The same is true for laughing in Iran, where some ultra-strict Muslims may take offence.
Gigantic gilded Buddhas lined the path, which I shared with 12-year-old monks laughing in their saffron robes.
On hearing she had won, Shaw leapt into the arms of skating partner Matt Evers, laughing in disbelief.
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Research conducted by the University of Maryland Medical Center found in 2009 that laughing could help protect against heart attacks.
My mother and I stood in the kitchen laughing, talking and rolling for hours without regard to my cold, wrinkled fingers.
Middle-aged men and women that just two minutes before seemed like they lived boring daily grind lives were laughing in joy like small children on Christmas morning.
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"I'm sure the governor is going to continue the battle of making the ethics in Albany so good that we become the model for the country rather than one of the laughing stocks in the country, " Mr. Bloomberg said.
Laughing faces in ads are being replaced by comforting images of candles and pillows.
This is no laughing matter in most other walks of life where self-centeredness is an obstacle to communication.
The women are taught how to make handicrafts and they sit in groups chatting and laughing as they learn.
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"The rain meant it wasn't much fun, but we were laughing out in the warm-up area because it seemed so unbelievable, " he added.
Apple, of course, is not at CES, preferring tighter control over its venues, but you can be sure Apple is somewhere in the wings, laughing.
But even after watching the Daily Show for the past week, the notion of a Comedy Central produced political rally still sits off-balance in my oft-laughing belly.
The school photographer caught the moment: there I am in the 1987 yearbook laughing with my mouth wide open, my eyes as big as saucers, and my hands behind me, having just pushed my skirt back down.
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At this point, no one can look at an American in a powdered wig without laughing.
The orchestra broke up laughing, for in five years I had never made a noticeable mistake.
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But Mr Bremner foresees several areas which have the potential to turn Labour, in time, into a laughing-stock.
Yes, nearly 20 years ago we were laughing at Sears in a movie that aimed to epitomize 1970s kitsch.
They spend most of their time flipping over backward in the air in gorgeous slow-mo and then falling down in a heap and having laughing fits.
While it could have been dismissed as ill-fitting dentures, it turned out to be the first sign of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which also causes severe fatigue and odd jags of laughing and crying in its early stages.
Liverpool legend Ian Rush said the club were in danger of becoming a "laughing stock".
In toyland, LOL Elmo is laughing all the way to the bank, despite being tinged by scandal.
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It was about making it in this instant, sitting here laughing with people like Michael Cera and Will Arnett.
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