1.   Goldoni even had the effrontery to include a murder and a suicide in this overstuffed bag of laughter, and they are surprisingly amusing.

2.   Everywhere, haggard people sit with overstuffed bags, eating rationed food and staring blankly at the TV.

3.   Hundreds of Afghan refugees headed home Tuesday, streaming across the border from Pakistan in burqas and tunics with overstuffed bags balanced on their heads.

4.   Seeing people carrying chairs and overstuffed bags on a busy thoroughfare appears normal.