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...Wheel of Fortune-esque “TOLBERT” spelled out in front of him. “YOU’RE FIRED, TOLBERT,” he yelled, giving him a thumbs-down. “YOU’RE FIRED.” We roared with laughter...
Moore proves himself an expert at warming up his audience with pointed laughter before socking them with this serious message, just as he did in Bowling for Columbine, his 2002 documentary on violence and American culture. Much of Fahrenheit’s humor arises from a barrage of shots of President Bush yachting, fishing and talking eagerly about his dog’s dirt-burrowing habits, plus a ready supply of verbal gaffes—“workin’ on some things” is how the president describes one afternoon’s agenda to a reporter...
...Following a summer spent entirely at home, and then a hectic school year, my time so far as a student, tourist and one-woman show in Egypt has been one of the most amazing and rewarding experiences of my life. Along with the laughter, there have been painful reminders of economic discrepancies—incomplete, rundown houses with state-of-the-art satellite dishes trumpeting their poverty—and moments of utter discomfort (other than sunburns and mosquito bites) when we encounter local hostility...
...things difficult, honest, if surprising, efforts at mutual understanding have compensated. After all, as I played peek-a-boo with the giggling baby girl on the seat in front of me en route from New York, I realized there are two acts that can transcend language and cultural gaps: laughter and frantic hand gestures indicating missing french fries...
...when I went to London last year I told the publisher $75 a day is impossible. They said, 'Can we do it for $90?' I suggested $150, but they didn't want to frighten people off." I asked Olson for some thrifty London tips. He erupted in laughter. "I guess you could sleep in Trafalgar Square and eat one meal a day out of a dumpster." Maybe that way I'd eat better...