| rdfs:comment | - In real life, concussions have a number of unpleasant symptoms. These include, but are not limited to headache, nausea, and dizziness. They also involve minor brain damage in addition to those. Fortunately for our protagonist, this is fiction. Here, if one gets a Tap on the Head or a particularly violent Dope Slap, one need only worry about sporting a dopey grin and falling over, or, at worst, experiencing a Non Sequitur Thud. In fact, the effects of Slapstick concussion look alarmingly like the effects of euphoric drugs. Related to Hard Head, Tap on the Head.
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| abstract | - In real life, concussions have a number of unpleasant symptoms. These include, but are not limited to headache, nausea, and dizziness. They also involve minor brain damage in addition to those. Fortunately for our protagonist, this is fiction. Here, if one gets a Tap on the Head or a particularly violent Dope Slap, one need only worry about sporting a dopey grin and falling over, or, at worst, experiencing a Non Sequitur Thud. In fact, the effects of Slapstick concussion look alarmingly like the effects of euphoric drugs. (Don't worry about after-effects, either - any Circling Birdies can be dismissed with a quick shake of the head, and a Cranial Eruption can often be pushed straight back in. And multiple head injuries will never make the problem worse, ever.) Naturally, depending on the work, this falls under either Artistic License, Acceptable Breaks From Reality, or, if the writers are truly dense, Critical Research Failure. Surprisingly though, there can be a grain of Truth in Television in it - someone acting mildly drunk after taking a blow to the head is a good indicator of concussion, and they should probably see a doctor. Related to Hard Head, Tap on the Head. Examples of Concussions Get You High include:
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