Damien Broderick wrote:
> Granted, there are giggling oriental gurus whose stream of mirth seems to
> be an expression of good feelings, unrelated to the gasping, thigh-smacking
> outburst of laughter at a great joke. I once had a girl friend who was
> usually smiling and laughing, full of fun, but almost - I slowly realised,
> to my horror and amazement - without any sense of humour. (But then my
> jokes are often so sardonic and cerebral and linguistic that *nobody*
> except me finds them funny. Awwwww..)