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...Hampshire, where Governor Steven Merrill joked about Reed's imminent appearance before the state senate: "They want to know you don't have two heads, that you don't have horns." Reed, who looks every bit the eagle scout he once was, responded with a guffaw that was too loud by half for his 64-kg frame. The New Hampshire senate, which usually deigns to listen only to would-be Presidents, paid close attention to his message. The ranks of conservative Christians, Reed said, are now "too large, too diverse, too significant to be ignored by either major political party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO RALPH REED | 5/15/1995 | See Source »

Undeniably Elvis is king, but the Onion Weaver's Puppetry reveals him to be a prophet and cultural icon in a way few other media could. Using a multi-level multimedia approach, we guffaw at the professor puppet's scholarly analyses and the confessions of Elvis' sideburns. The live Blue Hawaii scene and the Graceland tour guide, though not puppets, are also side-splittingly funny. Frequent gifts flung to the audience accentuate the notion of Elvis as paraphernalia and keep everyone happy...

Author: By Theodore K. Gideonse, | Title: 'Elvis' Speaks! Thank You So Much | 5/4/1995 | See Source »

...Pygmalion in English class. After studying the play, we were treated to a student matinee performance at the roundabout Theatre in New York city. When Higgins exploded with "Liza, you impudent slut!" a good friend of mine with overlarge eyeballs and a frightening smile cackled madly with a demonic guffaw...

Author: By Noahs Archives, | Title: Corruption of Youth | 4/6/1995 | See Source »

...production of Burn This is a great show--and the Winthrop House audience won't let you forget it. No words adequately describe the slapping of thighs and wobbling of bellies resonating through the makeshift theater in the Winthrop JCR. They laugh; they cry; they hoot; they grimace; they guffaw; they constitute a spectacle in themselves...

Author: By Edward P. Mcbride, | Title: Burn This Sets Winthrop Aflame | 3/25/1993 | See Source »

...courses that cost $100 daily. It erupts regularly from the classroom during Braden's unique lectures, which combine show biz, science, humor and psychology. It rings out on the 17 courts and the 18 teaching lanes equipped with ball machines -- and in the four video rooms, where students guffaw as they view tapes of their own just completed drills. Even the pro shop is involved. It carriesT shirts bearing the slogan LAUGH...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teaching Tennis to Toads Vic Braden, Coach Extraordinaire, Uses Humor and Physics to Show Nonstars | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

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