The way he'd turn a line, or spin on his heels, or make something funny, or out of nowhere make me cry - I just never knew what was coming next.

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Or the outbursts take the form of tears. (And no, not just from women.) People sometimes cry in response to negative feedback or out of sheer aggravation.

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It depicts Liberal Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George (1863 - 1945) pushing the Budget wheelbarrow into the scaffolding of Capital and Employment, eliciting the cry 'Look out there, or you'll have the whole blooming show down!'

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It is how well (or not) the baby fares in the cry-it-out scenario that muddies the waters.

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Katie's eyes opened wide with surprise, but she didn't let out so much as a whimper or whine, much less a cry.

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Add to that his call for a referendum to bring back the franc and to take France out of the European Union, and the mainstream parties are unsure whether to laugh or cry.

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