Word: humorlessness
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DIED. Bruno Kirby, 57, piquant, high-pitched actor who infused his many supporting roles--often as best friend, often to Billy Crystal--with intensity and humor over his 35-year career; of leukemia; in Los Angeles. Kirby's most notable performances included a turn as a humorless lieutenant in Good Morning, Vietnam and as a journalist pal to Crystal's Harry in When Harry Met Sally. Kirby's character marries--above, at center--then eggs on his comrade to follow him into domestic bliss...
...Amid a humorless summer at the movie theater, here's a comedy with horsepower to spare...
...right to reveal information that could threaten our national security. Peter Smith Castle Rock, Colorado, U.S. Germany's True Face Bill Saporito's essay on the World Cup, "A month of smiles and sourpusses" [July 10], left me outraged, especially his ironic reference to Germany as "the taciturn, inflexible, humorless country with the inedible cuisine." That remark didn't show a large amount of cultural or journalistic savvy. Unfortunately I can't show much compassion for his endurance of "smiles locked in place." Having lived in the U.S. for a year as an exchange student, I don't think fake...
...list of such suburban Americana. (For that matter, who anywhere cooks steak on an electric grill?) The book jokes about fisting, mentions a 1961 Kurt Vonnegut story, and offers a Michael Moore fart joke. It's all a little dizzying, but could you imagine such stuff from a humorless hack like Mona Charen...
...right to produce merchandise that may offend some people. It is misleading to portray somebody as an opponent of free expression simply because they vocally disagree with how a company uses their right to express themselves freely. Similarly, it is inaccurate to portray concerned students as completely humorless people who base their opinions and actions on “knee-jerk” reactions...