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Tuesday, February 28, 2006

The Pink Panther Is Not To Be Laughed At

Posted by on February 28 at 10:58 AM

That’s the unequivocal message sent to a mother and son in Oldsmar, Florida, after they were booted from a screening of the Steve Martinized/Beyoncified remake of the comedy classic, after complaints about the boy’s excessive laughter.

Granted, the laughing boy in question has Angelman syndrome, a gorgeously named neurological disorder that affects mental development and can, according to the Associated Press, “prompt excessive laughter and seizures.”

But still, the story stinks of “pick on the weird kid” revenge-by-proxy. It’s not the Angelman kid’s fault those folks paid nine bucks to see an unfunny comedy, and his every horse-like chortle must’ve twisted the knife…

Full story here.