownward

28. Rex “Fucking Useless” Glory

29. Jubilee Chokegasm

30. Funk Bagham

31. Mae Runderhulk

32. Pendle Grunehills

33.Samima Lastly

33.Minos Tucking

34.Derry Severalcows

35.Chastanence Big Clocks

36.Joes Whippet

37.Tishamont Teething

38.Gas Dahling

39.Saturnus Picklewraith

40. Jom Cloppet

41. Joseph Hoofnoof

42. Batin Van Der Vandeer

43.Granna Cocklesmear

44. Leaguecock Sligo

45.Grung New Bliss

46. Oola Stonehells

47. Juzenee All’Serpents 

48. Munii Undereve

49. Tilda Uggswater

50. Ben “Still Having Frogs” Montgomer

51.Lickle Omegabeam

52.Golda TownInIreland

53.Dark Pointing

54.Avive “Always Be” Awaken

55.Tom “Also Tom” Tomson O’Toms

56.Jamalla Drumharmer

57. Aa’l Burial

58. Foxy Bricks

59. Moonsgroom Efluleza 

60. Du’unk Village

61. Lima Waxwove

62.Wyrpryl Feens

63.Asselle Foundling

64. Merry Alsotomsson

65.Brigadoon Grove 

66. Selwyn Thorn

67.Hunst Ploo

68. Rosamonde Judaschilde

69. Tempeste Vloe

70. Jann Uberdyke

71. Chia Shunka

72.Lopalou Goonias

73. lil’George Huge

74. Vivine Sprokenvixen

75. Cliff Burgstein 

76.Juniper Bellsbastard

77.Kora Yello

78. Anthony Farmswear

79 Borgette Betwixt

80. Shar “Tunes” Hummadum

81. Paul Wartsport

82.Blanche Rippadik 

83.Salome “The Bomb” Atomie

84.Moldewarp Ruttles

85.Sig Wurst

86.Fir Pheromone

87.Junus Ravelle

88. Snicker Princes

89. Osome Augustine

90. Non Tumubose 

91. Penny Jobsworth 

92.Karn Beetle

93. Smithe Hujikott

94.Germaine Frenchie

95. Chuk “Chukwuma” Ekong

96. Sing Allwarsend

97. Assain Worriment

98. Sook Mancook

99. Lila Ephedrine

100. Trica Nocopse