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Word: humor (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...friends recalled his sincerity and hissense of humor as Corwin's most unique anddesirable traits. "He'd always come up with a lineso fast," said Gower. "He'd say it seriously, andeveryone would stop and pause. Then everyone wouldlaugh hysterically...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Currier House Graduate Dies; Remembered for Enthusiasm | 11/29/1988 | See Source »

...specific accomplishments at Harvard were numerous. However, to highlight his resume would be to risk overshadowing his extraordinary qualities as a human being. His family, his classmates and his multitude of friends will above all remember Tom for his sense of humor, his wonderful company and his quiet grace...

Author: By Bruce D. Corwin, | Title: In Memoriam: Thomas G. Corwin '88 | 11/29/1988 | See Source »

ETTA JAMES: SEVEN YEAR ITCH (Island). Attention: danger of electric shock. High-voltage R. and B. from a woman who has so much funk, soul, sex and humor that, on a tune like Jump into My Fire, you can hear the flames crackle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Choice: Nov. 28, 1988 | 11/28/1988 | See Source »

...Walt Disney Co. would seem a natural to do Dickens. Walt was, after all, the Dickens of his day, deviser of a comprehensive world in which humor taught homilies and fantasy purred up against sentimentality. But not until now has the studio based a cartoon musical feature on a Dickens tale. It was worth the wait. Oliver & Company is Dickens with a twist, and Disney with a treat. Turning Fagin's gang into canines, transporting them to modern Manhattan and embroidering the scene with street vendors and Tiffany dog tags, the picture makes for a luscious comic valentine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: What The Dickens! | 11/28/1988 | See Source »

ETTA JAMES: SEVEN YEAR ITCH (Island). Attention: danger of electric shock. High-voltage R. and B. from a woman who has so much funk, soul, sex and humor that on a tune like Jump Into My Fire you can hear the flames crackle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Choice: Nov. 21, 1988 | 11/21/1988 | See Source »

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