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...calm I previously felt devolved into a broadening grin, then a suppressed giggle, then burgeoning self-consciousness at my inappropriate response to her humiliation. Rather than feel bad for the poor girl, standing alongside her dad with the beautiful baritone, my sisters and I started laughing. At first our laughter was controlled, almost squelched. But once one of my sisters released an indelicate, indecorous snort, my control waned. I started laughing so hard that I quaked. I held my hair in front of my face and pinched my legs, but no matter how hard I bit down on my lower...

Author: By Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Carolina Christmas | 2/4/2010 | See Source »

...house fell apart in laughter. His audience captivated, Gates ended the speech with the story of Major Douglas Zembiec, who'd been dubbed the Lion of Fallujah by his soldiers. After a stint at the Pentagon, Zembiec went back to Iraq, where he was killed in action. Gates stumbled on his words as he went on and could barely finish. He'd been Secretary of Defense for just seven months. They were the bloodiest months of the war. Maybe these soldiers were dying for naught. By the time he uttered the words that Zembiec had fallen, everyone, including Gates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Is Robert Gates Really Fighting For? | 2/3/2010 | See Source »

During the roast, the theatrical organization’s president Clifford N. Murray ’10 called Hathaway “the second most famous Anne in the history of keeping a diary,” drawing hearty laughter from the audience...

Author: By Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Anne Hathaway Gets Royal Treatment | 1/29/2010 | See Source »

Read "Glee: A Chorus of Laughter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Glee Factor: A Rise in Amateur Singing Groups | 12/9/2009 | See Source »

...speak was David Bahati, the young parliamentarian who sponsored the bill. He received a warm reception from the audience of a few hundred people, many of them students. "They say that if you are a homosexual, you are more likely to contract AIDS," Bahati said, to applause and laughter. "If you are a homo, you can reduce your life span by close to 20 years!" Bahati is a member of the Family, a fundamentalist Washington group that has been criticized for allegedly sending influential U.S. Senators and Representatives overseas to promote anti-gay and antiabortion policies, according to Jeff Sharlet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Scene: With Uganda's Anti-Gay Movement | 12/9/2009 | See Source »

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