Sentences with phrase «for poking fun»

Not the best movie, but you can't fault some veteran horror actors for poking fun of the industry, and having fun while doing it.

He courageously demanded an apology from Saturday Night Life for poking fun at Governor Paterson.

Truly a great commercial and Brian Bosworth, Heath Shuler and Matt Leinart are good sports for poking fun at their own failed NFL careers.

As for poking fun at my book... don't you think your cheap shots might be a little narrow, seeing you've NEVER even read it.

Not exact matches

One night after reuniting Jon Stewart with his former Colbert Report alter - ego, Colbert opened Tuesday's show by poking fun at Melania Trump for cribbing pieces of her convention speech from Michelle Obama's 2008 speech.

He poked fun at what we called his «hilariously useless» guide to playing the xylophone as an example of what not to do, and said content farms should focus on quality, not quantity of content, and that Google will eventually reward those that do with better search rankings, and therefore that it will be better for business over the long run.

Longtime Tonight Show host Johnny Carson — along with his chief heirs in late night, Jay Leno and David Letterman — poked plenty of fun at political figures, but mainly for their personal foibles, both real and comically exaggerated: Gerald Ford's clumsiness, Ronald Reagan's age, Bill Clinton's appetites.

In early 2014, it spent $ 4 million on a Super Bowl commercial that poked fun at itself for not adapting to the shift in technology early enough, but it was an expensive effort that may have been too late.

Kazakoff and Rose have poked fun at business schools» growing acceptance of the GRE exam (dismissed by them as a ploy by schools to compete for more female applicants) and donned powdered wigs, ruffled shirts and tailored Victorian jackets, bantering in British accents for a recent segment on the invention of capitalism.

For instance, we'll poke fun at the Dodgers and their fans during a big series matchup.

Myers (as Dr. Evil) poked fun at the White House for its rapid turnover.

In an interview that featured both Fallon's lighthearted bantering style and strikingly low - key candidness from Trump, the Republican candidate opened up about his motivation for running for president and was not afraid to poke fun at himself and some of his trademark campaign behavior.

i'm poking fun at the nouveau - crypto - riche and their newfound taste for luxury items 3.

When we take an instance like the Dawkins Foundation's Facebook post and use it as a chance to poke fun, we slam shut the door of opportunity for meaningful discussion.

By wondering if Korean Jesus cares only about Korean problems, Hill pokes fun at the issue which was made a media spectacle in 2008, when the Rev. Jeremiah Wright could be heard preaching that «Jesus was a poor black man» as part of his support for Barack Obama.

And why is it acceptable to poke fun at Jesus when other sacred figures are deemed off limits or there is hell to pay for mocking them?

Amazing, such rationality presented by you... oh wait, not really rational to poke fun at your human being unless your own self esteem is so low that the only means to feel superior to your fellow human being is to belittle them for their beliefs... kinda like what the religious do to you.

It's typically a time for politicians, journalists and broadcasters to let down their hair a little and poke fun at each other.

We poked fun for a bit... but then talked about this same topic.

@ grassroots: I would like to believe that you were sincere in claiming that atheists have a ``... duty (as if being responsible to some authority) to debunk...» (I presume you to mean a belief in God) ``... via the Internet... [etc]», but when you mix sarcasm with rationality, then you lose creditability with me because you join the ranks of those who just want to poke fun at believers for entertainment and invite a heated argument with no intentions of converting such people.

For the unaware, Pastafarianism is a parody religion, invented to poke fun at other religions.

Adventures in Fishing (for Men) pokes fun at some of the popular evangelistic techniques and strategies endorsed and practiced by many Christians in today's churches.

It's not right for anyone to judge or poke fun at anyone else for their beliefs.

Even though I poke fun at the idea of «sheep» being an analogy for church people, I still find lots of value in it.

Fortunately, Nawaz handled it spectacularly, poking gentle fun at her attackers, using her new platform for good and, finally, sticking the landing.

