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 Laughing Man (Ghost in the Shell) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Laughing Man is such an expert that he can "hack the eyes" of entire crowds, in real time — hacking their visual cyber-brain implants, either to make himself appear invisible or to hide his face with the cartoon logo.
It is possible that The Laughing Man knew this when he wrote his famous quotation on a wall in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and ended it with "or should I?".
Despite his status, the person known as the Laughing Man is himself not the original, only embarking on the kidnapping caper after coming across a letter in the depths of the Net detailing the extensive corruption in the corporate world.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Laughing_Man_(anime)   (787 words)

  
 Evil laugh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An evil laugh is a stock megalomaniacal laugh by a villain in fiction.
The "evil laugh" has become an almost-total cliché in recent pop culture and is now almost only used in a comedy light or satire.
Although he doesn't usually laugh, The Undertaker does give a spine-chilling laugh once in while at the end of a promo, especially his brother Kane.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Evil_laugh   (438 words)

  
 The Wave Magazine - The Bay Area's Best Entertainment Magazine... Ever.
It’s too distracting when the same laugh is used for Jackie Gleason simply threatening to punch his wife in the mouth and for when he threatens to knock her entire head to the moon.
Laugh tracks were sometimes removed in the case of Very Special Episodes, where we replaced our funny bones with our important-lesson-learning bones.
The laugh track eventually evolved to the point where it could react more in accordance to actual hilarity, and became advanced enough that it could “Awwww” at adorable kids and whistle at hot girls.
www.thewavemag.com /pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=24803   (840 words)

  
 Laugh Track
The fifteen stories selected for Laugh Track are an eclectic mix, ranging from a haunting vignette called "You," to "Triptych," the tale of an elementary school teacher whose men in her life include a precocious third-grader.
Laugh Track offers fifteen different worlds--from a blocked expatriate writer in Mexico, to a drug heist gone wrong in downtown Manhattan, to a love affair pursued at the last leper colony in the United States.
In the title story, a failed comedian brings a recorded laugh track to his regular Wednesday psychoanalytic session.
www.upress.state.ms.us /catalog/spring2002/laugh_track.html   (363 words)

  
 Laughing Gull
Laughing Gulls lose their dark feathers during the fall molt and are white-headed in winter.
Laughing gulls prefer to nest in tall, thick grasses or shrubbery, usually on sandy islands, along the Atlantic Coast.
The Laughing Gull is not a good fishermen and rarely catches live food from the sea unless its prey is crippled.
www.honoluluzoo.org /laughing_gull.htm   (442 words)

  
 Halfbakery: Laugh-Track Off-Button
Laugh tracks are also easier to remove because while the laugh track is playing, nothing else is happening.
In checking on the hoohah coming from the television my son was watching, I found that he was transfixed by the scene of a couple of immobile overdressed dummies exchanging amazingly lame one-liners and mugging at one another during the long pauses for the subsequent noise.
The purpose of laugh tracks appears to have changed over the years.
www.halfbakery.com /lr/idea/Laugh-Track_20Off-Button   (794 words)

  
 Talk:Virtues of Harmony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eventually a compromise was reached, and the laugh track was omitted from all operating room scenes on the show.
The League of Gentlemen was originally broadcast with a laugh track, but after the first two series this was dropped, probably at the insistence of its cast/creators.
Some syndicated and international versions omitted the laugh track completely, and the DVD release gives the viewer a choice of laughing or non-laughing soundtracks.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Virtues_of_Harmony   (561 words)

  
 DVD Talk Forum - My biggest Sitcom Pet Peeve...
Hmm, the "laugh tracks" at the two sitcom tapings I've been to (Newsradio and That 70's Show) were for the most part real (as in, recordings of the studio audience).
It's even worse when the laugh track is stuck on a scene filmed outdoors and obviously not infront of a studio audience (cough, Will and Grace, cough).
In both cases, they did instruct the audience on their laughing (or oohing) for retakes, when they thought it was excessive (or not enough).
www.dvdtalk.com /forum/printthread.php?t=247674   (1260 words)

  
 Something Old, Nothing New: Bring Back the Laugh Track!
Well, the laugh track is the "Comedy Tonight" of a sitcom: its purpose is not to tell the audience that individual jokes are funny, but to tell people who have just tuned in that it's a comedy.
The laugh track is incredibly irritating with an unfunny show, because there's nothing more irritating than hearing forced laughter on the sountrack when you yourself have found nothing to laugh at.
A laugh track is useful because it identifies the show as a comedy, right away, for people who have just tuned in.
zvbxrpl.blogspot.com /2004/05/bring-back-laugh-track.html   (918 words)

