It happens, but most of the time people just end up crying
of laughter when they talk t me.
I used to illicit gales
of laughter when I quoted (in translation, and in my best Sesame Street Swedish Chef voice) dated documents about destitute farmers overwhelmed by the glacial advance who were seeking parish aid.
We look forward to the puzzled faces and hysterical outbursts
of laughter when you play this game in the NGIN expo.
Did anyone else die
of laughter when they saw Wii Sports with a Game of the Year nod?
The Mayo Clinic lists many of the positives
of laughter when it comes to stress.
I let my hubby pack us for vacation and you're gonna die
of laughter when you see what he packed!!
Some stories would be so humorous that they would draw peels
of laughter when narrated.
Arrived safely today in Australia, great fit but caused peals
of laughter when I tried it on, as temps still in high 80s here.
The audience seemed to understand almost immediately, and there were whoops
of laughter when she captured the sound of a hairdo perfectly.
The nurse responsible for picking up that remote control was probably stifling lots
of laughter when she heard what mom said.
This type of work made him a widely worst soccer player, resulting in tirades
of laughter when he happens to balloon a penalty into the stands.
Not exact matches
«He's walked back his comments on defaulting on debt — but the fact that they even trickled out
of this mouth shows that he's a f — ing idiot
when it comes to macroeconomics,» he added, one
of several lines that got
laughter and applause.
«
When you allow
laughter into your life you are contributing to your health and the health
of those around you.»
But, the study's authors found that the impact
of laughter on teams» performances only occurred
when the humour was interactive and engaging; in instances where the humour was isolated — think somebody telling a joke and the room lapsing into awkward silence — there was no effect on performance.
Although she spoke no English
when she arrived and we spoke no Farsi there was a universal language
of love,
laughter and kindness shared.
While they did not study this research question, [63] found that people smiled and laughed more and rated an audiotaped stand - up comedy routine more positively
when they listened to canned
laughter that they thought came from members
of their in - group rather than their out - group.
It is a particularly troubling matter
when God goes silent on us,
when we can't hear his voice at all, whether it's a tender whisper
of encouragement, raucous
laughter, or a thundering rebuke, it is then that we are most keenly aware
of God.
I believe that
when a person does this, if they leave this world unrepeated, they'll hear those words over and over again and the echo
of their
laughter and mockeries will torment them throughout eternity.
I would put a couple
of bottles in my coat and stalk past her —
when you're half loaded nobody sees anything --(
laughter) and hide them in the hamper.
Perhaps the
laughter of Abraham, which turned from cynical to celebratory
when his son Isaac was born (the name means «He [God] laughs») would prove a more fruitful source for a biblical theology
of play (Gen. 21).
The Elijahs and Obadiahs both are better able to live with each other, and particularly under straitened circumstances,
when laughter is a constant companion
of total ministry.
It is enough to provoke both
laughter and tears — not only all these protestations about having understood and comprehended the highest thought, but also the virtuosity with which many know how to present it in abstracto, and in a certain sense quite correctly — it is enough to provoke both
laughter and tears
when one sees then that all this knowing and understanding exercises no influence upon the lives
of these men, that their lives do not in the remotest way express what they have understood, but rather the contrary.
I feel a bit hypocritical admonishing my readers toward kindness and understanding
when I too have been avoiding such conversations like the plague, but I do think healthy, constructive dialog is possible, and that it's best tackled around a shared table, over steaming plates
of mashed potatoes and green beans, amidst the
laughter and grace that emerges organically from deep, trusted relationships.
Therefore, crying
when tears are called for and laughing
when laughter is needed are my primary signs
of mental and emotional health.
After spending years studying quantum physics what causes me the most side splitting rounds
of laughter is
when someone with no foundation attempts to explain «life» in terms
of abiogenesis dealing strictly with already complex atomic structure.
He knows that an individual voice will be raised in resistance, but he knows that he is stronger, he knows that for an instant one still can cause men to seem serious, but he knows also that privately they long to laugh with him; he knows that for an instant one can still cause a woman to hold a fan before her eyes
when he talks, but he knows that she is laughing behind the fan, that the fan is not absolutely impervious to vision, he knows that one can write on it an invisible inscription, he knows that
when a woman strikes at him with her fan it is because she has understood him, he knows without the least danger
of deception how
laughter sneaks in, and how
when once it has taken up its lodging it lies in ambush and waits.
