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Word: laughter (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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GRANDEST CONCESSION. Australian Greg Norman waving a white playoff towel at Fuzzy Zoeller, who the day before had flapped his towel in mock surrender to Norman. The U.S. Open showed the courtliness of golf and brought a grace note of laughter to sport...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Most of '84 | 1/7/1985 | See Source »

...venerable Democrat journeyed to his home state last week to narrate A Visit from St. Nicholas with the Boston Pops. Although O'Neill had rehearsed with the orchestra only once, neither he nor Conductor John Williams missed a beat, even when the audience interrupted the narrative with laughter and applause whenever O'Neill's eyebrows started moving con brio. Afterward the Speaker confessed that he had a private rehearsal at home, with his grandchildren prompting "Pop-Pop" whenever he flubbed a line. "It's been 30 years since I've read the poem," he twinkled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Dec. 31, 1984 | 12/31/1984 | See Source »

...from them. But that secret is a nasty one, and all his good nature cannot wash it away. Nor can it allay the suspicion that his character, an otherwise sensible TV newsman, would never have got into the predicament. Eventually one's doubts Moore on these points nag laughter into pained silence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Rushes: Dec. 24, 1984 | 12/24/1984 | See Source »

Nesson: And when somebody sues your newspaper and says you got it wrong (laughter), let's have your source. You'd be happy to admit the libel judgement and pay a huge amount of money...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The First Amendment Under Fire | 12/17/1984 | See Source »

Simons: He's our lawyer.(laughter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The First Amendment Under Fire | 12/17/1984 | See Source »

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