Word: humorous
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...without pausing in his narrative to see if anyone will give him an appreciative chuckle. Griffin’s job actually entails escorting patients from ultrasound rooms to hospital rooms and anywhere else they need to be. With the floppy white hair and stream of self-deprecating and ridiculous humor, Steve Griffin seems like he would be a comforting person for a sick and scared child to look up at from a wheelchair. Or, for that matter, a scared-sick first-time van driver—because in Griffin’s eyes, the PBHA volunteers can do no wrong...
There is in fact a finite number of jokes to be made about the word shuttlecock. But after the puerile humor is exhausted, it is the high-speed birdies themselves that attract attention to the sport of badminton. That is, perhaps, why the stands are often empty at Harvard Badminton Club (HBC) competitions...
...He’s not only broad-minded and open-minded, but he has the good humor and good sense not to take himself too seriously, which is quite important in a very busy, very demanding, and often quite frantic job,” Schauer said...
...first is that globalization, the great theme of our time, is driven not just by technology, economics or trade in goods and services but also by a restless movement of people--millions of them--on a scale the world has never seen before. The second is that with good humor, sound institutions and tolerance, that swirl of humanity can create a vibrant culture and an unparalleled opportunity for people to dream of a better life for themselves and their families. New York isn't perfect, but an hour spent in the liberating mess of Canal Street should convince the most...
...shattering of American confidence at the cataclysmic end of the American Century. Yet, barely five months later, freedom rings in one of the most unlikely places: the streets of Kabul. Reports of the death of irony were greatly exaggerated. Once the shock subsided we regained our sense of humor, our awareness of the essential optimism of the human condition. From tears, the U.S. late-night show hosts soon segued into bin Laden jokes: "This guy Osama bin Laden, he has $300 million, 26 kids, five different wives. And what does he hate? The excessive American lifestyle...