We actually coach them to lie, as when we ask them to express delight at tube socks from Aunt Judy or Uncle Bob's not-so-delicious beef stew.
They express delight here that some thought of it as a Mad magazine for grown-ups, and indeed cite Mad as one of their influences.
Updated at 3.36am GMT 3.25am GMT Just before Plibersek, the former prime minister John Howard has bobbed up to is express delight at the Cosgrove appointment.
Many commuters took to social media to express delight at the Christmas cheer, with one person saying it was the "cutest thing since [Jigglypuff]", a fluffy pink character from video game Pokemon.
On Tuesday, Mr. Bush telephoned Mr. Chirac to express delight over "the excellent French-American cooperation in Haiti" and to "thank France for its action," Catherine Colonna, Mr. Chirac's spokeswoman, told reporters.
When she mentioned Peter, it was to express delight in having a little boy, saying he was the coolest person and adding that the best thing to happen to her was "becoming a mum".
