Word: humors
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...when fellow rowers are also rivals for a handful of seats on the boat. The same dilemma occurs in business. Co-workers have to cooperate to succeed while competing with one another for promotions, resources and the attention of superiors. To ease the tension, the Cambridge rowers relied on humor, typically crude and black. When that failed, De Rond acted as a mediator. "Part of the trick," he relates, "is simply getting people to talk...
Laugh, that is, with an uneasy edge. Comedy was about to break off from its '60s emphasis on topical humor (exemplified, in varying levels of toxicity, by Mort Sahl, Lenny Bruce and Johnny Carson). Young comics of the '70s were as suspicious of Vietnam humor as they were of mother-in-law jokes. Their stuff was apolitical--but radical. It challenged the very notion of making people laugh. When Albert Brooks impersonated a mime so inept he must describe his movements, or Andy Kaufman turned on a plastic record player and lip-synched to the Mighty Mouse theme song...
...comparisons to events long in the past seem a little contrived, the second half of his book is almost as successful as the first.Solove’s crisp and refreshing writing strays from the ponderous tone many writers take when criticizing the Internet, achieving a balance of humor and levity that keeps the pages turning and demonstrates a real understanding of and engagement with the youthful Internet culture he analyzes. Another key strength is the unassuming nature of the author’s prose; one does not have to be at all familiar with how the Internet works...
...first week of school, wandering around in a sunflower yellow shirt with no punctuation. Or maybe you wondered what guy still wears a Juwan Howard jersey without shame. But no matter where you saw him, he probably made you laugh.“John Hopkins definitely spearheads the humor attack for Harvard,” said junior wide receiver Alex Breaux.Hopkins, an undersized senior safety, makes certain that he’s the most entertaining character in the Ivies on a regular basis.For starters, Hopkins, or “Hop,” takes full advantage...
...made $125 million of operating income, and it has been in loss ever since. Why? Globalization. This is the biggest tabletop company in the world. We've got fantastic brands. Just to humor you, we've got No. 1 Waterford, No. 2 Wedgwood, No. 3 Royal Doulton; the subbrands, you've got Versace and Bulgari and Jasper Conran and Emeril Lagasse. And we have just signed up with Robert Mondavi, so we will have a completely different type of Waterford. Waterford Wedgwood will be a very profitable business in eight to 12 months...