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Word: humorously (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...advertising becomes ubiquitous, many observers have begun to question its efficacy. Last week's New York primary, for example, was notable for the poor return on some heavily financed television advertising. To be effective, says Miller, candidates must "use the same methods and technologies that are available to everybody. Humor is part of that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Having the Last Laugh | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

...full day was given over to workshops, serious affairs that dissected humor, a daunting job since humor tends to get stubborn in the face of pathology. Mark Wade, for example, who lectured on comedy writing for kid shows, gave his listeners the ABCs of a joke. "With C you pull the rug out from under them," he explained. He brought out a monkey dummy, who said, "My sister picks on me." That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Kentucky: 600 Unmoved Lips | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

Grand Rapids? Jerry Ford? "Having a humor seminar at the Gerald Ford Museum is overstating the obvious," snorts Russell, who plans to do a duet with Betty Ford. "If you want laughs, you go to Grand Rapids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: The Wit and Wisdom | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

...very dry sense of humor and I'm sure he was just horsing around," said Boston Globe columnist Ellen Goodman, who served with Daniloff as a Nieman fellow...

Author: By David M. Lazarus, | Title: Daniloff Reunion Report Indicated Desire to Join CIA | 9/18/1986 | See Source »

...munching pose he struck for one poster, McMahon rarely takes it out on the ball. His tips for coping with strain: "I never really worry about things before they happen. I let things happen and I deal with them then . . . It's important to keep your sense of humor. You have to see the light side . . . If something is pressuring me, I have to get rid of it. I have to scream or yell or punch a bag." Fine, but maybe Connections should include a disclaimer, just to be safe. Something like "Warning: McMahon is a professional cutup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 15, 1986 | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

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