Laughing Stock

Teachers in Texas remain convinced that the Lone Star State's hilariously-named Texas State Board of Education will fight back and call for even more interference by politicians in the teaching of Texas school children and thus re-establish Texas' firm lead as the laughing-stock of education. ❋ Bill Allen (2011)

By them his serious and intrinsically valuable work of six years had been made a laughing-stock and a notoriety. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But having his kind on the Labour front benches - as a memory of Phil Woolas, who truly represented Labour's views - helps keep Labour unelectable, and a laughing-stock with the general public. ❋ Unknown (2011)

So, just in case no-one has noticed, the Anglican Church of Canada has ripped the Anglican Communion to shreds, promoted heresy and become the laughing-stock of rational Christians throughout the world for the sake of pandering to 0.6% of Canadian couples. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I could not afford to make myself a laughing-stock. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Go ahead, Louie, ask President Obama for his birth certificate and make a national and international laughing-stock of yourself. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We keep telling ourselves that we're the greatest country in the world, but we're actually the laughing-stock of every civilized nation on earth. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Peter Fahy has been a poster boy for some nonsense in his time, including the performance based culture which has turned us into a laughing-stock, and made some senior officers some handsome cash bonus payments over the last few years. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2010)

Turned copyright (and by extension ‘intellectual property’ itself) into a laughing-stock. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Turned copyright (and by extension “intellectual property” itself) into a laughing-stock. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Different from the previous administration, if this one is going to be a laughing-stock they want to do it on purpose. ❋ Steve Young (2010)

Brett Favre, legend, role model, hero, chucked a room-service interception that cost the Vikings a spot in the Super Bowl, and is now embroiled in a sex scandal that has turned him into a national laughing-stock. ❋ Joe Queenan (2010)

I would become the laughing-stock of my people if I told them they now had an entirely new enemy, many thousands of miles away, and that they must forget about the British enemy occupying their territory. ❋ Kai Bird (2010)

Hillary risk to become the laughing-stock of the world. ss8ty ❋ Unknown (2008)

The 2004 USA "[Dream Team]" is the laughing stock of the basketball world. [David Hasselhoff] is the laughing stock of the rap music industry. [William Hung] is the laughing stock of the American people. ❋ Nick D (2004)

She was the laughing stock [in class] when she [farted]. ❋ Jude Charfauros (2009)

I feel really sorry for all the [decent people] in the USA whose country is now just a laughing stock. You could say they brought it on themselves though, but that's perhaps a bit harsh, and the [same thing] could very easily happen [elsewhere] and far worse has. ❋ Webrumāros (2018)

"I will [dig up] every [bit] of [dirt] you have and make you this week's laughing stock." ❋ SomeCaliGirl (2022)