Word: laughed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cent of Hungarians, 79 per cent of Italians, and 87 per cent of Russians were "feebleminded." Other IQ tests showed women to be significantly less intelligent than men, but--magically--after sports-related and other male-skewed questions were deleted, the intelligence gap disappeared. Today, ETS may laugh at these memories, but many parents, educators and consumer activists believe that quite a few more subtle biases still exist...
...fronts. The objection that all this is in good fun is as vapid here as it was in the case of the Lampoon. Where racism is present, nothing is ever in "good fun." A theatrical production should not stoop to such a low level just to elicit a nervous laugh or two. Elizabeth T. Partridge...
...Holy Momentum. Like a fellow named Edward "Ned" Coll, who distinguished himself from other Democratic candidates at a televised debate two days before the 1972 primary by waving a large rubber rat at the cameras and declaring, "This represents the real problem of violence in America." Or "Laugh-In" comedian Pat Paulsen's short-lived write-in campaign. Remember Sam Yorty's 1972 New Hampshire bid? No one else does. Last time around, another gaggle of absurdist candidates spiced the winter grind: Stanley "Vote Alphabetically" Arnold (290 votes), the Rev. Arthur "We need to put Jesus Christ back into politics...
...curtain of the fairy chamber opens slightly, and Tink, who has doubtless been eavesdropping, tinkles a laugh of scorn...
...time for you to laugh, so keep on tryin...