I Dare You Not to Laugh

In the special language of horses, there is a phenomenon where a foal tries to show another (usually larger) horse that he is merely a baby horse and to be easy with him. He literally makes a silly expression, mouthing and licking the air as if to say "how can you be mad at this face?"

Jake is a master manipulator in disguise, and he has figured this trick out as well. Ben is so mean in his ways that his intent is always obvious. Jake (like someone else, ahem), uses his clown skills to make you laugh and forget that he's getting away with murder. He's a Funny Man, and his schtik usually works, resulting in Hilton and I having to actually turn our heads to the side and bite our cheeks so that he can't tell we're about to break down in laughter. But Jake's way too perceptive to not catch even the slightest of a sideways smile, and he takes it and runs with it....

Here it is.