They inadvertently discard a card that was essential to their own hand while also giving another player an unanticipated advantage because they were being distracterammuyd. Everyone laughs and gasps when they realize what just happened. The fact that even the most seasoned players can make mistakes is brought home by this instance. The humor intensifies when a player, keen to take advantage of the error, unintentionally misreads their own hand and declares a meld that is illegal by the rules.