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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 941129" data-attributes="member: 38206">The laughter is dying down in Egypt“Prosperity,” wrote stoic philosopher Seneca, “fosters bad tempers.” This helps&nbsp; explain why Egyptians have such good ones. Humor has always served as a&nbsp; transformative outlet for sorrows and frustrations, and laughter as the&nbsp;balancing pole of Egypt’s psychological high-wire act. But heaviness has lately&nbsp; crept into the nation’s psyche. There’s nothing funny about street clashes,&nbsp; soccer riots, body counts and cynical political maneuvering; or about the factthat Egypt’s dourest citizens have risen so loudly to the fore.Read more:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2012/Feb-16/163425-the-laughter-is-dying-down-in-egypt.ashx#ixzz1maPcLXtL" target="_blank">THE DAILY STAR :: Opinion :: Commentary :: The laughter is dying down in Egypt</a>(The Daily Star :: Lebanon News ::&nbsp; <a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb" target="_blank">THE DAILY STAR :: Breaking News, Lebanon News, Middle East News &amp; World News</a>)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="texan, post: 941129, member: 38206"] [B]The laughter is dying down in Egypt “Prosperity,” wrote stoic philosopher Seneca, “fosters bad tempers.” This helps explain why Egyptians have such good ones. Humor has always served as a transformative outlet for sorrows and frustrations, and laughter as the balancing pole of Egypt’s psychological high-wire act. But heaviness has lately crept into the nation’s psyche. There’s nothing funny about street clashes, soccer riots, body counts and cynical political maneuvering; or about the fact that Egypt’s dourest citizens have risen so loudly to the fore. Read more: [URL="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2012/Feb-16/163425-the-laughter-is-dying-down-in-egypt.ashx#ixzz1maPcLXtL"]THE DAILY STAR :: Opinion :: Commentary :: The laughter is dying down in Egypt[/URL] (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: [URL="http://www.dailystar.com.lb"]THE DAILY STAR :: Breaking News, Lebanon News, Middle East News & World News[/URL])[/B] [/QUOTE]

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