Here's the punchline which may make you laugh or cry, depending on how you view these things.

BBC: Is Canada hurt by saying no to foreign bids.......

Well there is a wonderful story about this in the Financial Times, which - if you are a geek like me - will either make you laugh or cry.

BBC: No magic potion for eurozone banks

Opinion: Does Te'o story make you laugh or cry?

CNN: Te'o tale a mirror to our gullibility?

It can stir emotions, cause fights, make you laugh or make you cry.

NPR: The Iwo Jima Photograph

"When you allow yourself to think of it, you don't know whether you are going to laugh or cry, " he says.

WSJ: The Weekend Interview with Donald Kagan: 'Democracy May Have Had Its Day'

What other film this year can lay claim to all of that and also say it made you laugh, made you cry, and made you recognize someone you know, someone you love, or maybe some part of yourself?

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