Sentences with phrase «of laughter as»

Amongst grinning Apple enthusiasts, shrieks of laughter as executives impersonated chickens and a blown - up talking poop attempted to justify an outrageous price for an otherwise interesting device, the event had all the cringe - worthy marks of the annual reveal you've learned to expect.

if they make a Bad company 3 I would love to see a return of the laughter as well as the action.

A truly great game that induces quite a bit of laughter as you struggle to get up while your friend carries you to your doom!

Participants will learn about the historic precedents for making comedy out of hardship both within the LGBT community and in the greater progressive activism movements, practice simple techniques for increasing their ability to use of laughter as a coping mechanism, and finally respond to writing prompts to help them embolden any art form with humor.

«I like the whole idea of laughter as the key to keeping our sanity,» Watler said.

Rob Reiner brings on peals of laughter as Belfort's old - school accountant dad, but it's DiCaprio's performance that shines because the actor fully lets down his guard.

This is how we are introduced to Bell's character, she receives a phone call asking if she could work with Eva Longoria to develop her cockney accent — the auditorium is in fits of laughter as we hear Longoria trying to pronounce «slapper», just a few seconds into the film.

Perhaps it's better to think of laughter as a sort of pain killer.

Not exact matches

Hilarity ensued — nay, exploded — as Candace, soon to be «Chewbacca Mom,» unleashed a delightfully hysterical torrent of laughter for two solid minutes.

They found that intense laughter by itself can give you a bite - size cardio workout: An hour of it can benefit you as much as a half hour of hitting it hard at the gym!

To put that into perspective: One hour of laughter burns up to 120 calories, about the same as 18 to 27 minutes of weight training, 15 to 20 minutes of walking, or 40 minutes» vacuuming.

«Design can help us create a better ending and extend our time on earth, so at least the next species won't think of us as morons,» she said, eliciting laughter from the audience.

But I was just amazed by how everyone, young and old wanted to be involved... and was so deeply enriched and touched by the experience and the laughter and the love I experienced from the people I met and how women would in particular open their hearts to me and tell me the stories of where they've come from, particularly because I have the language and was coming there as a woman and just how touched they were that I was there as a woman from England who's learned the language and who's an artist and running this project and come all the way to see them so they didn't feel forgotten I think that was pretty much what they felt... that their stories were being heard so they don't feel forgotten knowing the tents would be around the world.

Because — little over six weeks after we met on this blind date, we're — we're f — officially engaged, (LAUGHTER) as of today.

Laughter suddenly erupted in the courtroom, without the jurors present, as all who were there simultaneously recalled defense attorney Benjamin Brafman's reference to the work and planning that goes into manufacturing bags of potato chips.

On the day of a Feb. 20 court hearing, the deputy wrote that Cruz «appeared to break out in laughter both during and immediately following» a visit with an attorney, marking that episode as «awkward» behavior.

It was as if — in her writing — she gathered the shared experiences of young women and men from around the world and bottled them up in her pen, letting the ink do what tears or laughter could not.

Tender gift of lifting one's hands, understanding there's a force enforcing that promise sprung from a distant source, sweet resource of laughter and peace after storms lift and as swiftly bright wings singe us, singing.

And yet, rolling around on the floor with my baby yesterday, his nose pressed against mine as he squealed with laughter, I was reminded once again that 2016 was, by far, the best year of my life.

Appreciates and prefers women's culture, women's emotional flexibility (values tears as a natural counter-balance of laughter) and women's strength.

The pleasure of delightful laughter is accounted for as a reflection of «the abundance of joy in which we were created» (p. 68), without being the full enjoyment of heaven which is still longed for.

Laughter is as great a reminder of our humanity as our tears.

After pouring cups of coffee, the group began a two - hour discussion marked by moments of intense debate as well as laughter.

It doesn't get us anywhere merely to sneer: the young man who denounced the ageing and muddled ladies of a rather sentimental group - whom he had never met - as «feminiNazis» had hoped to raise bellows of raucous laughter from his young hearers but was greeted with silence.

Exploring some of the lesser - known metaphors and imagery employed by biblical authors to describe God, Winner lyrically invites the reader to imagine God as clothing, laughter, flame, food, wine, and a laboring woman.

