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Word: humorous (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...cabin variety knows as little about the contents of "The Ladies' Home Journals" as the average barber shop customer does of the interior of the "Police Gazette". So the magazine should be instructive as well as highly amusing. For the editors have somehow managed to infuse more humor into the staid appearing contents than is usual in the ordinary burlesque of this type. Though there are bits obviously designed to cause the Inhabitants of Radcliffe to stealthily hide a blush, there are also sketches reminiscent of the Transcript number at its best...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE LAMPOON ISSUES BURLESQUE NUMBER | 10/22/1921 | See Source »

...rate keeping every one in a happy frame of mind with his witticisms. The speech was followed by some very skillful violin playing. "The Cave Man" was an interesting interpretation of the old them suggested by the title. Jock McKay, the Scotch humorist, pleased with his quaint humor and bagpipe. Wilson and Larsen. "The Crazy Men from San Francisco", were uproariously funny, combining, acrobatics with a good line of humor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Majestic Has Humorous Bill | 10/19/1921 | See Source »

...humor of it has recently become to us at least, more apparent. There was one sentence in which we mentioned a double O at Jimmie's and a "combination supper" at the Georgian, and we have been advised that that sentence cast reflections on the two restaurants mentioned...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In Which We Retract | 10/11/1921 | See Source »

...will have no commerce with the spirit of fraternity, not even when it shows a "certain unconscious humor." For we are true liberals. Respectfully, EDWIN SEAVER '22. E. PINCKNEY GREENE JR. 1S.A. October...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Concerning an "Excellent" Editorial | 10/4/1921 | See Source »

...letter received by the Harvard Student Liberal Club from the University of Berlin, published in the next column, is not without a certain unconscious humor. "But a new generation arises. A generation that shall rear the temple of humanity on the ruins of a ravaged world and dedicate it to the spirit of peace." Is that the work of the translator or is it true that "liberals" can talk only in one language? In another part of the letter the statement is made that there will always be misunderstanding among the nations as long as they "voice what...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BERLIN-- | 10/1/1921 | See Source »

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