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...American politics when the thing itself is so damn hilarious? Why make endless quips about that nice Mr. Quayle when one look at his squidgy visage, writhing with stupidity, outdoes anything a comedian could express. All the way through the Vice-Presidential debate I was doubled up with laughter as cliche rebounded off smirk, off slick quip, off tear-jerking'''real-life'" story. And then that charming Admiral Stockdale (with a passing resemblance to my grandfather) devastated his opponents with a faculty of articulacy as yet unseen in the Western world. Laugh? I positively wet myself...
Adams, wearing a large blue-green sports jacket, read five passages quickly in his native British accent and in the varied voices of his characters. The audience of 250 punctuated the readings with laughter and applause...
...advent of the 1990s saw more wonderful forms of dirty chortling, with the late-night game show "Sticky Moments" becoming a cult hit. Postmodern laughter and applause erupt as our unbelievably camp host mises onto stage in bondage gear. The leading contestants, having answered questions like "How long is this sausage?," win their prize by consuming as much ice-cream as possible in one minute. Their moment of stickiness climaxes with a tacky award of no value...
After a while, Stockdale's disjointed responses wore down the crowd. Students could no longer hold back the snickers--and then loud laughter...
Statements by Quayle such as "I have been there. I was tested under fire" were greeted with laughter...