Jesus, of course, is a perfect example of all of this, as His life was characterized by joy and laughter.

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods.

The redemption of the festivals shows that God can redeem holidays and rituals for His own honor and glory, and that even as His people, He still wants us to enjoy life with parties, laughter, and celebrations.

No, Socrates, thee I can understand; thou dost treat him as a wag, as a sort of merry Andrew, thou dost treat him as a butt for laughter, thou hast no objection, it has even thine approval, that I prepare and serve him up as a comic dish — provided I do it well.

As he is remembered, it is our hope the focus will not be on Robin's death, but on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions.»

As His eyes meet hers, the twinkle of laughter turns into tears of sorrow.

-- As many of those who did not believe in God were standing around just then, he provoked much laughter.

I am sure it was with laughter in his eyes that he confused those who objected to his companions» plucking the grain heads as they passed through the fields on the Sabbath with a reminder of what David, the idealized hero, had done, entering the «house of God,» taking the consecrated bread from the Holy Place, and giving it to his companions because they were hungry.

The squeals of delight and laughter on Christmas morning as my daughters discover what Santa brought them in the night.

There was laughter as he spoke of their hard work «maintaining a cathedral and stopping the bits falling off it, which, as I reach an increasing age...»

As it happened, I was able to spend a couple of hours between flights with Bob Bork just ten days before he died, and I got to tell him of my gratitude for so much friendship and laughter over the past quarter - century, of my admiration for his depth, and» embarrassing him, as I knew this would» of my love for hiAs it happened, I was able to spend a couple of hours between flights with Bob Bork just ten days before he died, and I got to tell him of my gratitude for so much friendship and laughter over the past quarter - century, of my admiration for his depth, and» embarrassing him, as I knew this would» of my love for hias I knew this would» of my love for him.

Yet it was never demoralizing or cynical; the burden of Malcolm's wit, like that of the medieval and Renaissance Christian fools about whom he loved to discourse, as in Erasmus» Praise of Folly or Shakespeare's King Lear, was always, implicitly or explicitly, that we were all fools in need of laughter, forgiveness, and grace.

Further, the laughter of God, as the passion accounts tell us, does not come from afar.

Thanks Jim, that's exactly what religious people SAY they follow, but as usual don't (and for good reason) If anyone actually followed this crazy bible to the T they would be thrown in the nut house, and I'm pretty sure they'd hear a lot of laughter in there.

I had an image in mind, but your cartoon is much more fitting and, as usual, balances the gravity of the situation with some much needed laughter.

Cargas: I've heard this laughter described as defiance to God, in the sense of Isaac's laughter.

It may he as I mature, as I become a middle - aged man and then an old man, that I will become rather grumpy because I've seen so many things that have offended me that I can not deal with in terms of laughter.

In a video of the sermon posted online, laughter can be heard from some members of the congregation, as well as cries, of «Amen!»

Perhaps best known for his text on the sociology of religion, The Sacred Canopy, Berger has also shown a keen interest in issues of development and public policy and in the nature of religious belief in the modern world, as evident in A Far Glory: The Question of Faith in an Age of Credulity (1992) and in his most recent book, Redeeming Laughter: The Comic Dimension of Human Experience.

But some groups, such as the one in the video above, are trying to get flash mobs back to their original purpose and intent — of bringing unexpected joy, surprise, and laughter into the lives of others.

Clamence was walking across the Pont des Arts on another occasion, when he heard a mysterious burst of laughter, which he takes as a mocking judgment on his life.

He envisaged the Church continuing much as it was in essentials, albeit thoroughly purged of all kinds of superstition and corruption, which he tried to outlaw with laughter.

The explanation of Isaac's name (from a word meaning «laughter») is thrice repeated (17:17, 18:12; 21:2) as is Ishmael's («God hears» 16:11; 17:20; 21:17).

The hours of sweaty church services with «speaking in tongues» as part of the circus that included falling out, wild laughter and my own deep sense of discomfort.

The charismatic scene of the early 90s was also covered in depth as the Toronto Blessing swept churches across the UK, including London's HTB, accompanied with unusual manifestations of laughter and falling over.