Word: quip
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...attorney Austryn Professor of Jewish Studies Jay Harris, who accused Pharaoh of committing crimes against humanity. Dershowitz retorted that Pharoah could not be convicted because he lacked free will, citing the famous Biblical line that “God hardened Pharaoh’s heart.” The quip drew laughter and playful boos from the near-capacity crowd, all of whom seemed to get the joke immediately. Dershowitz countered by calling Moses a “terrorist” who tried to achieve his political ends through biological warfare, and tried to redeem the ruler?...
...utter absurdity of ticket prices compared to the salary of the average Chinese worker led Jagger to quip that he was “pleased the Ministry of Culture is doing so much to protect the morals of expatriate bankers and their girlfriends...
...Mickey Mouse tie. The former newspaperman, who began advising Reagan in 1965, retired as a White House aide in 1982, but not before filling in memorably for press secretary James Brady after Reagan and Brady were shot by John Hinckley in 1981, delivering to reporters the President's quip "Honey, I forgot to duck...
...Francis Ford Coppola’s abysmal depiction of the infamous Harlem night club was a huge pitfall for Gere. Cheap lines like, “You’ve got about as much style as a bowl of turnips,” solidified his doom. Unfortunately, that quip was also an insult to turnips everywhere...
...identify a provider,” as Jack P. McCambridge ’06 put it, that FM had to stop another would-be jokester mid-sentence to preserve our sanity before the dinner even began. University President Lawrence H. Summers started the festivities off with a quip in response to the swelling applause that greeted him: “It’s a thrill to attend a warm and friendly Harvard meeting!” Once the Kiddush had been said, Jews and friends-of alike ate, mingled, and compared yarmulke couture. Soccer ball-patterned and pleather options...