It got a big laugh - most notably from the Chancellor himself who looked chirpier than he has for a very long time indeed.

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At FORBES ASIA's mention of illicit catches, Joo Siang, whose conversation is otherwise given to genial joshing with a big laugh, becomes impatient, his foot tapping restlessly.

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At a reporter's mention of illicit catches, Joo Siang, whose conversation is otherwise given to genial joshing with a big laugh, becomes impatient, his foot tapping restlessly.

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Surely, by this stage Andy Rooney was one of the highest paid journalists in TV News and as we stood under the CBS awning, we laughed a big laugh.

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When my friend lets fly what she deems a particularly droll bon mot and it fails to get a big laugh from the room, she immediately tweets it out.

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