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Word: humoredly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wise, warm, witty man who can laugh at himself as well as others," Simpson said. "He has infected us with his brand of humor and satire...

Author: By Marla B. Kaplan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Franken Pokes Fun at Harvard, National Politics | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...Some warned against the evils of "it" pens and reckless em-dashing; others spoke more generally about replacing fluff with humor and analysis. The best part came when we asked our candidates to describe FM in three adjectives. We got some eyebrow-raising responses: "blase," "slick," "sexy," "caffeinated," "unpredictable," "hip," "light," "fast-paced," "revealing," "witty," "lighthearted," "authoritative," "entertaining," "original" and "flashy," they supplied. Last year around this time, my application proposed "sharp," "ironic" and "disenchanted." FM has changed, and I don't know what...

Author: By Anna M. Schneider-mayerson, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Editor's Note: Work In Progress | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

...here for Ben to shock his family by dressing as Hitler for Halloween, for a faux-naive stripper to electrify Nate's theater, for the strange power of a new-model Cadillac to cloud the mind of a '50s male. In short, Liberty Heights seems to encompass all the humor, sadness and weirdness of ordinary life in an utterly winning, morally acute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Baltimore Aureole | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

...robust optimism and constant wisecracking would be an inspiration to me as I muddled through very early sobriety. I had been convinced after that first night that I would never laugh again. Jay was proof that life without drugs could be fun--that you could retain your sense of humor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hollywood Requiem | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

Your report was chock-full of good, nutritious humor. I think I lost a pound or two laughing. Thanks! PETER KELLY Portland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 22, 1999 | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

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