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Old 11-21-2009, 03:54 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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Iranian capital's city council hopes to lighten mood left in city following post-election crackdown by opening laughter classes – despite it being frowned upon in Islamic law.

Five months after the violent crackdown on the reformist opposition's protest following the Iranian presidential election, the Tehran city council has come up with a way to lift the spirits of its residents: Opening laughter clubs.

Tehran opens laughter workshops - Israel News, Ynetnews
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Old 11-21-2009, 03:57 PM
 
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Well I totally understand that. Do you know how hard it is to laugh when you're being beaten about the head or with someone's boot on your neck? Not as easy as it looks.
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Old 11-21-2009, 04:24 PM
 
Location: Neither here nor there
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The situation is so bad, they have to teach people how to laugh?

That, in itself, is laughable.
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Old 11-21-2009, 04:28 PM
 
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The situation is so bad, they have to teach people how to laugh?

That, in itself, is laughable.
They'd be laughing too...if only they knew how.
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Old 11-21-2009, 04:29 PM
 
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Send Glen Beck over there to run through the streets naked.
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Old 11-21-2009, 04:37 PM
 
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Nice!! First GB reference. All we need now is for someone bring up O'reilly and RL. Then we'll have some harpie tell us all how horrible we are for laughing at this tragedy and it'll be an official thread!
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Old 11-21-2009, 05:02 PM
 
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Nice!! First GB reference. All we need now is for someone bring up O'reilly and RL. Then we'll have some harpie tell us all how horrible we are for laughing at this tragedy and it'll be an official thread!



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Old 11-21-2009, 05:05 PM
 
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Thanks, I try.
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