Sentences with phrase «elicit laughter»

Taking pictures of your partner, while on one or two of Carowinds thrilling rollercoasters (i.e. Afterburn, Fury 325, Vortex, and the Carolina Cobra) is sure to elicit laughter or... a little revenge.

One analysis has even quantified the ability of judges to elicit laughter (improbably, Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg was found to be the funniest SCOTUS justice).

Where Ridiculous Fishing's pitch was «a game about fishing with machineguns» — a pitch crafted to elicit laughter & interest, internally the goal was to «create a game with an infinite positive feedback loop» — an essence that was pleasant, comfortable and positive no matter the skill of the player.

WARNING: (NSFW) This video does provide information about self - publishing yet is meant to elicit laughter, too.

WARNING: (NSFW) This video is strictly for parody - sake and is meant to elicit laughter.

Over the years, medical there have been a variety of crude comedies that try to elicit laughter through gross masturbation sequences and relentless jokes about the male and the female anatomy.

It's arguably the film's funniest and most disturbing sequence at the same time; it will shock on a first viewing, and could elicit laughter on later viewings.

They attempt to elicit laughter through shock humor, relying on some outrageous one - liner with little build up or overall cohesion.

Rarely do sequels equal or exceed expectations but this comedy does, offering broad slapstick that's guaranteed to elicit laughter from small children and their parents.

Thanks to an Oscar worthy performance by Saoirse Ronan (also surrounded by heaps of supporting acting talent), gorgeous production design making both 1950s Ireland and Brooklyn pop off the screen with heavily detailed environments and costume design, and characters easy to root for in doing the right thing, Brooklyn will elicit laughter, tears, and fiery joy.

The humor in particular works extremely well and the writer / director (Marjane herself) is not afraid of taking any chances and goes all out with whatever needs to be done or said to elicit laughter from us.

A modern inventor proposing a similar approach, however, would more likely elicit laughter than praise.

To elicit laughter in his rat pups, Panksepp used a technique that he called «heterospecific hand play,» which is essentially just jargon for tickling.

The scene in which Lazarus is raised from the tomb will probably elicit laughter from cynical younger filmgoers, for in an attempt to be authentic to the period, Scorsese has wrapped Lazarus so that he looks like a mummy who wandered over from a horror movie.

«Design can help us create a better ending and extend our time on earth, so at least the next species won't think of us as morons,» she said, eliciting laughter from the audience.

A little redhead in a blue scarf elicited laughter by bluntly asking, «Francis, why did you want to become pope?»

They don't play the game for a living but even their atrocious behavior elicits laughter from bystanders.

The same touch in play elicits laughter, whereas in discipline it often brings forth tears.

Playlistening: This is the art of eliciting laughter in play with your child, without tickling.

Specktor went on to say that when he posed my question to Bochco it «elicited laughter.»

With a sheepish smile, Taub acknowledged he received such a gift, eliciting laughter from the courtroom.

The analysis also looked at which lawmakers had the best sense of humor, and found Senator Tom Libous, a Binghamton Republican, and GOP floor Leader, made remarks that elicited laughter around three dozen times.

In fact, Provine's data support this idea, too: 80 to 90 percent of the statements that elicited laughter in his field studies were not funny at all.

The film is amiably silly, gaudy and even pleasantly diverting for the non-Hindi-speaking viewer who realizes that the verbal gags that elicited laughter in the original language tend to elude translation via English subtitles.

The dark secret revealed in the third act can be seen coming a mile away if you've ever passed through the townships of James M. Cain and Jim Thompson, eliciting laughter rather than surprise.

Seeing the future creator of the iPod offhandedly mock a portable CD player as «junk» is so on the nose that it elicits laughter for all the wrong reasons.

This makes sense coming from Kojima, who declared in his hiring interview with Konami that he «wanted to make a movie» — which elicited laughter and derision then.

Griffiths» not - quite - puppets are ambiguous performers, eliciting both laughter and sympathy.

But beyond eliciting laughter or tears, these characters and the stories that they inhabit also try to define «right» and «wrong» according to their authors» philosophies and cultural backgrounds.

Not exact matches

He insisted on continuing questions when offered a break, eliciting smiles and laughter from staff sitting behind him.

And to my ordained colleagues I say, since it is in God's presence that we exist or, more literally, before whose face we are standing, there is no essential difference in our stance before an Obadiah or before the altar; and quite deliberately I seize this moment of the text to urge that in preaching and in the conduct of public worship, laughter be permitted, encouraged, elicited.

I can't just give them laughter, but I can act in such a way that will (hopefully) elicit the desired response.

-- referring to the Steelers — he elicits gusts of laughter from his players, most of whom hail from California and Arizona.

Now, a study in rats pinpoints the «tickle center» of the mammalian brain, showing for the first time that stimulating neurons in that region can elicit a paroxysm of ultrasonic squeaks, the rat version of human laughter.

Comic Relief is a uniquely American dynamic, created by comedy writer / producer Bob Zmuda as a way of using laughter to elicit generosity.

The predictable result is a big - budget mess more likely to elicit groans than laughter.

It's easy to forget the young son in Squid telling his mother that she's ugly; I wonder if it isn't the lightness that tempers his first two pictures that's led Baumbach to craft a film full of the kind of stuff that elicits only the blackest laughter.

But Alan's sociopathic obsessions, Stu's panicky hysterics and Chow's full - on bravado elicit more squirms than laughter.

Let the films on this list — and the laughter they elicit — help balance the scales.

The pairing elicits an assortment of reactions, from disbelief to laughter to jealousy.

«Those expecting camp or catfights won't find them in Gillespie's movie, which instead offers thoughtful and somewhat objective critiques, plus much seriously dark humor that'll elicit a lot of uncomfortable gasps of laughter — and invites you to ponder difficult truths.»

The only thing that sets it apart is how low it is willing to go to evoke laughter in the audience, and while there are a few moments that might elicit a chuckle here and there, it's mostly a simple - minded excursion into depravity that will entertain 15 - year - old boys, or those who still haven't outgrown that mentality.

She describes with simplicity and humor the ways in which her work blends the real with the representational, often in hypothetical yet convincing mini-dramas using mass - produced, kitsch objects that elicit both our compassion and laughter.

A few seconds later, Mr. Ségalot signaled Mr. Burge that in fact he was now bidding on the lot, eliciting more laughter and smiles and a wide - armed shrug and smile from the debonair Mr. Ségalot.

His art elicits surprise, confusion, and laughter from those who are hit with his brazenly tongue - in - cheek socio - political subtext.

I think you'll enjoy a few minutes with Wilkinson, whose self - deprecating opening line elicited a round of warm laughter from my students:

The draft is so riddled with brackets that all John Oliver would have to do to elicit a gale of laughter on «Last Week Tonight» is read it aloud.

The second interviewee suggests that he expects only a limited expression, such as smiles, implying that humour which elicits open laughter may be too far at odds with court decorum.