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...sort of movie you'll laugh your way through; nor will it make any great sort of impact on you. But just in case you discover your spouse is sleeping with someone, you'll need to know how to deal with it. And in a manner that's pretty clever, but not really great...

Author: By Shari Rudavsky, | Title: Euro-Yuppie Male Bonding | 9/26/1986 | See Source »

Well, Rogerson had the last laugh last year.His defense forced 34 turnovers, Butler completedhis conquest of the Princeton record books, andthe Tigers finished in a second-place tie (withHarvard) for the Ivy title...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Football Prospectus 1986: Over 100 Years of Hands-On Action | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

...only about the bloody passbooks . . . What is it?" Silence, broken by a few nervous giggles. "Stand up!" The actor glares at a confused ticket holder in the front row. "What is it?" A terrible quiet. "What is it?" The flustered victim mumbles an answer. With a bitter laugh, his interrogator dismisses him. "My friend," he enunciates fiercely, "you have got to look for it: it is deep down in your heart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Cries of the Silenced | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

...almost naughty syndrome," Mark advised, is another way of getting kids to laugh. "Certain key words sound naughty to kids. Underwear. Kids think it is really funny. Or the puppet could say, 'Kissywooooooooo.' Anything with kiss in it. They're starting to think about boy-girl things." Mark went on to talk about mapping and diagramming jokes and planning ad libs until it was time for Jeff Dunham to speak. Jeff talked about comedy writing, and he said $ soundly that if you could create a joke a day pretty soon you would have a routine, much as it is said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Kentucky: 600 Unmoved Lips | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

...mistake. "Presidents are sitting ducks," says Ford. "You don't like to hear what they say or see what they draw, but it is stupid to fight it. You have to relax and laugh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: The Wit and Wisdom | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

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