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laugh

up/in (one's) sleeve
To rejoice or exult in secret, as at another's error or defeat.
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I daresay David would have had to laugh in the end, had there not been a half-gnawed sausage in one of the pockets, and the sight of it reminded him so cruelly of the poor dog's fate that he howled, and Joey's heart was touched at last, and he also wept, but he wiped his eyes with the duck.
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See if she don't;" and to Maud's great surprise Tom did n't laugh at her project.
With all his thoughtlessness, Tom was quick to see and feel these things, and was not spoilt enough yet to laugh at them.
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Instead of unplugging Alexa, one netizen suggested getting another Echo so the two could laugh together and harmonize.
Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa creeping out owners with random fits of laughter
The company suggested in an email that the laughs were because of "rare circumstances" because the speaker was picking up a "false positive" for the command "Alexa, laugh".
Amazon device Alexa is to be corrected after it started randomly laughing in a 'creepy' way; The voice-activated Echo gadget and its virtual assistant Alexa have been 'freaking' people out with the 'witch like' cackle
Being around others who are laughing can make it easier to laugh yourself.
Laugh more to give your heart more to smile about: the cardiovascular benefits of laughter are more valuable than you think
This class was completely different though, with you not laughing at a joke but just laughing very heavily because you could laugh and although it felt weird not giggling at anything at all in particular and just doing it because you can, it did feel nice.
A giggle a day to keep the doctor at bay! Laughing yoga is one of the more unusual activities on offer in Cardiff. A curious James Al-Mudallal went along to one session to find out more
Humans laugh when exhaling, typically producing a "ha ha" or "he he" sound.
Human face laugh lines traced to apes: chimps' expressions signal silent communication evolved early
From there the Finnish comedian bankrolled himself to victory at Friday night's final round, a five-comic showdown at the Laugh Factory in Las Vegas.
Finland comic wins world's funniest competition
He then enlisted a different group of co-eds to laugh on command.
Phony laughter 'unique to humans'
8220;I wanted my books to have a life of their own as soon as possible, my theory being the more funny books in the world, the better,” says Rich Leder, screenwriter, novelist, and founder of Laugh Riot Press.
Laugh Riot Press Announces Marketing and Publishing Company for Writers of Funny Books
There are people who laugh about having cancer, having HIV.
Laughter yoga therapy in Venezuela
Five-year-olds laugh between 300 and 400 times a day and adults less than 20.
Laughter the cure
The court while directing the police to solve the problem immediately suggested that the club members should go to the garden every morning to laugh.
It's no laughing matter, says court
I mean, you've got to laugh just thinking about it.
Do we need a workout at the laughter gym?
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