The Last Laugh: I have mixed emotions about a few things “Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.” There is something compelling about mixed emotions. It’s not like we consciously whip or blend them together like we’re following a recipe or anything. They just come and we have to deal with them. Tony Wade: The Last Laugh Bittersweet is one of the most common mixed emotions, but there are many more. Passionate and memorable make-up sex usually follows heated arguments. If you are a fellow Raiders fan, you probably have a learned response to feel cautiously optimistic every September, then disappointed and sad and yet still strangely hopeful by the middle of October.