Word: punch
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...evening's emcee, Larry Finer, meant well but was not always funny. Oftentimes his routine had potential for some hilarious moments, but at crucial moments it seemed to lack an important ingredient of most comedy: the punch line. At least he was succinct...
...Catamounts are hoping that their youth will triumph over their inexperience. Having lost start forward John LeClair and goalie Mike Millham, Vermont will look for players to fill their shoes. Seniors Jim Larkin and Mike McLaughlin will try to inject some punch into the Catamount offense, while fellow senior Jeremy Benoit will lead the team's defense...
...Pitches headlined the show, and after two all-male opening groups performed, the audience eagerly awaited some singing by sopranos and altos. A rather lengthy opening humor sketch took some of the punch away from musical side of the group's program. But when the Pitches invited Archie Epps on stage to sing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" with them, this move replenished the flagging energy of the audience--the electricity was palpable...
...Pitches showed that they overflow with talent. And while the group needs to experiment with their overall sound, the audience, as always, was as pleased as punch to hear their musical stylings...
...ethnic voters. The guy who patronizes women on the issue of sexual harassment. The big-city police chief who downplays his department's gang beating of an errant motorist. What don't these folks do? They don't "get it." Suddenly the phrase is everywhere, a shorthand K.O. punch that vaporizes opponents by skewering their lack of social intelligence. And for public figures it can be fatal. If you just don't get it, you're hopelessly out of touch...