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Post by BigIain on Sept 22, 2009 6:22:39 GMT
We have the excellent Pet Peeve thread, but what makes you grin or giggle (or even burst out laughing) every time?
I love to see women who are clearly new to wearing high heels and are only just managing to stay upright! It just looks so awkward that I always giggle at it. Saw some on Sunday and the fact that it was a windy day just made it even funnier to watch.
I also saw a barman drop and break a bottle whilst trying to do a "Tom Cruise"... throwing bottles around like the film Cocktail made popular 20 years ago.
Have you got any to share?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2009 6:52:08 GMT
I don't know if women will be wearing long narrow skirts again this winter, but last year I thought it was really funny watching them try to run up the metro stairs even though they had chosen inappropriate attire that blocked their leg movements.
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Post by BigIain on Sept 22, 2009 6:57:39 GMT
I am always entertained in car parks when people can not remember where they put the car!
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Post by happytraveller on Sept 22, 2009 7:56:09 GMT
Watching my dog run around always makes me smile
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Post by happytraveller on Sept 22, 2009 7:56:31 GMT
Oh, and watching my husband dance is actually hilarious !
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Post by lola on Sept 22, 2009 13:05:42 GMT
Reading P.G. Wodehouse
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Post by imec on Sept 22, 2009 13:10:38 GMT
I fly a lot - so hearing the odd things people not as accustomed to flying say on aircraft or in airports is sometimes priceless.
While flying out of Quebec city on a Dash-8, the old couple behind me were discussing how close the aircraft next to us was. It soon became apparent that the aircraft they were discussing was actually the left wing, engine and propeller of the aircraft in which we were seated.
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Post by rikita on Sept 25, 2009 6:22:07 GMT
some random remarks i hear from people when passing them on the street, like i mean bits of conversation i catch. the other day, i heard someone say to someone else: "so when i was in paderborn i also had to take such an IQ test. I passed it..."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2009 21:43:56 GMT
People, but only certain people, make me smile, feel good. Others can be a right downer, unfortunately. I've learnt through experience who to stay away from and who to gravitate towards.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 26, 2009 3:00:26 GMT
Is that why you don't return my calls?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2009 10:09:32 GMT
Watching my dog run around always makes me smile added to this watching him play with other dogs,particularly a couple of his "girlfriends". That's why they call it "puppy love."(the humping part is particularly amusing).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2009 21:06:24 GMT
Is that why you don't return my calls? ;D You always make me smile, Bixa.
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Post by james on Sept 28, 2009 16:19:02 GMT
Most things make me smile or laugh.
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Post by rikita on Sept 28, 2009 19:44:59 GMT
it makes me smile when my little brother (4) calls me (well i suppose his mom dials and then hands him the phone) and says "ich will dass du jetzt zu uns kommst" (i want you to come and visit us).
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Post by BigIain on Sept 29, 2009 22:30:46 GMT
the misfortune of some people who I do not care for often makes me smile!
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 1, 2009 19:18:21 GMT
Isn't there a word for that? I think it's German. Maybe one of the German-speakers here can tell us.
My dog frequently makes me smile, either when he comes over for some affection, or just gives me a random smile or in the playful ways he communicates. I also like the contemplative way he chews his food.
Another thing that is frequently good for a chuckle are snatches of overheard conversation. Because of the way my house is situated, I can hear people talking as they pass by on the road, or things they yell to whomever has just set off for the store.
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Post by fumobici on Oct 1, 2009 22:10:53 GMT
Schadenfreude!
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Post by lola on Oct 3, 2009 16:21:50 GMT
Mr. Bean
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2009 16:46:52 GMT
The film "Taking Woodstock" made me smile.
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Post by traveler63 on Oct 3, 2009 18:05:17 GMT
Watching people grocery shopping and trying to predict what they will be cooking for dinner.
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Post by auntieannie on Oct 4, 2009 15:06:57 GMT
listening to my boyfriend puts a bright smile on my face.
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Post by rikita on Oct 6, 2009 18:56:46 GMT
listening to my bf practicing spanish with his pimsleur course early in the morning when he thinks i am still asleep and can't hear him...
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Post by spindrift on Oct 8, 2009 15:28:50 GMT
I've also got those Pimsleur Spanish CDs!
What makes me smile?
* John Cleese as Basil Fawlty * Playing Farmville * Kerouac's recent Bombay movies offering on The Pot.... it is so very funny.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2009 15:41:02 GMT
Seeing you online here posting Spindrift! also Rikita's last post in the Neighbor's thread!
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Post by rikita on Oct 8, 2009 15:52:11 GMT
writeon - what do you think of them? my bf likes them and says he learns a lot... i tried the japanese course, but didn't like it as much, i need a more ordered and grammatical approach. then again i suppose it might also have to do with the structure of japanese being much more different from german than the structure of spanish...
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Post by spindrift on Oct 8, 2009 18:17:03 GMT
I love the Pimsleur tapes and have found them very helpful. I worked on Japanese 1 and 2. I practically knew them word for word by the time I finished with them. I even transcribed the whole of Course 1. My Japanese gf told me that I was one of the few foreigners who can pronounce the words correctly and this is only due to the long hours of listening to the tapes.
I am presently listening to the Pimsleur Spanish tapes .....
I must say, after Spanish lesson 1 in Uni, that Spanish is SO much easier than Japanese. That's obvious I suppose!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2009 19:57:56 GMT
What makes me smile? Many things - Seeing you back on here for sure Spindrift, Good friends that you can really relate to, when my kids are happy with whatever they are doing, it makes me happy too, a beautiful sunny day...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2009 20:00:30 GMT
I will smile to see my nephew set foot in Europe for the first time tomorrow morning.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2009 20:03:00 GMT
That warms my heart, Kerouac. Has it been a long time since you've seen him?
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Post by fumobici on Oct 8, 2009 21:25:22 GMT
I like the Michel Thomas courses a bit better than the Pimsleur, at least for Italian and French, but better yet: both. Those sorts of audio courses can get you feel for pronunciation, basic grammar and a teeny bit of vocabulary. They can also and perhaps more importantly give you enough confidence to try immersion where sometimes you don't get what you want for dinner or find out where the bathroom is or get your train unless you can express it in another language. Nothing gets the learning process flowing like instant carrots and sticks of immersion.
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