Sentences with phrase «bobbitt as a punchline»

A: It's easy to tell on the first page if a film is taking its characters seriously, rather than as punchlines in and of themselves.

After years as a punchline, they may be the most entertaining team in January — and the best reason to watch the playoffs.

Just like breastfeeding mothers on TV are often used as punchlines or morality tales, so are breastfeeding children and regardless of the fact that studies have shown prolonged breastfeeding has no psychological effects.

But, after the briefest moment as the punchline sunk in, reality struck home.

Even though hurricanes had slammed into two Republican National Conventions in a row, no one seemed to notice, and Romney's only mention of climate changes was as a punchline.

She says it with a laugh, but, really, she doesn't see it as a punchline.

To be dwarfed by an even larger adversary served as a punchline to the sight gag of a group of hyper - masculine men.

Their tooth - clicking glee at pursuing new victims is a sure laugh, but the movie rarely becomes a «Mow them down» video game — slaughter as a punchline.

Malice is so generic and mediocre that its release only serves to spoil what little status it had as the punchline of a joke.

I, Tonya gets a lot of credit for not shying away from the uglier aspects of her life, but is it ever okay to treat trauma as a punchline?

Franco gives an impressive and accurate portrayal of Wiseau, but dismissing his eccentricities as punchlines, as well as forcing the story into a linear three - act structure, doesn't serve such a unique man or his movie well.

It blows empathy in all directions, even toward characters who seem to exist as punchlines or villains.

He's among the finest explanations we've had thus far of why the Left can't seem to muster a compelling resistance: in the face of all this outrage and insult, under the weight of almost four decades of poisoned passion, the voices of our best intentions find themselves tongue - tied and thunderstruck, sick on smack with their heads against a toilet — as slow in coming to our defense as the punchline that serves as this picture's surprisingly understated grace note.

Even characters who seem to exist as punchlines or villains, like Sam Rockwell's lumbering idiot brute of an officer or the abusive ex-husband played by John Hawkes, are afforded a measure of humanity.

If you were alive and at least somewhat cognizant of the news in the «90s, you probably remember Lorena Bobbitt as a punchline.

Most of the humor entails jokes of masturbation, castration, and the occasional «motherf * cker» as the punchline, but that all goes without saying.

It's momentarily difficult in situations where Nick Moorcoft and Meg Leonard's writing lapses by using minority characters as a punchline for its jokes.

The dry delivery of the DJ amuses, always backed up with a killer tune as the punchline.

Car crashes as punchlines went out with The Blues Brothers.

Pete declares as the punchline to one of them, content to be himself for a moment, happy to be his mother's son.

Hairballs are often thought of as the punchline cat jokes.

Gaby of Girl From The Machine looked at «Queerness in Metal Gear Solid» series and the problematic ways it presents its queer characters as punchlines or vessels of villainy.

As such, Duke Nukem Forever has long since become more enjoyable as a punchline than it is anticipated by persons like myself, and I personally have no real need to play it.

WB embraces Green Lantern's role (as a punchline) in Deadpool 2 star Ryan Reynolds» career with a new tweet.

Within the exhibition, the drawings of Raymond Pettibon and the collages of Werner Büttner encapsulate the conventional format of «the funnies» in which the short and direct narrative contained within the picture is often augmented by an amusing caption acting as a punchline.

The only «surprising» thing revealed — as the punchline — by the second of three episodes of Climate Wars is that Stewart was ignorant of the debate he was reporting on.

But the GW hoaxers were generally derided, or used as punchlines for jokes.

Sometimes it's as simple as the punchline.

Not exact matches

In 2013, the Twitterati helped nudge Bitcoin into the public consciousness as both a controversial new investment and a punchline; kept investors informed as the Nasdaq suffered an unprecedented, hours - long meltdown; and posted live updates as legislators failed to reach a spending deal and shut down the federal government for 16 days.

Despite complaints over hard - to - define bias, many shows and movies have made Christianity a part of on - screen characters» lives, portraying the faith as an important element of a bigger story — instead of just a punchline.

Over the past 28 years, we've watched the Simpson clan wrestle with important spiritual issues, and the church often comes into play as a positive element rather than just a punchline.

As for Romans 1, try reading to the punchline.

Grand Prize: Punchline by Scott Winn follows a high school student who lives in a world with many everyday items such as alarm clocks and pens made of Idaho Potatoes.

It was loud, it was loud, it was as loud as I've ever heard a ballpark, the kind of loud that's steeped in catharsis and of shedding those decades of being the punchline, of finally getting that chance to float to the top of the stagnant, sad water and breathe deep of delights of which you've never dreamed and...

The A's have always been rumored to be ready to leave, but the odds are much better of them staying, getting a beautiful new ballpark, and making the same transition as the Giants, who moved out of a concrete punchline and into a brick mint.

Hence at the end of the Asda film we see mum finally get to sit down with a glass of wine after 2 months» graft, as dad delivers the final, inevitable punchline: «What's for tea, love?».

You might actually really crack up just looking at how adorable your little one is as she's trying so hard to contain her laughter when delivering the (not so punchy) punchline, that you forget how the knock - knock joke fell flat.

It speaks volumes about the priorities of the Conservative party that they see benefit cuts for the working poor as a crowd - pleasing punchline for a conference speech.»

Look at how our media and culture considers prison rape - as either a comedy punchline or just desserts for criminality.

In New Hampshire Pataki is treated like one of the many back - of - the - pack candidates, rather than the punchline New Yorkers regard him as.

And then, at the end, comes the punchline, as the Brexit department announces its consultations with businesses and trade groups on the new arrangement.

This initial model was tested in a study where participants rated the funniness of verbal puns, as well as the funniness of variants of these jokes (e.g. the punchline on its own, the set - up on its own).

this game is possibly the worst game ive ever played it is boring short and hilariosly repetetive its stupid punchlines and borig gameplay its is just as good as the movie

The second half of «I, Tonya» sidelines Harding, even as it deals with the incident that turned her into a punchline.

And then there was Tonya Harding, the Olympic figure skater whose connection to a 1994 attack on fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan ensured she'd become as much of a household name — and late - night comedy punchline — as O.J. or JonBenét, or Bill Clinton, for that matter.

Franco can hit a joke as Tommy, even though Tommy can't land a punchline on camera to save his life.

They used to call him «The Butcher» as a joke, but the laughter turns to screams when Merle returns to deliver the ultimate punchline.

The laughs are often as unexpected as they are uncomfortable, and the series delights in pushing you to the edge before dropping an unexpected punchline.

Goodman and Metcalf slip Dan and Jackie back on like second skins; Barr isn't nearly as subtle as her co-stars, but she still has her verbal fastball, and delivers consistently solid punchlines with merciless precision.

Unfortunately, Carrey is more of a distraction, especially as we constantly expect him to break his dour, morose expression at every turn for a visual gag or punchline.