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Word: humorously (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even though the Lampoon rearranged its scheduleto get Leno, one member of the organization, whichirregularly publishes a humor magazine, said thatthe comic was not their first choice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Comic Jay Leno to Accept Elmer Award | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

Asked about Bush's qualifications for theaward, Pardue said, "I think he's got a wonderfulwarm sense of humor. Jay Leno is very funny, buthe's a professional comedian...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Comic Jay Leno to Accept Elmer Award | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

Dole's hard knocks have in some ways made him more appealing. Unlike Bush, he has a forceful personality, an appearance of calm that inspires confidence. Dole's sense of humor can be savage, sarcastic and sardonic. Sometimes, when he has it under control, he can direct it gently at himself. At other times it merges with his mean streak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Same Substance, Different Style | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

Dole's gregarious public persona does not have a private counterpart. Humor comes from the head, the ability to form attachments with people from the heart. Dole seems to trust no one entirely, least of all his staff. Staffers complain that he seldom takes their advice and they frequently do not know what he is doing. He fires aides abruptly and often...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Same Substance, Different Style | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

These are real groaners, which is to say, exactly what Pudding audiences are after. Unfortunately, Saint Misbehavin' doesn't deliver the inside Harvard humor of past theatricals. The obligatory Wellesley gag-which I wouldn't give away if it weren't so lame-comes when the evil Nurse Dwyer threatens to send Emmanuelle Leighbor (Carl "B.J." Fox)-the subtly played, airheaded nurse who elsewhere calls flowers "the most beautiful things on God's earth"-back to a certain Route 30 finishing school...

Author: By Michael D. Nolan, | Title: Medicine Ball | 2/24/1988 | See Source »

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