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Socially, we use comedy differently. British people tend to employ irony a little more. Often, I find, my American friends when they are being ironic will say, "Just kidding," afterward. We'll say, "You come do this, or I'll smack you in the face," and expect that person to realize that we're not being serious...
...were a zombie, who is the first person you would eat? Mark Hoehner LAFAYETTE, CALIF...
Whom would I eat? That's a very interesting, silly question. Well, it would be the nearest person to me, so it would probably be my wife...
Carroll and Mui believe CEOs should create a corporate atmosphere that encourages challenge and discourages yes-men. It may even pay to designate a person to play devil's advocate--an official skeptic. The authors believe strongly that inside doubts deserve to be aired before outside financial disaster strikes. They should be getting busy now with a revision to include the epic failures currently taking place in the financial system...
...Ehrman also said she appreciated the secretary’s comment that the act will requires greater changes and that many changes still needed to be made in education. “I’m not a huge supporter of NCLB, and so I wanted to hear the person who was a major proponent of this law,” Ehrman said. “I guess she was more out of the box than I thought...