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...find one nice enough. [A graceful laugh.] But if I ever did get married, I'd end up emigratin'. I would not want to live here, bringin' my own children up in the Troubles. 'Cause I was hurt. And I wouldn't want that to happen to them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Belfast: Nothin's Worth Killing Someone | 1/11/1982 | See Source »

...tells of the time that her uncle made her laugh, but does not laugh in telling it. He was being evicted from his home. As he was pushed out the door, he suddenly beamed at the children who were standing watching the spectacle, and he made a V with his fingers as a victory sign. The children gave him a cheer. Hilda giggles at this story, and tries out the sign with her own hand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel: What Good Is This Revenge? | 1/11/1982 | See Source »

...mean in the future?" They laugh. Mona blushes. Boutros jumps in: "When I was very young, my parents told me about their leaving Palestine. I will teach my children to be strong and to depend on themselves, as I depend on myself. I will teach them to love all those who love the Palestinians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lebanon: A Legacy of Dreams and Guns | 1/11/1982 | See Source »

...this Johnny Carson guy?" wrote a London Standard reader. "I find it very difficult to laugh when the chat-show king is earning a multimillion-dollar salary reading cue boards." The pros were even rougher. Announced TV Critic Margaret Forwood in the Sun: "To be frank, Carson got right up my nose." Said Joe Steeples of the Daily Mail: "His monologue could be in Swahili for all we get from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Heerrre's Johnny: On the Spot | 12/21/1981 | See Source »

...chuckle-filled Cat's Revenge: More Than 100 Uses for Dead People continue to enchant book-buyers into the holiday season. These are the most popular and sadistic of a slew of books on felines, all of which are completely unsuitable as gifts for your literate acquaintances. You can laugh heartily and from Great Comic Cats, you can learn the history of cat drawings from the 17th century to the present. You can learn to use cats as scooters and rakes and human corpses as insulation and hammocks. You can also digest each of these $3 or $4 books...

Author: By Thomas H. Howlett, | Title: The Most Literary Season | 12/9/1981 | See Source »

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