Chambers wrote:
> Besides which, I can't imagine that mirth and frivolity are modern 
> inventions.  People have been laughing for as long as there have been 
> people :)

Except for a camera, it seems.  OTOH, it was a novelty and somewhat 
rare, so they probably thought it'd be good for posterity to come out 
seriously in a photo than laughing like a mad dog.  Perhaps people began 
to take photos less seriously at around the time Einstein showed the 
tongue. :)

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