To British ears the name has a friendly, chuckling quality, particularly when pronounced in the local dialect, where a "gurgl" can easily be mistaken for a "google".
A hardliner who upends the stereotype of the friendly, chuckling monk, Buddha Issara had a video camera recording the interview, while tattoo-covered men of uncertain role skulked around in the background.
*** Visit Rod Koda and it's likely he'll ask you, in his friendly, chuckling way, to spray the soles of your shoes with Lysol.
"We want to keep 'em tax friendly," chuckles Schroeder.
[Chuckles quietly] But afterwards, they suddenly insisted it was only a friendly and quite meaningless, which I found a little disappointing.
Baddeley and Curtis, who are friendly, got a chuckle out of a Twitter message this week that suggested that the pairing would be like going on a double date with an ex-wife.
(Not a lot, just a chuckle).
Mr. Romney received a standing ovation from the largely friendly crowd— savvy enough to offer a knowing chuckle when Mr. Romney mentioned "Massachusetts," shorthand for his time as a Republican governor in a traditionally Democratic state — when he entered the room.
