And let me say -- Sawatdee khrap. (Laughter.) I will say that the Prime Minister's English is much better than my Thai. (Laughter.) But I want to say thank you so much, Madam Prime Minister, for your very warm welcome, your generous words, and the sense of partnership that you bring to our work today.
It is great to be back in Iowa, although it is a little colder here -- (laughter) -- than it was in Washington.
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And they have their little cell phones, because they're more technologically efficient than we are. (Laughter.) She's about 16 -- she does it on her own.
These guys were -- these guys -- first of all, they weren't plants, as far as I know -- unless the mayor is a lot slicker than I think. (Laughter.) But these guys did point out that it was JTPA funds -- job training funds that the federal government and the state and local all work together to make sure that people have access to funds.
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To put the idea on a firmer footing, Dr Davila-Ross made more than 800 recordings of the tickle-induced laughter of the apes and infants.
And at the post-game press conferences, he dressed well enough to land himself in GQ magazine. (Laughter.) Show them your kicks here, Dwayne. (Laughter.) If any of you can pull this off -- (laughter) -- other than Dwayne Wade, let me know.
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For example, I learned that there are worse things that can happen to you on your anniversary than forgetting to buy a gift. (Laughter and applause.) So, take note, gentlemen.
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Of course, the laughter of the book of Proverbs goes deeper than a good joke or a witty reply.
And finally, we believe in keeping our priorities straight -- because we know good and well that cutting Sesame Street is no way to balance our budget. (Laughter and applause.) We know better than that.
We were just talking -- he's another local boy from Hawaii. (Laughter.) He's four years younger than me, but apparently we've got some mutual friends.
What better place to hold our Great Outdoors event than right here, inside the East Room. (Laughter.) We thought it might be a little chilly for some of you.
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Nothing worse than commencement speakers droning on about bygone days. (Laughter.) But for all the differences, the Class of 1983 actually had a lot in common with all of you.
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And so I may be a little grayer than I was the last time I was on Broadway. (Laughter.) Going to need to get Margo to send me something to do something -- do something about that.
We've been down this road before, most recently with the disappointing 2010 Broadway revival of Coward's "Present Laughter, " in which Victor Garber was so much older than the role he was playing that the script had to be altered to cover up the fact.
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Now, over the last -- over the next three months -- 89 days, to be precise -- (laughter) -- the other side will be spending more money than we've ever seen.
We combined and got poorer together. (Laughter.) So we combined our liabilities, not our assets. (Laughter.) So we were paying more for our student loans than we paid on our mortgage each month.
Believe it or not, when Barack and I first started out, building our lives together -- so in love -- (laughter) -- still are -- (laughter and applause) -- our combined student loan debt was actually higher than our mortgage.
They're just much faster. (Laughter.) And I know how to swim -- they just swim much better than I do.
I've been having a lot of fun this week, but -- (laughter) -- nothing more fun and more important to the future of the American economy than the agreement that we're announcing today.
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Now, let's face it, a lot of important people visit the White House. (Laughter.) But to young people in classrooms around the country, nobody is more important than the men and women that we honor here today -- the State and National Teachers of the Year.
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