Word: humoring
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...probably won't have to do it with the movie's viewers either; they'll be tickled and touched without prodding. Extending the patented Pixar mix of humor and heart, Up is the studio's most deeply emotional and affecting work. Docter says he had a ball digging fresh ground, finding "this nice new road that we got to go out and drive on." The story of a septuagenarian grouch who uses his cane, hearing aid and dentures to thwart all evildoers; a buddy movie whose pals are separated by 70 years; a love story that transcends the grave...
...Everyone has issues, and there are good ways (i.e., having a sense of humor) and there are bad ways (i.e., having hallucinations) to deal with them. Some other good ways to deal with your problems: helping others, learning to anticipate and plan for future challenges, suppressing your attention to conflicts until it is a more appropriate time to deal with them, and/or channeling your negative energy into outlets like sports, arts...
...published for the first time in the June issue of The Atlantic, are somewhat underwhelming. Education, marriage, moderate alcohol intake, and exercise are fairly reliable predictors of happiness; so are certain “mature adaptations” taken in responding to challenges, such as maintaining a sense of humor and channeling aggressive feelings into more healthful channels like athletics. As for offering any definitive answer as to how to live the good life, no convenient elixir is forthcoming. That the study fell short of the bright-eyed ideals with which it commenced, however, is only to be expected?...
...that a photo she sent in be removed. "She said she was drunk when she submitted it and now feels bad," Mike explained. (The photo has since been taken down.) As Mike and Doug write in their mission statement: "Although this site is all about having a sense of humor, our intention is not to be mean-spirited...
...honest, I was tentative the first time to do jokes making fun of them. I didn't know if they'd have a sense of humor about...