"Life is a hard battle anyway. If we laugh and sing a little as we fight the good fight of freedom, it makes it all go easier. I will not allow my life's light to be determined by the darkness around me." ~ Sojourner Truth
#laughter
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"Putin seems less eager to reach a solution [re: #Ukraine] than to demonstrate his dominance over #Trump... when the phone call was scheduled, #Putin was on stage at an event. When his interviewer asked if he needed to go because he would be late for the call, Putin dismissed the question & #laughter broke out... “Making leaders wait is an old Putin power play. But, this is pretty brutal. Putin is publicly mocking Trump.”
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-18-2025
What's the difference between a good joke and a bad joke timing.
Any awesome jokes you've come across lately?
If these guys displayed such obnoxious behaviour in a civilized #egalitarian #African #huntergatherer society, they would be taken down mercilessly with #laughter and merriment -- almost always by older #women.
If they continued to throw their weight about with obnoxious #dominant #male behaviour, they would be taken OUT. Certainly in the Kalahari that could be done by a child with a poisoned arrow. Most likely by a bunch of hunters doing it together.
But if these guys had grown up in such a society, it's extremely unlikely they'd behave like such assholes. For tens and hundreds of thousands of years, women simply selected against obnoxious male dominance.
It is only a recent historic aberration in the life of our species, and most normal human beings know it.
Images of New Zealand - Wellington marketplace
#NewZealand #Wellington #KCYoung #moe_tahurangi #Kōtuia #Boxes #Sheds #Laughter #photographicgelatin #photographicpaper #silver #workprints #gelatinsilverprints #undefined
"But laughter is also characterized by repetition. In fact, given the extraordinary variability in the sounds people make when they laugh, repetition is what makes laughter universally recognizable." —Kirsten Bell for @SAPIENS_org
Continued thread
Cultural creativity as #resistance!
#Moadjo is the #Theatre of #Laughter run by older women for #solidarity and #entertainment if any man should misbehave (Lewis, Bombjakova)
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#Ritual gender solidarity in regular reverse-dominant displays associated to #initiation schools (Turnbull on Elima of BaMbuti, Woodburn on Hadza Maitoko, Lewis on BaYaka Ngoku, Finnegan, Power, Bombjakova)
Boy life
Images of New Zealand - Social life
#NewZealand #second #moe_tahurangi #Kōtuia #Women #Laughter #Umbrellas #Outdoorfurniture #Crackers #Alcoholicbeverages #Trees #Laundry #photographicgelatin #photographicpaper #silver #workprints #gelatinsilverprints #undefined
![The black and white photograph depicts a group of five people gathered around an outdoor table for what appears to be a casual social meal. The setting is in a garden or backyard with various trees providing shade, creating dappled light on the scene.
On the left side of the image, there are two women seated at opposite ends of the table. One woman has curly hair and wears patterned clothing, while she gestures towards another woman who is sitting across from her; this second woman also sports a colorful outfit with short sleeves. The interaction between them seems friendly as they engage in conversation.
In the middle, an older couple sits together on one side. They both appear relaxed, with smiles or content expressions and dressed casually for warm weather. Their attention appears to be directed towards something off-camera.
On the right end of the table is a man sitting alone; he's reaching out with his left hand as if in conversation or gesturing toward someone across from him who isn't visible within this frame. His expression seems engaged, possibly amused by what he’s talking about.
The table itself has various items on it: plates that suggest they've been eating or are perhaps still at the meal stage; glasses filled with drinks like water and soda pop. There's also a bottle of sauce or condiment in the middle which one person might have used during their food consumption.
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Children playing outdoors. From the series: We live near a lake
#moe_tahurangi #Kōtuia #Children #Laughter #Lawns #Trees #Hills #Play(Recreation) #photographicgelatin #photographicpaper #silver #workprints #gelatinsilverprints #NewZealand #undefined
Delighted that a project that took shape within a #machinelearning
workshop at the @eScienceCenter and which was initiated and led by #RozaKamioglu
and #DisaSauter resulted in a data analysis of human #laughter sounds.
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“If you have good friends, no matter how much life is sucking , they can make you laugh.” ~ P. C. Cast
1994
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Tags: Art, Acrylics, Social Scene, Laughter, Wine Glasses
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Children playing outdoors. From the series: We live by a lake
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#moe_tahurangi #Kōtuia #Girls #Laughter #photographicgelatin #photographicpaper #silver #workprints #gelatinsilverprints #NewZealand
1994 Portrait of Joyful Individuals Sharing a Moment
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Tags: joy, laughter, celebration, wine glasses
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#Edinburgh based followers and non followers people. All welcome. Any week, pub afterwards for food and chat.
This could be fun for #Halloween
And there's a massive build planned for Sunday 1st December 4pm to 6pm (same place) with more #beer to be had. No experience necessary. (Wear a lumber Jack shirt, if possible, and jeans)
I will wave if you call out my username.
Meet new people, all of which #fun smiles and #laughter
#BoostsAreAppreciated #boosts_welcome
