Word: humoredly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...every chapter Doyle mixes high, historical romance with low, earthy humor. At times Henry is a bit too much the Irish Everyman, modeling so many Celtic vices and virtues that he seems legendary instead of human. What saves Henry from becoming a mere myth, though, is Doyle's attention to detail, his warty realism. For all the great events he plays a part in--the battles, elections, conspiracies and crackdowns--Henry never dissolves into the scenery but stands out against it in painful, proud relief...
This promising comic beginning is quickly dissipated by the curious affliction that overwhelms McCourt in his new surroundings: the total loss of his sense of humor. He is treated well in the U.S.--a job at the Biltmore Hotel, a room of his own, new friends--but it all seems like ashes to Frank: "New York was the city of my dreams but now I'm here the dreams are gone and it's not what I expected at all. I never thought I'd be going around a hotel lobby cleaning up after people and scouring toilet bowls...
...said he survived his childhood poverty through humor and storytelling...
Amidst a constant barrage of paper airplanes and beach balls, the editor of a science-humor magazine presented this year's Ig Nobel awards last night for "achievements that cannot or should not be reproduced...
Dunn's wit and arch humor are famous among administrators and students...