I like to think Jesus was laughing with delight
when he prayed, «I thank thee, Father...» Stage directions for reading this would perhaps indicate that the
laughter here is the
laughter of relief, not
laughter at a person, but
laughter with a person — in this case,
laughter among the members
of the Trinity.
Even now, all these years later,
when I say the word in my «
of - course» tone
of voice, it can be met with disbelief or nervous
laughter or raised eyebrows and, almost always, surprise.
Easter is that moment
when the
laughter of the universe breaks through.
I mean really,
when you think
of the psychological damage involved in the ridiculous original sin idea,
laughter is one
of the best routes for healing and moving out
of that mind - trap.
It was the
laughter of admiration, the way you involuntarily exhale and toss your head back
when Robert DeNiro or Meryl Streep says a line in a movie so well and so cool and so true that you can't do anything but laugh, even
when the line is not meant to be funny or
when someone's wrapped in a rug and getting crammed into the trunk
of a car.
It tumbles in rumbles
of laughter and dances
when we lift our voice in praise.
They recall the times
when he went out
of his way to help, the times he brought
laughter to the mundane, the times he made scary things seem small, and the times
when he was just there
when they needed him.
Laughter is just a release
of tension;
when you laugh, all the anxiety and stress in your body is cast out, exorcised, not allowed to stay.
They were amused by my bewildered expression
when they once again shouted, «Yes,» and after the
laughter died down, one
of them explained, «It's easy to remember.
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.
When I write stories
of painful struggle or
of raucous
laughter, God permits a woman to minister.
And he enjoyed a vindictive triumph
when Messer Biagio, angry at the
laughter of his friends, appealed to the Pope and the Pope replied: «Had the painter sent you to purgatory, I would have used my best efforts to get you released; but I exercise no influence in hell.»
We need not go so far as to say with the author whom I lately quoted that any persistent enthusiasm is, as such, religion, nor need we call mere
laughter a religious exercise; but we must admit that any persistent enjoyment may produce the sort
of religion which consists in a grateful admiration
of the gift
of so happy an existence; and we must also acknowledge that the more complex ways
of experiencing religion are new manners
of producing happiness, wonderful inner paths to a supernatural kind
of happiness,
when the first gift
of natural existence is unhappy, as it so often proves itself to be.
He was a short and small Israeli with a distinct accent in English and
when our big group sat down to lunch on the first day he so elaborately and ridiculously was describing his utter disdain for carrots that the whole table was in an uproar
of laughter.
There was good conversation, a lot
of laughter (especially
when I spilled about 2 1/2 cups worth
of sea salt all over the counter... ooops), and so much thankfulness.
But there was no
laughter last Saturday night at Wake Forest
when Demon Deacon wide receiver Desmond Clark leaped above Fred Wilkerson, one
of the inexperienced defensive backs over whom Barnett had jokingly fretted.
Because while the internal wrinkles and the wider season may give the games meaning on reflection, none
of that's important
when the ball crosses the line once, then again, then again and again and Again and AGAIN, each goal thudding into the solar plexus, while the country convulses in
laughter.
Costa is thought to have been aggrieved by Conte bursting into
laughter ahead
of Chelsea's Premier League victory over Tottenham last week,
when it was put to him that Costa felt Chelsea have treated him like «a criminal».
The
laughter stopped on Kelman's first night in Northern Ireland,
when he and his new teammates went to a bar near their apartments in Bangor, a half hour northeast
of Belfast.
When you're not pregnant, you might get hiccups after long bouts
of crying, hysterical
laughter, or inhaling food too quickly.
When we're in the midst
of laughter and goofiness, I don't worry about the laundry that needs to be done, the kids don't worry about the schoolwork that needs to be finished, and any sibling issues that have popped up through the course
of the day quickly drop away.
Later in the evening,
when my daughter spat up all over me, the
laughter from the table
of veiled Arab women next to us reminded me again that parenthood really is universal.
The absolute most rewarding thing about my job is
when we start working with new parents and you can see their shoulders relax, hear their
laughter and know that they are less stressed and able to enjoy the journey
of pregnancy.
This was a sure sign she still had some energy ready from the rest
of the day, need for fun play and connection go with the play, let her laugh and play (and factor in time for that in the bedtime routine, was a sure fire way to help her sleep more deeply (
laughter releases melatonin the hormone responsible for sleep), and children sleep better
when they feel closely connected to us.