In Praise of Mitt Romney’s Transcribed Laugh

Back in June, when comedian Rob Delaney tweeted the following, it rang true:

@RobDelaney: "Ha ha ha! Terrific!" - Mitt Romney, every time Jar Jar Binks appears on screen

What made the joke was the transcription of Romney's laughter: "Ha ha ha." Because, unlike normal people, Mitt Romney does laugh like that — a staccato set of glottal "ha"s that sound like Groucho Marx mated with a TomTom GPS. It's forced, patrician-sounding, and totally perfect.

As it turns out, we're not the only ones for whom Romney's laughter sounds delightfully retro-robotic. Here is how CNN transcribed Romney's comments on the NFL replacement-referee saga yesterday:

Interviewer: Paul Ryan called those refs out today. [Romney: ha ha ha ha] Are you glad that he did that?

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watch the video of various clips of Romney laughing. It's really quite funny.

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