--- title: Viral Photo of Janice From Friends Makes the Internet Squirm description: Does this photo of Janice from Friends make you hear something familiar? 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People swear they can actually hear Janice from 'Friends' laugh annoyingly in this photo_ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Mar 14, 2018 4:42 PM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Mar 14, 2018 4:42 PM UTC They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes a photo is worth just one long, grating laugh. [_Friends_ ](http://techland.time.com/2011/07/12/finally-the-thrill-of-watching-tv-with-friends-only-without-friends/?iid=sr-link2)fans may not be able to agree if Monica could have afforded that massive apartment in New York City, the true identity of Ugly Naked Guy, why Joey’s arm was [mysteriously in a sling](http://time.com/4891227/joey-on-arm-sling-friends/), or if Phoebe and Joey should have gotten married just to complete the _Friends_ circle. There is one thing fans can all agree on, though, and that is this: Chandler Bing’s (and, …er, Ross’s) ex-girlfriend Janice had a very memorable laugh. That laugh is so memorable in fact that it still haunts _Friends_ fans years later. This scientifically-unproven fact came to light recently when a Twitter user tweeted a photo of Janice (played by actress Maggie Wheeler) and everyone who saw it immediately shuddered—and then [tweeted](http://time.com/5184477/alec-baldwin-donald-trump-gun-control-snl/?iid=sr-link5) about it. > [](https://twitter.com/AnikaWampner/status/973645755390087168) > [](https://twitter.com/DanieFakhry/status/972956658153476096) > [](https://twitter.com/Hannah%5FWeeksxox/status/973685616759230464) > [](https://twitter.com/AnikaWampner/status/973645755390087168) > [](https://twitter.com/DanielaGeteloma/status/973674314414338048) > [](https://twitter.com/NetflixMENA/status/973595246864060416) > [](https://twitter.com/wordydirds/status/973697846250758144) If for some reason you have blocked out the memory of what Janice’s laugh sounds like, some helpful person has compiled every single one of her laughs into a video. ## Transcript [ LAUGH ] Yes, we all remember Janice and her infamous chuckle. The Friends character became a recognizable face of the hit series so much so that her memorable laugh and shudder- inducing mannerisms Still haunt viewers to this very day. Yeah, this photo is now going viral after Friends' fans near and far have come together to seek comfort after claiming the voice from sitcoms past has returned to torment our eardrums. Yeah, people are claiming that they can actually hear Janice's laugh radiating from this photo. Can you hear it? I can kinda hear it. [ LAUGH ] Wait, hold on. [ LAUGH ] Okay, yeah we put that in. Twitter is absolutely correct, the photo has a hidden Janice laughtrack I think. That sounds kind of like a goat. I know that. And exactly right and that's why it's so disturbing, and people are disturbed about the whole thing. One user tweeting, I hear her laugh from this picture and it's literally making me squirm. If I had her laugh as my alarm clock, I'd never be late cause I'd jump out of bed, and out of the house. Burn. Another pleading with the Twitter verse saying Why does this photo hurt my ears. make it stop. Even people who don't remember Janice, or hearing the laugh. This user writing, I was just idling, staring at the screen and I saw this picture. An annoying laugh akin to Fran Drescher's filled my head. WTF. I barely remember this character! How? It's all kind of a mystery. Yeah, meanwhile this Netflix account also claims to hear Chandler, Janice's Ex Squirming in the background. I feel like we can kinda hear that too. [ LAUGH ] Looks like the TV got some curses with this photo. 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