We throw the phrase "tickling someone to death" around a lot. But what does that really mean? Is that just tickling them and simultaneously not feeding them so that they starve to death or die from dehydration? Or can we actually tickle someone to death, literally? Like maybe you hit a really good spot in her sweaty/smelly armpits and keep going there harder and harder until she becomes more and more red with silent laughter. Finally, she just spontaneously combusts. That is truly tickling someone to death. A little birdy told me that it's possible. I think this is important to discuss...it's no laughing matter. And the better question is, who hated that pun I just made?