Word: sarcasm
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...term nation-building was bandied about with more than a hint of sarcasm when President Bush was bashing what he deemed the Clinton administration?s misguided use of the military abroad. And yet, as the President lunched with U.S. peacekeeping troops at Kosovo?s Camp Bondsteel and sought to reassure the world that - contra his campaign rhetoric - the U.S. had no intention of leaving the Balkans before its NATO allies do, it was hard to escape the conclusion that the Bush team has been forced to embrace the very policy of long-term peacekeeping they had been so quick...
...despite the witty tone and obvious sarcasm of the website, Rojstaczer claims that some parents, students, and even guidance counselors still mistake this website for a serious ranking service...
...morning to suggest an early afternoon tea. She left a message saying she was going to lunch with my dad's wife and, anyway, she'd done tea at the Plaza before. "You just sit there in your office and write something funny," she said. You can skate the sarcasm line in a whole different way when...
...probably tell, Shrek isn't your father's or even your older brother's animated movie. This is the hip, 21st century, tween-friendly McMovie, full of biting sarcasm and winking pop culture references (in the first half hour alone, the film sends up pro-wrestling and The Matrix). While watching Shrek, you can almost hear the Dreamworks writers wheeze with pain, as they try to hack-up yet another demographic-friendly allusion that is both witty and self-aware. Sure, the movie lacks class and charm-but today's kids don't want class and charm. They want attitude...
...ethnic/religious slurs), but the frankness established early on lends itself to the discussions of touchy issues that come later in the play. The humor is another asset, for the serious issues are balanced by the comedy that pervades the show. Ruth and Jack are masters of biting sarcasm, making fun of intellectualism, religion, commitment and marriage...