Word: mocks
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When Karl isn’t actively spouting drivel, Ricky and Steve still have plenty to mock him for, including his Mancunian monotone and remarkably spherical bald head (like “a fucking orange,” Gervais frequently claims). A 2006 New York Times article claimed that Pilkington was a master of “comic deadpan”—indeed, the humor derived from Karl’s way of thinking is so exquisitely consistent that it can be hard to believe it’s organic...
Enduring Love Joe Rose, a science writer, is bedeviled by a deranged man who tests the limits of Rose's implacable rationalism. In an epilogue, McEwan appends a mock psychiatric report
Obviously, many Americans are angry. But anger need not lead to violence. Those who mock groups like Tea Party protestors are often trying to provoke them—a provocation that must be resisted...
...Antiguan, jumby means "playful spirit" and the resort's extracurricular activities cover the gamut, from snorkeling excursions to nearby Bird Island to champagne stargazing (you can spot the elusive Andromeda galaxy) and nighttime treks along Pasture Beach where the hawksbill sea turtle nests. The concierge can even arrange mock regattas, pitting groups of friends or families against each other in a spirited four-hour race. (See pictures of luxury private islands...
...adults who've made the couple dozen film versions. The Carroll texts are appealing because their vaudeville format - Alice's encounters with a series of outlandish comic creatures - lends itself to brief star turns. W.C. Fields played Humpty Dumpty, Gary Cooper the White Knight and Cary Grant the Mock Turtle in Hollywood's 1933 Alice. Peter Sellers, John Gielgud, Michael Redgrave and Michael Gough helped populate Jonathan Miller's 1966 BBC TV play. Sellers joined other Brit luminaries in a 1972 film of the books...