The Washington Post: «Dr. Schnoz» drops plans for another video poking fun at Jewish noses The Jewish doctor from Miami who was scolded by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons for producing a music video that mocked Jewish noses has canceled a contest for another music video based on the same theme.

He once wrote an amusing essay called «The Unbearable Ugliness of Volvos» that poked fun at the fondness of academics for purchasing ugly cars and dowdy clothing as a badge of authenticity.

Combine the sliced almonds with omega -3-fatty-acid-rich fish like salmon and tuna, and poke bowls are not only fun to make, they're good for your hearts, too!

The oft - injured superstar poked fun at himself for getting hurt a lot by bandaging himself up like he was healing in the game.

Nevertheless, whether it's Englishmen assessing their chances or pundits and media outlets poking fun, England were undoubtedly a hot topic on Friday and they'll be hoping to silence the detractors this time round and enjoy a deep run to get as close as possible to ending their wait for another World Cup.

Before the Tide's semifinal trouncing of Michigan State, Alabama's OC poked a little fun at himself for how few carries he gave Derrick Henry against Ohio State the previous year.

It made me embarrassed to support the same club as them, they asked the same question over and over... Yet they moan at a manager for making a mistake over and over... Comical, if they was spuds we would have been joking about that and poking fun at them.

Satirical motoring website Sniff Petrol has poked fun at Formula 1 for a long time, and for years it's pre-season guides have been essential reading.

You got ta give Landon Donovan a lot of credit for being self - aware enough and confident enough to poke fun at his own omission off the World Cup team, you know that wasn't easy.

You got ta give Landon Donovan a lot of credit for being self - aware enough and confident enough to poke fun at his...

When all the votes were counted, Cross Country Ski Racing won it, confirmation that the judges weren't ready for surprises — and certainly not a surprise that pokes fun at skiing.

It didn't take long for the San Diego media to start poking fun at Manti Te'o.

SAN ANTONIO — For years, we've poked fun at the glacial pace the NCAA and its member schools employ when faced with challenges that might require changes to the rules.

He pokes fun at himself — «Portland wanted to trade me for Euell Gibbons and a case of carrot juice.

Ted Bishop chooses to poke fun at Ian Poulter rather than congratulate Rickie Fowler for winning The Players Championship.

Östersunds has poked some fun at Arsenal about the weather, revealing their «new» changing rooms designed specifically for this match.

For a start, she knows how to poke fun at herself and those around her....

I think it's the way that frogs can poke out their tongue that makes me laugh as they catch flies around the pond on a summer's day and this DIY Frog Party Blower Craft for Kids from Mommy's Bundle captures that perfectly in a really fun craft and then toy to play with.

They shouldn't be shamed just because they fit the mold of a «Pinterest mom,» just like you don't want them to poke fun at you for always buying your kids» food instead of making it from scratch.

But I do not thread IV's into tiny scalp veins just for kicks, suction breathing tubes just because, poke heals for fun, place lines and tubes in every orifice just because I can, give endless amounts of morphine just so I don't have to deal with the baby being awake.

In one of the parenting magazines I was just flipping through (all right — looking for crazy stuff to poke fun at) here's a «tip» I found: «I fill a bag with shoelaces and outlet covers, then throw it in my purse.»

BTW, for the couple of clueless ones above, I'm fairly certain Constance, who in her own words likes to «make the funny», was joking / poking fun at the 40 weeks equaling ten months.

We have a lovely safe area to walk around, which is great for them to learn how to stay close to mama, how to navigate stairs, and lots of fun nature stuff to look at and poke.

Colbert later poked fun at Trump, calling him «the biggest TV star of the last year,» and criticizing the television academy for not previously giving Trump an Emmy award.

The Tories poked fun at Miliband's turn of phrase but as the clip got replayed the next day, Labour began offering «Hell Yes» t - shirts to raise money for the campaign coffers.