YOUR TELL-TALE LAUGH.
Every person laughs in one of the vowel sounds. The man who laughs in "A," who emits a hearty "Ha-ha! " is frank, loyal, and loves noise and movement. Those who laugh in "E" are phlegmatic; some of them even melancholic. Their forced "He-he!" comes from no sense of amusement. The timid, the irresolute, the naive, and the pliable •people laugh in "I." Most people will agree that children and foolish young women giggle in "I." The laugh in "O " indicates on the one side generosity and good companionship, on the other boldness or brutality. Never a villain in a melodrama but who mocked his victim with a "Ho-ho! " Those who laugh in "U " are misanthropes. The hateful noise they utter when they grin should' warn their fellow creatures against them.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 282, 28 November 1931, Page 7 (Supplement)
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133YOUR TELL-TALE LAUGH. Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 282, 28 November 1931, Page 7 (Supplement)
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