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Word: laughter (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...When my laughter subsided after reading your story on doctors' jargon [Jan. 12], I found I had experienced "a series of spasmodic and partly involuntary expirations, with inarticulate vocalization, normally indicative of merriment," as defined in Borland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, Feb. 2, 1976 | 2/2/1976 | See Source »

...fall, when he stepped before the cameras on Saturday Night, that Cornelius ("Chevy") Chase discovered his full potential. He fell over. Slowly, gracefully and with complete abandon, Chevy's 6-ft. 4-in. frame crumpled to the floor, accompanied by the giggles, then laughs and finally roars of laughter from the studio audience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fall Guy | 2/2/1976 | See Source »

...basis that most Americans are awkward and there is a certain simpatico? [Laughter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: I Don't Expect to Lose' | 1/26/1976 | See Source »

...laughter in Seven Beauties has grim echoes, and every scene finds its own refraction, insane but recognizable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Charnel Knowledge | 1/26/1976 | See Source »

Egil: Just let me finish, okay? You tell everyone it's to conserve energy, but the pipes burst, everything floods, you know? Ruins everything--soaks their stereos, turns their [expletive deleted] pot all soggy, you know? [Laughter] You see what I'm driving...

Author: By Fred Hiatt, | Title: Planes, Pipes and Plumbing | 1/20/1976 | See Source »

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