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* Ancient China - One of the last emperors of Zhou had a concubine who didn't like to smile. He discovered, quite by accident, that [[Crying Wolf]] by sending fake [[Epic Hail]]s so his troops would mobilize, caused her to laugh. So he kept doing it. Of course, by the time ''real'' barbarians decided to sweep in, the disgruntled troops told the emperor to go pound sand. Capital sacked, emperor killed, concubine carried off into captivity. |
* Ancient China - One of the last emperors of Zhou had a concubine who didn't like to smile. He discovered, quite by accident, that [[Crying Wolf]] by sending fake [[Epic Hail]]s so his troops would mobilize, caused her to laugh. So he kept doing it. Of course, by the time ''real'' barbarians decided to sweep in, the disgruntled troops told the emperor to go pound sand. Capital sacked, emperor killed, concubine carried off into captivity. |
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* In 1907, a New York theater offered a "performance" by Sober Sue, a woman who allegedly never laughed. A cash prize was offered to anyone who could get her to do so; many of the city's best comedians made the attempt, but in vain. It's known that this was set up by her manager as a way to trick comedians into performing for free, and strongly suspected that Sue's facial muscles were paralyzed in a way that ''guaranteed'' she couldn't laugh or smile. |
* In 1907, a New York theater offered a "performance" by Sober Sue, a woman who allegedly never laughed. A cash prize was offered to anyone who could get her to do so; many of the city's best comedians made the attempt, but in vain. It's known that this was set up by her manager as a way to trick comedians into performing for free, and strongly suspected that Sue's facial muscles were paralyzed in a way that ''guaranteed'' she couldn't laugh or smile. |
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* In the 1970s and 80s, the [[Princeton Triangle Club]]'s Freshman Week "Best of Triangle" performance included one or two segments where a cast member would simply walk in front of the curtain from one side of the stage to the other, absolutely stone-faced, while [[Audience Participation|the entire audience tried to make them laugh.]] |
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