You can keep your observational comedy and your cutting satire, it's a truth universally acknowledged that there's no funnier sight than someone falling over in public.
Okay, maybe one thing. Someone deliberately and dramatically falling over to prove a point.
Louis van Gaal, clearly disappointed with the lack of entertainment in the second half of Manchester United's victory over Arsenal, decided to do this.
https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/703968143199375361
https://twitter.com/JonnyGabriel/status/703967546752557056
https://twitter.com/1690Jamie/status/703967598803873792
Honestly, we've never seen anything like it. Or we thought we hadn't, until someone reminded us of a similar scenario.
https://twitter.com/JGenzy/status/703967899770347520
There seemed to be a Manchester flavour to proceedings too, for those willing to cast their minds back to New Year's Eve.
https://twitter.com/anadin84/status/703970506937073664
Some felt the Dutchman might have bought himself more time with his theatrics
https://twitter.com/_Ibbyy/status/703973239832363012
It's impossible not to smile
https://twitter.com/jranks11/status/703967589882568706
https://twitter.com/deddyleonard/status/703973448666599424
And would Sir Alex Ferguson ever have been able to pull off something like that?
https://twitter.com/FootballCliches/status/703969194250014724
https://twitter.com/JamesTylerESPN/status/703969885525843969
