Word: humorically
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...amasing. You very seldom see the American's idea of a typical Englishman with his monocle, or, for that matter, the Englishman's idea of a typical American with his chewing gum. Both have their short comings, but one doesn't mind them if one possesses a sense of humor, does...
...degenerates and abnormals. Howells purpose was to give us a picture of life as it is, with all its little common, ordinary happenings, and yet to make the reader like it, and see the inner meaning behind everything. In this aim he succeeded admirably, enrichening his stories with a humor that rings very true. In "The Rise of Silas Lapham", this humor finds an excellent field and is displayed to the best advantage...
...keen eye trained to observe the antics of one's fellow men and a fine sense of humor are the prime requisites for a cartoonist," declared Clare Briggs, America's leading cartoonist in an interview with the CRIMSON. Briggs whose drawings are published in over 175 American newspapers, is the author of a number of series of cartoons, among the best known being "Ain't it a Grand and Glorious Feelin'?", "When a Feller Needs a Friend." "Someone is Always Taking the Joy Out of Life", "Mr. and Mrs.", and "Real Folks at Home...
...joyous epic; fantasy for the orchestra composed by P. S. Converse, inspired by the familiar legend 'The Ten Millionth Ford Is Now Serving Its Owner.'" When the Boston Symphony ceased its jolting cacophony, no insults were hurled at Composer Converse, bowing on the platform. His sense of humor, unlike that of Composer George Antheil (see above), is not inscrutable...
...critical may object to "Pickwick" because it has no plot--but it has as much plot as a revue and ten times the humor. Moreover, the imposing array of Wardles, Wellers, and Dickensonian whatnots, compensate for any lack of structure. "The Pickwick Papers" had no definite plot; to have invented one for its dramatic counterpart would have been to lose much of the spirit of the original...