  
 TVparty: the laugh track
Early uses of the laugh track are quaint by today's standards: 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet' used only one laugh throughout its half-hour running time, and 'The Abbott and Costello Show' used an uproarious laugh track which ran continuously, regardless of the action on screen.
The laugh machine remains in use, but few "laugh men" (as they are known in the post-production industry) have come forward to acknowledge or discuss their work.
The engineer "orchestrates" the laugh track by using the keyboard to select the type, sex, and age of the laugh, while playing the foot pedal to determine each reaction's length.
www.tvparty.com /laugh.html   (1442 words)

  
 Laughing Buddha Nusery - Metairie, Louisiana's Organic Garden
Laughing Buddha Nursery is your one stop supplier needed to harness and enjoy the benefits of nature, and gardening while not only reducing your environmental footprint, but erasing those of the past.
Laughing Buddha Nursery is your one stop supplier for all your needs to harness and enjoy the benefits of nature, and gardening while not only reducing your environmental footprint, but erasing those of the past.
Laughing Buddha Nursery is an environmentally sound company whose mission is to educate, and supply home gardeners with the Organic and Natural Garden Supplies needed for Indoor/Outdoor Gardening, from Hydroponics to Container Gardening.
www.laughingbuddhanursery.com   (597 words)

  
 Laughing Kookaburra
Laughing Kookaburras feed mostly on insects, worms and crustaceans, although small snakes, mammals, frogs and birds may also be eaten.
The Laughing Kookaburra also has a shorter 'koooaa', which is normally given when accompanied by other members of its family group.
The Laughing Kookaburra is instantly recognisable in both plumage and voice.
www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/laughing_kookaburra.htm   (428 words)

  
 Evil Laugh Review -- Crazy Ralph Films
Evil Laugh tells the story of a group of friends who are helping a professor renovate an old house which, years earlier, served as an orphanage before a psycho killed all the children...
Laugh, released in 1988 was the first of those films and it should have been given the credit that Scream reaped.
But Evil Laugh is still good and it's place in horror history should not be forgotten.
www.crazyralph.com /revevla.htm   (382 words)

  
 Straight Dope Staff Report: Why do sitcoms have laugh tracks?
The laugh track is generally added in post-production--that is, during editing after the show is taped.
For those who've spent the last 55 years in a monastery, a laugh track is a pre-recorded effect inserted into most sitcoms not taped in front of a live audience.
This was a contraption that stood a little over two feet tall and could be played like an organ to replicate different kinds of laughter, from guffaws to belly laughs.
www.straightdope.com /mailbag/mlaughtrack.html   (756 words)

  
 Laughing Gas Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ Encyclopedia.LocalColorArt.com
Laughing Gas is a comic novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on September 25, 1936 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on December 4, 1936 by Doubleday Doran, New York.
For the substance used by dentists which has commonly been referred to as laughing gas, see nitrous oxide.
Looking For laughing gas - Find laughing gas and more at Lycos Search.
encyclopedia.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/Laughing_Gas   (1390 words)

  
 Laughing Gas Comedy Improv Theatre Company - Miami Florida
Laughing Gas is a leader in satirical and politically relevant comedy, often taking on social issues and pop culture.
Laughing Gas is available for your corporate shows and private events.
Laughing Gas was chosen as the Best Short Form Improv Troupe in Miami-Dade County at the Impy Awards.
www.laughinggasimprov.com   (445 words)

  
 Plants & Animals: Laughing Kookaburra
Laughing kookaburras were introduced to WA in 1897 from the eastern States and now live here successfully.
They laugh to advertise the boundaries of their territory, then wait to hear the replies of neighbouring groups.
This form of social system is widespread among Australian birds and contributes to their high breeding success.
www.calm.wa.gov.au /plants_animals/odd_kookaburra.html   (331 words)

  
 Save Laughing Brook
Laughing Brook was donated 8I acres of prime building property on the north side of the sanctuary on June 30, 1992.
The director of Laughing Brook, in his letter to the editor dated June 30, 1996, stated that changes in state and federal regulations governing the care of animals have increased the costs associated with maintaining the wildlife exhibits.
It is difficult for me to comprehend with the combined brains of Friends of Laughing Brook, the brains of the staff of Laughing Brook and the brains of the officers of Massachusetts Audubon Society (a society involved in the world's environmental problem solutions) could not in one or two brief meetings, resolve this problem.
www.the-spa.com /laughingbrook/oletter.html   (3616 words)

