Word: joking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Steve Lopez's article on the U.S. cities that are the best at what they do was fantastic [BONUS SECTION, July 13]. Every town was treated with respect and consideration. The amusing aspects of each place were made funny, but not a joke. I want to run out right away and see each one of these places because of unique details you brought to light. I hope all your readers got as much of a kick out of the story as I did. Bravo for showcasing the bright spots of America! SHANA ROHDE Katy, Texas...
...food four days before. "Homer, you're not going to believe this," deputy Kenny Cope told his boss, Sheriff Homer Holbrooks, "but I've got a man at the house who had contact with Eric Rudolph." "You're sh______ me," Holbrooks retorted. The deputy insisted it was no joke...
Certainly she never goes on a bust without a Chanel suit. A sense of humor at work is one thing, but treating your job like a joke is another. At least Ally McBeal gets to make intelligent speeches from time to time...
...fashionable to occasionally poke fun at political correctness, particularly in the entertainment industry--take, for example, films like Bulworth and the highly rated television show "Politically Incorrect"--the undercurrent of homophobia and racism in Dog Days goes much too far. There seems to be some kind of degrading homosexual joke or insinuation in nearly every chapter, not to mention the constant marginalization of the Italians living in the North End. Perhaps Lyons fully intended to explore the pre-existing homoerotic relationship between Reilly and his roommate Even, a scenario that would have admittedly been more interesting to read than...
...both laughed, but not at the joke--comments like these have become almost instinctive over the years. Mainly, we were just happy to be reliving the good ole' days of our high school friendship. Happy we could mock each other without being offensive. Happy we could still make stupid jokes without feeling stupid ourselves...