Word: humors
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...there was one awful period of nine days, the period of the General Strike, when the Empire seemed poised on the fulcrum of social revolution. But next to the good humor and cooperativeness of the British public what was the chief force which caused Labor leaders to call off the strike? Being British, they were routed when the man whom they had heard was "the Empire's greatest lawyer," Sir John Simon, today Foreign Secretary, declared with cataclysmic calm that in his opinion the General Strike was illegal and the Crown could successfully prosecute...
STILLER: Yeah, it was just a bizarre sketch that, uh, I keep on meaning to mention to him. [Laughter.] I don't know if he knows about it. I don't think it would be a big deal. He has a great sense of humor. But I've found that when you've done an impression of somebody, it doesn't really behoove you to say to them, "Hey, I did an impression of you. Check...
Despite its dark plotline, the film is filled with humor. Lemony Snicket is more or less a children’s movie, but the humor should appeal to people of all ages. The dialogue is witty and ironic, and the actors play their characters charmingly. Jim Carrey is especially impressive as the evil yet strangely endearing Count Olaf, whose appearances in all his disguises are equally hilarious. Meryl Streep lives up to her legendary reputation in the role of the neurotic Aunt Josephine; she is as bemusing in her phobias as she is touching in her delusions. Jude...
...caveat to the potential theater-goer: this movie is primarily aimed at children, so there is a certain degree of cornball moralizing that is to be expected. Nevertheless, the darker undertones and weighty themes should appeal to older audiences. Lemony Snicket has witty humor, aesthetic beauty, delightful characters and a certain “je ne sais quoi” that add up to a thoroughly enjoyable movie for all ages...
Pasternack’s sense of humor has made living with him constantly interesting, says Ronen Mukamel ’05, Pasternack’s roommate, bandmate and friend since freshman year. “He’s really funny, he’s goofy, he does amazingly cool things,” Mukamel says. “And he’s also always bringing broken TV’s into our room. That...