Sentences with phrase «gives you an amusing»

Like Callahan, Director follows his beloved Giants in 2006 — the book is informed by interviews with Tiki Barber, Jeremy Shockey and other players — and gives us an amusing glimpse into the mind of the crazed fan.

Certainly the cast gives amusing and / or affecting performances — I haven't mentioned Paddy Considine, as the mullet - haired New Age healer who moves in next door and pitches woo at Oliver's mum — but Ayoade doesn't have any idea how to make all these comic episodes adhere into a story that seems even the slightest bit original, and the whole thing peters out into conventional bittersweet quirk.

Viewers get to see mortician's wax fashioned into a special effect, while one of the filmmakers also gives some amusing tips to DIY - inclined colleagues, saying basically for any classroom scenes, just show up at a state university late on a Friday afternoon and act like you're supposed to be there and you know what you're doing.

He gives you an amusing look at the stages of script development.

Granik, who made her debut in 2004 with the addiction saga Down to the Bone (the titles of her first two features give the amusing impression that she has taken the term «body of work» very literally), skillfully sustains the atmosphere, climaxing with a viscerally eerie light - of - the - moon boat scene that more resembles the work of the French festival - circuit lightning rod Philippe Grandrieux than a thuddingly well - intentioned American life - on - the - margins narrative like Frozen River.

We wrap up coverage of the New York International Auto Show, finally get an answer to the ridiculous Z06 vs. GT - R battle, GM finds a way to put a stain on the until now spotless new Camaro, yet another corporate CEO is given an amusing characterization, and more miniature car fun on this week's edition of Suspicious Solar Lighting Radio.

Another likable breed is the Pharoah Hound, who gave an amusing display of her playfulness on the show floor before she showed.

Hell, I will give you an amusing example.

Not exact matches

It's amusing to see one venture - backed startup giving its services away to other venture - backed startups, but that's part of what makes a startup ecosystem tick.

«For eight months, she got up in front of these people who couldn't even hear her and gave speeches,» says Michael, managing to sound both awed and amused.

She continued, «While early projections of 35 % sales declines were amusing, I would hardly say that a 7 % loss in sales is an unmanageable hurdle, given the challenges the DOL's rule had presented.»

It's always amusing to me how people read the bible and then interpret it to give credence to their own personal agendas and prejudicial beliefs.

I am both disturbed and amused by the parallels to this narrative — particularly given western Christianity's insistence on «civilising» «primitive» tribes.

I am beginning to discover, however, that it is all an ingenius conspiracy on the part of adults to amuse themselves and still give the impression of being grown - ups.

Gregory answers with three amusing analogies: a bad poem, an unpaid debt, and an unretrieved insult.36 Suppose I write a very bad poem and then decide to give up writing.

Keep your people dumb, give them always a little less than they need and keep them amused (entertained) on a regular base so they will work to be amused the next day... give them hope...

Always amusing to see how quickly a dispute within a given church quickly becomes an excuse to bash unbelievers.

In three recent posts, Josh gives a summary of the Bible which I found insightful, amusing, and... sad.

I find it amusing to think that it wasn't a question of my ability to take care of an infant that gave them pause to wonder if I could do this; instead, it was the fact I wasn't working in an office setting that gave them concern.

The bishops were not amused, and refused to give him his old job back.

I recently went through DBF's grandmother's recipe box, and was both amused and disappointed to find a couple dozen Kellogg's recipe cards from the 1940's, which gave me numerous ways to use their cereals in recipes ranging from All - Bran muffins to Corn - Flake encrusted salmon.

It amused me to imagine the statute singing, giving my father a private concert.

Now Triple Creek has decided to give guests the ultimate amuse - bouche: a taste of the James Beard experience through the new Montana Culinary Experience package.

Given that he's the one they fired to give me his seat in World Series by Renault, I find this rather amusing!»

I find it amusing sometimes when we have been begging / screaming / imploring Wenger to give us some squad depth for ages — and when we eventually get some everyone has their fav who isn't playing regularly and gives Wenger stick for it.

«Sometimes at practice I'll think back to that day in Pauley when he gave me the shoes off his feet,» says Davis, amused at the memory.

He has the national basketball championship trophy, which pleases him; an able 6 - foot - 9 center nicknamed Marmaduke, which comforts him; and an automobile seat belt given him by fans who wish he wouldn't jump off the bench so much, which amuses him.

It's amusing he is still given the excuse that: «he's young and will continue to improve»

It's amusing when one suggests Hummels to replace Mert or Howedes for that matter, and the reason they give is Mert is slow.

Still, he continues to give a mean interview and is full of interesting, intriguing and amusing quotes on his time at Arsenal earlier in his career.

When asked about which team can stop Manchester City this season, Arsene Wenger gave a pretty amusing response.

One man who is not amused by the transfer is former midfielder Ray Wilkins who urged his former club to sign a different player or at least give an opportunity to Nathaniel Chalobah.

A while back I posted an amusing video entitled, «Would You Give Your 2 - Year - Old a Chef's Knife?»

H was particularly amusing (and embarrassing) when she was being filmed giving her first reaction to the Touch Magic Rockin» Guitar and dropped it on the floor declaring «I don't like it».

I'm always amused when people try to characterize me as a «naysayer», given the number of times I have been told «no» to my ideas, and the number of times I have been ultimately able to turn those denials into acceptances.

You can also create a basket of toys to give the waiting babies, or even stash your iPad to entertain yourself while also keeping your children amused as well.

You might remember meeting J.M. Hirsch for the first time here when I shared his amusing 2010 video about giving his then - two - year - old son Parker a chef's knife.

With infant boy swings, you can find something that's sure to amuse your child and give you a great bonding experience with him at the same time!

Our boys - now 11 and 9 - and Margaret were visibly surprised and amused in a positive way when I whipped these questions out over dinner the other evening -» t was a fun exercise, one that gave the four of us an opportunity to learn how each of us feels about the life we are creating together.

It goes on to give a series of useful tips for practitioners, sprinkled with amusing anecdotes of past successes and failures.

Now he has edited his diaries which give a perceptive and amusing account of life as a minister — Coalition Diaries 2012 - 2015 (Biteback).

Given the events of the last two weeks, I imagine Republican donors are less concerned with the polling numbers and more concerned with the impression the Republican campaign is giving of being completely inept, particularly in light of the revelation that Romney's staffers are paid more to achieve less than their Democrat counterparts (though Rachel Maddow shared an amusing story this week suggesting that wealthy Republicans had no problem throwing money at a sinking ship [skip to the 2 minute mark]-RRB-.

But was there a more cringingly amusing moment than when yoof commentator - type Jolyon Rubenstein was derided by Alan Johnson, Michael Portillo and given a history lesson by Brillo?

Its spokesman, Akin Osuntokun, said Buhari had done nothing but had been giving excuses in the last three years, adding that his penchant for blaming his predecessor was no longer amusing to Nigerians.

We also find it amusing that Broad takes anything Robert Carter has to say seriously, given that he doesn't even believe that current rises in CO2 are human caused (judging from his Senate performance).

I'm always a little amused when religious figures use science to give credence to their faith, but that's another debate altogether!

Blanford — a senior lecturer in biomaterials at the University of Manchester, UK — thought it was an «amusing coincidence» that he was chosen as a fake reviewer, given that he has written about malpractice in academic publishing.

Give your OOTD a crisp, clean, and chic finish with the Amuse Society Blue Eyes White Denim Jacket!

Whereas Chanel had no formal education but a great deal of experience of the ways of the world, Schiaparelli was from Italian upper middle - class academic stock, which gave her the assurance to make fashion not just amusing but outrageously so.

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