Word: wit
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...conceal billions of dollars of debt in dubious partnerships. Though Watkins had not worked in accounting for a decade, she knew the arcane material cold, making it sound as simple and intelligible as long division. She was relaxed enough to give the Representatives a taste of her piercing Texas wit. But her square jaw clenched whenever she spoke about her feelings for the company. She firmly indicted several top executives, yet she insisted that Lay was a "man of integrity." And she spoke almost wistfully of Enron's "electric" atmosphere, of people "energized to change the world." It was Valentine...
...eradication of smallpox was one of humanity's great success stories. After thousands of years of suffering at the hands of the virus, the human race gathered all its wit and cunning and conquered the scourge, eradicating it forever. Well, forever lasted less than 25 years. It does not bode well for the future of our species that it took but a blink of the eye for one of history's worst killers to make a comeback--not on its own, mind you, but brought back by humans to kill again...
Audience members attributed the excitement to Collins’ accessibility and wit...
...known for a long time that Rachel would lead FM. She has always been a clever and talented writer. One of her stories, on irony, was assigned reading for a Harvard class (Leo Damrosch’s “Wit and Humor”). Over the year she has grown into being a patient but merciless editor, allergic to bullshit, her Vermont upbringing clearly supplying her with the ideal editor’s mix of outward bucolity covering a willingness to use firearms. And only recently have we discovered her fine public speaking skills. Rachel is great. I hope...
Pete’s good at wrangling free stuff for the magazine—a free afternoon shooting a Glock at a local firing range, a free “herbal vaporizer,” free strippers if ever the need should arise. He also freely dispenses his wit, his charm and his philosophy on men’s fashion. Pete came to FM relatively late in life. But it’s “the only thing on campus” that he reads, so he figured it would be the perfect place to contribute. The FM staff...