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There is a kind of laughter people laugh at public events, as if a joke were a charity auction and they want to be seen to be bidding.

William McIlvanney

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William McIlvanney
Age: 79 †
Born: 1936
Born: November 25
Died: 2015
Died: December 5
Journalist
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Cille Mheàrnaig
Public
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Charity
People
Laughter
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Laugh
Laughing
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Events
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