Sentences with phrase «as punch line»

Among finance types like me, the fact that bond prices and interest rates move in opposite directions is so fundamental and obvious that it is used as a punch line.

To its credit, the film doesn't set up Mansfield as a punch line, or give her the melodramatic E! True Hollywood Story treatment.

Here's death to prevent death, death as punch line and dance sequence, death without consequence even as the script insists nothing could matter more.

That latter sequence is the movie's funniest, featuring a variety of cameos (including a blink - and - you'll - miss - it one from an uncredited movie star), as well as a punch line that's exactly what one would expect from a superhero team that includes a member with absolutely no superpowers.

The swooning here is undercut by anxiety, rage, and disappointment, often as a punch line, as if delivered with a wry wink from off - camera.

You use»em as a punch line.

Let's leave it to Preet's crew to see, as the punch line to the joke goes, if there's a pony in there somewhere.

Our culture needs to show breastfeeding on TV and in movies, not just as something a mother does right after birth or as the punch line to a joke.

I totally believe you can be awesomely funny without using alcohol as a punch line!

Returning to his hometown, Bayonne, the author marvels at the incongruity of an ultraexclusive golf club sharing a zip code with a city that's best known as a punch line

Any but the most confirmed literalist will question whether Jesus ever said such a thing, even as the punch line of a parable.4

Like Michael Moore, the filmmakers insert clips from old movies to serve as punch lines, drawing on a wealth of Hollywood biblical epics and Christian instructional videos.

Warming up the crowd with his famous Ted talk spam email routines proved successful, as his justice - serving online antics were rewarded with everything from wry smiles as punch lines were slowly figured out to outright guffaws.

Not exact matches

Miller Lite's marketing in recent years has emphasized its heritage as the first mainstream light beer, with ads that put the brew front - and - center with close - up shots, without relying on celebrities or punch lines.

As the network groped for an answer to this question, its increasingly desperate attempts to attract viewers, to turn news into BREAKING NEWS, transformed it into something of a late - night punch line.

As if you can hear the Un-Carrier CEO say «but there's more,» T - Mobile has also added another killer punch to its unlimited data plan by offering two lines for just $ 100 inclusive of taxes and fees.

His parables frequently end with a «punch line» that presents a challenge to conventional expectation: the scorned Samaritan is the «good» one who proves neighbor to the victim on the Jericho Road; those who come to work late at the harvest are provided the same reward as those who toiled all day; the wayward prodigal son is the one who is feasted; the prayer of a repentant sinner is more acceptable to God than that of a righteous Pharisee.9 Shorter sayings make the same point: A camel could pass through a needle's eye more easily than a person of great wealth can enter into God's inbreaking realm (Mt 19:24).

CNN: Creflo Dollar latest in long line of top pastors facing allegations of wrongdoing Atlanta area megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar said on Sunday that he neither choked nor punched his 15 - year - old daughter, as she claimed in a report to police on Friday.

Yes, there are atheists who have used the faith of others as a cheap punch line or a reason to dismiss their ideas out of hand, all while citing lack of tolerance as a reason to hate religion.

And the structure of the short lyrics, which often «turn» in the concluding lines to offer some insight, are also perfect for punch lines (as in the above O'Hara poem, Chaucer, or in much of Aaron Belz ’s

And the structure of the short lyrics, which often «turn» in the concluding lines to offer some insight, are also perfect for punch lines (as in the above O'Hara poem, Chaucer, or in much of Aaron Belz's work).

I lined them all up on a plate, proud as punch at my efforts.

His weak block of a Dortmund free kick was neither a punch nor a catch, and fired the ball directly at the hapless Varane, who could only watch as the ball trickled over the line.

He had started out as a buffoon, a pretender, a punch line to a lot of bad jokes and wound up as this... what?

I think we could do without a SS and RB, as a O line with a interior of Nelson - Jensen - Marpet should be able to punch some holes for Barber.

In the NFL rulebook, an illegal bat is defined as any time a «player bats or punches a loose ball in the field of play toward his opponent's goal line.»

The Clippers won't be in the playoffs, but maybe they won't be in as many punch lines, either.

When Brown tried to sit on Lynch's power with his punch, Lynch used the window wiper move to knock both of Brown's hands to the side, leaving him right there at the line of scrimmage as he raced to put a hit on Manning.

The Cubs can tell you something about that, as leads like this one will feel like the setup to a punch line that hasn't been told yet until Chicago manages to actually win it all for the first time since 1908 — especially when their opponent is the Giants of even - year fame.

Hull was almost gifted a goal from another Valdes mistake as he missed the ball with a punch and Blind cleared off the line.

The punch - line is that he will expect the players to see it that way as well; but players» and managers» opinions are rarely the same.

Though Rosen's connection is tenuous to the Obama administration, Republicans used the line as a counter punch to the so - called «War on Women» as both parties vie for that voting bloc this year.

Still, at stops last week in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, he roared as much as ever, denouncing, imploring, inventing a catchphrase or a punch line at every turn.

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

The punch line in there is that they should probably switch over to freshwater sources, if they have it, as soon as possible.»

And as you'll see, our punch line is more serious than you'd think.

On his radio show and in concert, Jack is just as likely to set youngsters up for the punch line as to take one of his own.

As the bride in «American Wedding,» she's set up to be at the center of the film, but there's nothing to be done with Michelle — she's a punch line, not a personality — and so she must be shoved to the side.

Or, if you'd rather not ponder it, don't go see «Old School,» in which the nude Ferrell — who could well be the man for whom the phrase «sorry ass» was invented — is used as a visual punch line.

As if that weren't horrific enough, the poor kids are also placed in the position of defending themselves against a rampaging Leslie Nielsen — whose hammy performance will probably have fans of the Naked Gun series and their ilk waiting for a punch line that never arrives.

As he has proven on «Saturday Night Live» and multiple small film roles, he excels at loosy - goosey, dignity - free merriment and can deliver even the most average of punch lines with enough lunacy to merit a laugh.

There are times when Young - goon's fellow patients are little more than punch lines (they often serve as visual gags in the background).

I do applaud the film for placing a greater focus on verbal wisecracks and refusing to use McCarthy's real world physique as a cheap punch line.

Safety Not Guaranteed starts out a little shaky — a number of misfiring punch lines opens the film — but then gets better and better as the narrative plays out.

Borrowing from a running segment «Jokes Seth Can't Tell,» on Late Night With Seth Meyers, the host asked Jessica Chastain, Billy Eichner and others to deliver the punch lines for what would be off - color jokes for him to deliver as a straight, white man.

Trainwreck delivers plenty of laughs as Schumer has written in multitudes of punch lines, jabs, and various references.

Part psycho thriller (not ineffective), part examination of the plight of the homeless vet (lunging out of left field), part screwball comedy (stereotypically obvious), and all punctuated with punch lines that can most charitably described as hit and miss.

Why We're IN: Wilder and Mostel's punch lines and ad - lib are still hilarious to this day in this classic comedy that feels as fresh as when it first debuted.

His personal life, however, was famously in shambles and his name began to rival Keith Richard's as a druggie punch line for late night comedians.

For every overwrought sequence of a boy's choir singing «Silent Night, Holy Night» — savor the metaphorical import — you get McCarthy and cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi cleverly inserting schoolchildren into the background of a cover - up conversation and an AOL billboard doubling as a sly sick - joke punch line.