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TOM JONES is laugh out loud funny

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Naomi K
Aug 15, 2014
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It's my opinion that most laughter is social. Like when you're watching a comedy in a movie theater and people are just laughing and laughing and laughing, whereas you know that if they were seeing it at home, they'd be completely silent. 

Since reading is a solitary activity, even the funniest books rarely elicit audible laughter.

Tom Jones is the except…

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