Word: humority
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...read these words to my wife, who is obstinately oblivious to my humor, style and compassion, and was surprised by her immediate reaction: "How did he get our address?" I'm sure Dick Cheney, in his undisclosed location, had no trouble finding our undisclosed location, I told...
...favorite weekly sports magazine. "Dear Mr. Sports Illustrated," he began, consecrating me with a presidential nickname, like Turd Blossom or Pootie-Poot or the immortal Brownie. "I read your final ... article in your literary home of 19 years. Like many who enjoy your work, I'll miss your humor, your style, and compassion...
...scattered humor through this piece because I don’t want hateful speech to be taken too seriously. But the above posts are evidence of a mystifying callousness toward those with speech impediments. Caldwell’s lisp, if she even has one, is barely noticeable; many of us are not so lucky. Millions of Americans feel an illogical but powerful shame at not being able to do something that comes as easy as breathing to everybody else. We garner curious stares when we exhibit secondary symptoms, like twisted faces and balled fists. I would...
Before M*A*S*H, the line between TV comedy and TV drama was as well demarcated as the DMZ between the two Koreas. This military-doctor comedy daringly combined zany humor--equal parts Marx Brothers slapstick and high-class wordplay--with dark drama, as when the war claimed the life of the base's first chief, Lieut. Colonel Henry Blake. (The show banned canned laughter in its operating-room scenes, presaging today's single-camera, laugh-track-free comedies.) Like many great shows, M*A*S*H stayed on the air a few years too long. But it proved...
...Moon? -Russell Sinclaire, SAN FRANCISCOIt delivers a humanness to what took place 40 years ago when a few of us were in very enviable positions. The astronauts are now 75 or older, so they have had a lot of time to reflect and develop a good sense of humor about...