For 30 minutes, we stood in a circle and partook in playful exercises meant to induce laughter and then wrapped it up with a brief laughter meditation where we laid stomach-up on the floor and laughed as hard as we could.
Although the academy has given nominations here and there to a few "laughter through the tears" comic dramas, the group has long shown a perplexing shyness when it comes to recognizing movies that, you know, make people laugh.
Outside the party, the ageing Mr Paisley, once a formidable debater, drew derisive audience laughter in a television discussion when he lambasted the Ulster Unionists for contemplating going back into government with Sinn Fein, without explaining the intentions of his own party.
George Romney -- wrong guy. (Laughter.) Governor Romney -- he was a good governor. (Laughter.) Governor Romney is a -- he's a patriotic American.
After a polite round of laughter in the room I barely gave it a second thought.
You qualified for the playoffs on the last day of the season with a losing record. (Laughter.) That's cutting it a little close, guys. (Laughter.) You beat your biggest rival, took down the defending champions on your way to the title game.
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He had a little statue of Aubie on his desk. (Laughter.) He had his son, Ethan -- he and Ethan would roll the trees in front of the yard after a big win. (Laughter.) So this is a big day for him.
They were inscrutable vestals, their laughter a song, their grace a dream of delight.
His halting speech was itself a kind of laughter, not fully intelligible yet contagious.
Shock isn't always a prelude to laughter, and that turns out to be the movie's undoing in several later sequences.
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But his work inspires a lot of laughter and I like this infographic he did recently to celebrate the Tesla Museum fundraiser project.
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Let him laugh and I see a cellar your father does not remember and a house he does not remember and I hear in his present laughter his laughter as a child.
Mitt Romney is trying to give you a Sketchy Deal. (Laughter.) A sketchy deal.
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Just look away. (Laughter.) Eating a hotdog, you know. (Laughter.) Going through the -- you know.
We pumped it up -- it almost hit that light. (Laughter.) I thought it was a lot of fun. (Laughter.) And while the canon was impressive, Joey left a bigger impression because he had already printed out his own business cards -- he was 14-years-old.
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So this week -- (applause) -- congregations around the world will retell the story of Joseph. (Applause.) As any fan of Broadway musicals will tell you -- (laughter) -- there is a lot going on in this reading. (Laughter.) But many scholars have focused on a single word that Joseph uses when he replies to his father Jacob.
All right, everyone, take a seat, and have a glass of wine -- (laughter) -- all right, because I'm going to sell you guys out. (Laughter.) They were passing around a little glass, and I was like, what's that? (Laughter.) So please feel free.
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We thought you could eat it with a spoon and cut it with a knife. (Laughter.) And I know a lot of parents out there cooking broccoli like that.
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And it's exciting to see the leaders of some of the most innovative, cutting-edge, tech-savvy companies in the world gathered in the city where I had to fight tooth and nail just to get a BlackBerry. (Laughter.) There may be a little bit of a cultural clash here, but that's exactly why we want you here.
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I'm going to talk for a while. (Laughter.) You guys don't sit down because you don't have chairs. (Laughter.) But you guys all have to bend your knees a little bit so you don't faint.
So if you haven't filed your taxes yet, but you're thinking about buying a house -- (laughter) -- you can request a six-month extension until October 15th, and claim the credit before then. (Applause.) Or if you've already filed your taxes, or you wish to do so before April 15th, you can just amend your form later this year after you've bought your home and get your money then.
That's what I'm talking about. (Laughter.) Everybody is going to get a handshake afterwards, just relax. (Laughter.) Tim is an inspiration to so many -- a guy whose true strength comes not from the gym, but from his faith.
Now, this is what -- I've been sharing a little of our business. (Laughter.) Just a little.
Do they not have the time? (Laughter.) They just had a week off. (Laughter.) Is it inconvenient?
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Who would have thought that the laughter of a Japanese girl would make me feel Danish again?
It had always been a time for playful laughter and bobbing for apples, and the celebration was always reserved for synagogue.
After a pause followed by laughter from the audience, Gee added that the Big Ten wouldn't add Kentucky, either.
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Turns out the federal government has a lot of cars. (Laughter.) We buy a lot of cars.
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