Word: laughter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...took swigs from a water bottle and periodically checked his talking points on a sheet of wrinkled yellow paper, jumping from topic to topic with a disjointed rhythm that diminished his chances of building up a rolling momentum. The first fusillade of jokes--how "woos" and "yips" have replaced laughter at shows--was classic Seinfeld: gently humorous observations. Then comedy leapfrog. A few comments about death segued into a bit on how the closest equivalent we have to royalty in America is the people who get to ride in electric carts at the airport. By the time the nearly hour...
...Mary's stalker has shown, orders of protection are often useless against violently estranged boyfriends, lovers and husbands. The fact that Mary's stalkers are just a bunch of idiots, each more pathetic than the other, ends the movie with a sigh of relief and burst of laughter. But what if Mary's crazed ex-boyfriend had chosen to harm her or kill her instead of just acting like a moron? That is a serious question that we should all think about. The movie ends well, but sadly, in reality, so many other stalker cases...
...reality was that all of us had grown up. And we knew it. Amidst all the camaraderie and laughter, there was a shared realization that, indeed, things could not always stay the same. We knew that as we grew older, opportunities to go bowling together would become much scarcer. And no matter how hard we tried to conceal it, we all knew, deep down, that we were new people with new friends and new lives...
...publishing phenomenon"; it shows that the American public is sick of having gore and mayhem shoved down its throat by the media. The Chicken Soup series creates an alternative to the usual media fare. We offer hope where there is despair, comfort where there is pain, tears and laughter instead of sarcasm and snide remarks, and inspiration to help our readers overcome the challenges they face. It's correct that our stories do not moralize, but it is wrong to say they provide "uplift without morals." PATTY HANSEN, Co-Author Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul Newport Beach, Calif...
...entertaining story excruciatingly told. Malachy tries to reproduce his pub palavers, forgetting that all the ensuing laughter came from people gathered around him who were drinking or already drunk. The printed page is a less forgiving environment. There, gassy circumlocutions quickly grow tiresome. Liquor is never straightforwardly liquor but rather "the waters of life" or "the spirits that cheer" or "the squeezings of Bacchus." When Malachy meets an Irish actor, he does his all too customary stage-Irish routine: "Begod, Sir, you'd never think the man was from Cork, atall, atall..." And here is our thoughtful memoirist...