Word: humor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Doolittle teaches two sections of Social and Ethical Issues: "all political issues are ethical issues at heart," he says. Students in his sections say that Doolittle's anecdotes make class entertaining and interesting. "His sense of humor really helps," says Preetinder Bharara '90. "He doesn't care about the excess stuff--just the writing," Bharara says. "The best thing about Mr. Doolittle is that he's had a lot of interesting life experiences," says Douglas W. Marx '90. "He's very opinionated" and that makes for spirited debates in class, says Marx...
Occasionally Larson's editors censor his wit, deleting scatological references or asking him to soften a caption. If Larson is bothered by this, he also realizes that his warped humor is not typical funny-page fare. In fact, he seems nonplussed that something as bizarre as The Far Side could be so popular or that he could be handsomely paid for letting his imagination race wild. "Maybe it's my blue-collar background, but work meant to me that you come home covered with sweat," he says. "Now I just have to brush away the eraser shavings." Larson may dirty...
...game with a lot of humor out on the field," Caldwell said. "We were knee-deep in mud and couldn't help but have...
Before any of the pain, though, there is plenty of laughter. For more than half of Master Harold, the trio have terrific fun teasing each other, recalling favorite memories, and sharing their dreams; here, Fugard creates touching, often hilarious moments of humor and intimacy...
Ginsberg has always been at his best when he juxtaposes humor and pathos, triviality and profundity. "Fighting Phantoms Fighting Phantoms" is vintage Ginsberg...