Word: humorizing
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...finally a channeling of those emotions. In the black community, the lines between sinner and saved were more fluid; the sins of those who came to church were not so different from the sins of those who didn't, and so were as likely to be talked about with humor as with condemnation. You needed to come to church precisely because you were of this world, not apart from it; rich, poor, sinner, saved, you needed to embrace Christ precisely because you had sins to wash away - because you were human and needed an ally in your difficult journey...
...during the course of her illness that she was not ready to die; the suddenness of it all had taken her by surprise, as if the physical world she loved so much had betrayed her. And although she fought valiantly, endured the pain and chemotherapy with grace and good humor to the very end, more than once I saw fear flash across her eyes. More than fear of pain or fear of the unknown, it was the sheer loneliness of death that frightened her, I think - the notion that on this final journey, on this last adventure, she would have...
...speakers didn’t hesitate to inject humor into the discussion...
...more political humor, visit time.com/cartoons
...added to a production for the sake of being “original.” The evening began with the one play that could have benefited from a bit of creative tinkering. Ives’ short work, “Words, Words, Words,” is a humorous postmodern farce that contemplates the age-old question, “What are the chances that three chimps in captivity on typewriters will reproduce ‘Hamlet?’” The humor comes from a myriad of literary references, including the chimps’ constant, oblivious...