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Timaliidae
laughing thrushes (Garrulax) See TIMALIIDAE.... Read more |
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Zero Mostel
Zero Mostel , 1915-77, American actor, b. New York City as Samuel Joel Mostel. Mostel made his Broadway debut in Keep 'Em Laughing (1942). A comic actor with an expressive face, he combined a large paunch with acrobatic grace. His major stage appearances include Ulysses in Nighttown (1958 and... Read more |
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Chris Tucker
Chris Tucker 1973(?)– Funny from the Start The Big Time An Amalgam of Influences Sources Comedian, actor Although comics like Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, and Robin Harris helped break down some of the barriers for African American comedians, very few outlets exist whereupon young... Read more |
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Laughter
238. Laughter See also 213. HUMOR . Abderian relating to foolish or excessive laughter. [Allusion to Democritus, the laughing philosopher, born in Abdero.] cachinnation raucous laughter; loud whinnying. geloscopy, gelotoscopy a form of divination that determines a person |
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Jove
Jove another name for Jupiter; the name comes from Latin Jov-, stem of Old Latin Jovis, replaced later by Jupiter. The dated English exclamation by Jove is recorded from the late 16th century.Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury proverbial saying, mid 16th century; the Greek poet Hesiod (c.700 bc)... Read more |
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Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb
Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb 1876-1944, American author, b. Paducah, Ky. He was a noted New York humorist and columnist. Although he wrote over 60 books, Cobb is best known for his humorous stories of Kentucky local color, first collected in Old Judge Priest (1915). Among his other books of humor are ... Read more |
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Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle 1973— Actor, writer, comic From a very early age, Dave Chappelle could make people laugh. Chappelle realized the power of his natural talent and made some very serious goals for his art. As a teenager, he crafted his standup comedy act out of the realties of his life... Read more |
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Flip Wilson
Flip Wilson 1933–1998 Comedian Entertained Airmen Appeared on Laugh-In Created Geraldine Character Sources A trailblazer of a comedian, Flip Wilson was one of America’s most popular entertainers in the first half of the 1970s. He created comic characters that have remained... Read more |
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Action Potential
action potentials govern our lives. These are the electrical signals that are transmitted along our nerve and muscle fibres. They are essential for the communication of information to, from, and within the brain. Your ability to read this page and to understand its message, to laugh and cry, to... Read more |
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Caroline Norton
Norton, Caroline (1808–77). Author and reformer. Caroline, a society beauty and granddaughter of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, married at the age of 19 the Hon. George Norton, brother of Lord Grantley. Her husband, an unpleasant bully, brought an action in 1836 for crim. con. (adultery)... Read more |
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DURING HIS VISIT TO CHUVASH REPUBLIC PRIME MINISTER VLADIMIR PUTIN MEETS WITH...
...among your friends. Vladimir Putin: Officially...it is five year old. Vladimir Putin: That's right...tell you later... (laughing). Question: Mr Putin...What do you think? Vladimir Putin: I'll be honest...repeat - I'm too busy to keep up, but ... |
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To Russia with a purpose Fox Valley experts help town of Vladimir begin...
...center's facility in Vladimir, Russia. (Submitted...The Russians were all laughing and nodding. "We were...three years ago by the Vladimir city government to provide...children off at orphanages keeps climbing. It will be the first shelter in ... |
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A Subversive Breaks Free The Volatile and Enigmatic Vladimir Chekasin
...Tribune 01-27-1999 Vladimir Chekasin was a member...fact, it's hard to keep from laughing. The U.S.S.R...Chekasin, the percussionist Vladimir Tarasov and the leader...Cafe on the Bowery, and Vladimir Tarasov performed a solo... |
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A worldwithout Vladimir Putin
...elections, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has suddenly ceased to...across the country. Putin is laughing at his own peril: He is a...Putin has built a system that keeps the opposition off the ballot...oligarchs Boris Berezovsky and Vladimir Gusinsky, both of ... |
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Free swingers: hitters such as Vladimir Guerrero and Nomar Garciaparra...
...assignment shouldn't have gone to Vladimir Guerrero instead. Guerrero...for the Cincinnati Reds. "Vladimir hit an upper-deck shot off...understands perfectly. "If you keep your balance, you'll hit...where the ball is," he said. Laughing, Sanguillen recalls ... |
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Football: BUTT OUT VLADIMIR; TYNECASTLE IN TURMOIL... Leave the job of...
Byline: JIM McLEAN VLADIMIR ROMANOV is the biggest dictator in Scottish...of the club with sober good sense and keep Hearts fundamentally viable not for...words of the Trust, have made them a laughing stock. Personally, I'm still astonished... |
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Football: SACKED FOR LOSING 15-0; Exclusive Meet the favourite to be new...
...for the hotseat is Kestutis Latoza - the laughing stock of Faroe Islands football who was...a match 15-0. Majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov is preparing to bring his countryman...confirmed. "The coaches have promised to keep us in the picture but it seems they know... |
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The day the laughing ended The start of new Roman empire as Lithuanian axe...
...occurred at a board meeting when Vladimir Romanov, the club owner...Roman Romanov, the son of Vladimir, was then announced as the...love of the club. Roman, Vladimir's only child, received a...reconsiders his decision, if only to keep Romanov's absolute ... |
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NO LAUGHING MATTER
...policy, and his penchant for withering, snappy one-liners, Vladimir Putin is a cartoonist's dream. At the beginning of his eight...marry a 24- year-old gymnast, and telling journalists to keep their "snotty noses and erotic fantasies" out of his private... |
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Bush keeps his French hosts laughing with a stand-up show
...looking forward to dinner" with Mr Chirac because "he's always saying the food here is fantastic." Asked whether President Vladimir Putin had heeded US concerns about Russia's sale of a nuclear power plant to Iran, Mr Bush said the Russian leader "understands... |