Word: laughter
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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...
...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...
...basis that most Americans are awkward and there is a certain simpatico? [Laughter...
...laughter in Seven Beauties has grim echoes, and every scene finds its own refraction, insane but recognizable...
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...