  
 Full Length Plays - Laughing Wild by Christopher Durang
Durang is one of the funniest men in the world, able to make the audience laugh time and time again, taking us by surprise with his one-of-a-kind jokes and his relentless bitter satire.
Laughing Wild has references to people and events that were current when the play was written.
Laugh and you… cry alone later.” As her last thought to the audience, she urges everybody to breath, which is the key to existence.
www.christopherdurang.com /FullLaughing.htm   (1769 words)

  
 RelishNow Quietly Comical: Sitcoms are finally kicking the crutch of laugh tracks
Laugh tracks continue to set our teeth on edge, both on elders such as Will and Grace and newbies such as How I Met Your Mother.
Though laugh tracks make watching TV seem like a communal event, they provide us with a fake and garish community I'd rather not mingle with.
They're more comfortable letting shows such as My Name Is Earl play out like little movies, assuming audiences will discover the wit without signs saying: "Laugh Here."
www.journalnow.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_RelishArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031785515535&path=!news!entertainment!television!sub!article&s=1037645508994   (800 words)

  
 Laugh Track Cartoons
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You are looking at the "laugh track" cartoon page from the CartoonStock directory.
Life is better with a laugh track and graphics.
www.cartoonstock.com /directory/l/laugh_track.asp   (220 words)

  
 Inoperable Terran: The laugh track
France and Belgium meanwhile are continuing in their efforts to provide a laugh track for the war.
terran.godmonkey.com /archives/001978.html   (46 words)

  
 DVD Talk Forum - What's a Laugh-Track for?
I think the laugh track is horribly outdated and I wish more shows had the guts to just do away with them altogether.
I know that some sound work is done on the laugh tracks of some shows, but I don't believe that it's as extensive as you think.
They probably inserted the laugh track so kids knew what of the more "adult" humor was supposed to be funny.
www.dvdtalk.com /forum/printthread.php?t=189434   (1573 words)

  
 London's Live Laugh Track
Laughing out loud, they graphically disproved the suggestion that comics -- especially British comics -- are a morose bunch off-stage.
Sitting a few rows from the stage, I laughed so hard I almost rocked off my chair and my abiding memory of the night is the sound of my friends convulsing at least as uncontrollably.
Halfway through a pint of beer, he was engaged in an animated conversation with someone who looked as though he could have been an off-duty comedian dropping by on his night-off.
www3.telus.net /johnlee/londoncomedy.html   (2205 words)

  
 Whimsy - StatesmanJournal.com
With a laugh track, we don’t feel quite so dumb laughing at an obnoxious sitcom (excuse the redundancy) when all of those other people are laughing, too.
I think laugh tracks must have been started in the ’60s to tell the heavily drugged when something was funny.
It could be that the shows are so bad, the laughs on the laugh track are the only ones they could manage to get.
news.statesmanjournal.com /article_print.cfm?i=48805   (200 words)

  
 Seattle's Conscious Choice: Laugh Track
Laughing out loud at nothing is not only okay, it’s encouraged.
Her job is to get people laughing for no reason at all.
In the United States, a group called World Laughter Tour provides trained and certified laughter leaders for therapeutic sessions in silliness.
www.evergreenmonthly.com /2005/em2105/laughtrack2105.html   (594 words)

  
 Laughing Squid
Laughing Squid is proud to be one of the sponsors of both the DC and Berkeley BrainJams events.
Laughing Squid is honored to be one of the sponsors of CodeCon 2006.
Laughing Squid Web Hosting is an independent web hosting company, based out of San Francisco, that provides friendly, dependable and secure web hosting services to artists, individuals, bloggers, non-profits and small organizations.
laughingsquid.com   (3640 words)

  
 Laughing Squid Web Hosting
Laughing Squid offers web hosting services in four full-featured plans, which all include a control panel, PHP, MySQL, SpamAssassin and many other great features.
Founded in 1998, Laughing Squid Web Hosting is an independently owned and operated web host, based out of San Francisco, that provides friendly, dependable and secure web hosting services to artists, individuals, bloggers, non-profits and small organizations.
When you host your website with us, you help to support the non-commerical side of Laughing Squid, which is an online resource for independent and underground art and culture from San Francisco and beyond.
www.laughingsquid.net   (255 words)

  
 Laughing Gulls (Larus atricilla)
Laughing Gulls (Larus atricilla) are a comical and noisy member of the Eastern Egg Rock bird community.
Laughing Gulls obtained their name from their noisy call that sounds like a crazy person laughing loudly.
Laughing Gulls are very common on Eastern Egg Rock and other islands from Maine to Florida.
www.projectpuffin.org /virtual/lagu.html   (146 words)

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