Word: absurdity
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...onetime manager of the Bulgarian airline's Rome office, Antonov, 37, has been under house arrest since 1982. He stated, "For two years and seven months I have been away from my homeland, my family, my friends, my colleagues because of [these] absurd, slanderous accusations." Agca retorted that the Bulgarian "has conducted a purely political speech to touch the sentiments of this courtroom...
...both Kennedy and Ike at times seemed to possess the actor's detachment and view themselves from a distance and then make adjustments for their weaknesses. From Kennedy's fatalism bubbled bursts of great humor, based on the realization that man was often absurd and there was only so much he could do during any working day to repair the damage. Ike often used his wisdom and warmth to fill the gap left by waning physical vigor...
...nymphomaniac wife, a hotel page, a self-assured government official, and a police sergeant find themselves together at a psychiatric ward, caught in a web of hidden agendas, lies, and gender disguises. As if the plot contrivances weren’t confounding enough, many of the plays’ absurd lines seem to make no sense at all, only becoming relevant at the show’s revelatory (and morally disquieting...
...comix' newest lights, Kevin Huizenga's "Or Else" series explores the hidden connections between things that superficially seem contradictory: religion and science; reality and fantasy; the quotidian and absurd. Mixing complex yet readable storylines with bold experiments in form and a sense of humor, Huizenga's work is a "must have" for anyone interested in the new possibilities of graphic literature. Or else be left...
...thought isn’t at all absurd. In Friday night’s victory, Minnesota’s defense blocked 40 Dartmouth shots, hence the lone 10 to reach Horak. But of those 10, two found their way to the back of the net. Had more shots reached the net, who knows what turn the game’s direction may have taken...