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...whole thing," Wiseman says. They just didn't find much to laugh about. I don't care so much about what made Germany laugh, or what made Canada not laugh, or that France - surprise - likes surreal humor, or even that America - surprise, surprise - likes jokes that make people feel inferior. Nor am I worried about the self-esteem of ducks, surprisingly rated as the funniest - and thus the most laughed-at - creatures. ("My money would have been on the chicken," says Wiseman.) I am, however, worried about me. Why didn't I laugh? Eventually, I screw up the courage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Last Laugh | 10/6/2002 | See Source »

Dershowitz concluded his speech by questioning whether those who do not believe in God are considered inferior American citizens to those who believe in a supreme being...

Author: By Emilie R. Feldman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dershowitz Calls ‘Under God’ Divisive | 9/20/2002 | See Source »

...wear sneakers. They're a giveaway that you're a tourist and invite inferior service...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Learned Opinion | 9/2/2002 | See Source »

BOTTOM LINES "Staff are hugely enthusiastic about their jobs, they dress well. In all cases the performance in the U.K. is inferior." Keith Whitson , HSBC CEO, on why his call centers in India and China are better than their British counterparts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brazil | 8/12/2002 | See Source »

...hero, the picture stuck. Williams didn't care to smile for the camera, so the writers painted him as a surly cur. They didn't like him in 1942, when he won the Triple Crown (batting average, home runs, runs batted in) but lost the MVP to the inferior Joe Gordon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Little Respect For The Splendid Splinter | 7/15/2002 | See Source »

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