Sentences with phrase «good punch line»

It's a good punch line, but it makes these characters, who deserve a bit more for all they've gone through, the butt of the joke.

Peña, who was a bit childlike, had all the best punch lines of the movie, in my opinion.

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The company that he dreamed up on an extended 2002 trip to Australia and Indonesia because he wanted to film himself surfing, that created an entirely new product category and the world's best - selling camera, that made him and his best friends who joined the company early on fabulously wealthy — that company was now a punch line, and maybe a threat to safety.

EBITDA may sound like a punch line from a Three Stooges film, but it's really an important tool for investors to figure out if a company that's taken their money, is doing well or not.

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).

Well done, that is a hilarious 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

«Well, I know he touched third,» went Stengel's timeless punch line, «because he's standing on it.»

I do not understand the economics of the business well enough and there always seems to be contradictory reports about everything (dollars, skills, scheme fit etc.) From my admittedly naive, fan - based vantage point, we needed to strengthen the offensive line and the linebacker corp, add some punch to the running game (while keeping an eye on the draft for a fleet - footed youngster), and bring some leadership to a clubhouse that was akin to Animal House last year (of course, winning makes grown ups out of everyone).

AFC have for years been a well deserved punch line by pundits and haters throughout the EPL, but my oh my what an absolute abomination the club is at the present moment.

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.

He'll literally punch you in the face if you try to steal his watch at gunpoint, then drop a 60 - yard line drive over your best defender's right shoulder:

Yet, Nigerians kid themselves, at least by the cartoonist's punch line: «We are Nigerians... good people, great nation!

That little bit of good cheer soon gave way to the news of Illinois GOP Rep. Aaron Schock's «Downton Abbey» - inspired office décor, which led to a rough week for him and his staff, and turned him into a punch - line at the 71st Congressional Dinner on Feb. 6, with Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner and New York Democratic Rep. Charles B. Rangel picking fun at Schock and fellow lawmakers.

Punching the Liberal Democrats in the face is often not the best way to exploit the emerging coalition fault lines.

I find the best way around this is to leave your readers hanging at the end of the abstract waiting for the talk to fill in the punch line.

Make sure hand comes back to body at same angle you throw it out; good boxers throw punches in a straight line.

Briogeo is one of the best - selling haircare lines at Sephora and this mask in particular packs a powerful punch with ingredients like panthenol, rose - hip, sweet almond, and avocado oils, biotin, and algae extract — all of which help to moisturize, repair, and strengthen weak, damaged hair.

American Wedding isn't so much a movie, but a series of sex jokes leading up to a punch line that alls well that ends well.

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.

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.

But the best of it provides a perspective, and a punch, transcending the same old punch lines.

These days, he's better at being the punch line than delivering them, and his work in «Unfinished Business,» stiff and unfocused and strained for any kind of credibility or realism, might be the worst of his career.

The one - two punch of her work in Silver Linings Playbook, currently receiving very good reviews, and the $ 400 million she generated for the Hunger...

Baywatch relies on punch lines and bodily gags that we've seen before in better comedies.

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.

Some of the best scenes are quiet moments with Jake and Lainey having a heart to heart — no punch lines, no over-the-top schmalz, just wonderfully heartfelt performances.

She makes her hard - boiled egg, checks in with her unemployed artist neighbor Giles (Richard Jenkins) and arrives at work just in time for her chatty best friend and co-worker, Zelda (Octavia Spencer), who has held a place in line for her, to punch the time clock.

The Last Jedi also has perhaps the best lightsaber battles yet, some fan service that doesn't overly distract (Chewbacca has some very funny and fist - pumping scenes, and Yoda even gets a good line and a fine cameo, too), a real emotional punch and at least two epic space battles.

The rest of the supporting cast is more than welcome to hog the funniest and most scrumptiously tart lines, including Stephen Merchant as Danny, Josh's obnoxious best man and friend who suffers from a bad case of verbal diarrhea, causing one of the most cringe - inducing reception toasts in recent memory and Minnie Driver as Naomi, Nat's blunt, bitter sister who has a love - hate relationship with her punching - bag doctor husband (Jason Flemyng).

For that matter, the old folks seems mostly to like it as well, cheering every punch line in their home for the elderly in Del Ray, Florida, though Jerry is jeered and heckled in the New York clubs.

I borrowed that last line from Paul Thomas Anderson, which allows me to segue into how, next to «Punch - Drunk Love», this is clearly the best movie Adam Sandler «s been in.

It's a familiar story line with punched up dialogue (as well as a pair of killer visual gags), delivered by comedy masters.

It feels proper on the move, too; there's not a lot below 3000rpm, with some good old - fashioned turbo lag if you're in the wrong gear, but keep above those revs and this thing's fast, with a very linear punch towards its red line.

and gives the Wrangler surprisingly good off - the - line punch.

The 2014 Nissan Titan's engine isn't the most powerful V8 in its class, but it's far from tepid, with good punch off the line punch and more than enough muscle to get the job done, whether that's passing slower traffic or hauling a heavy trailer (9,500 pounds is the max towing capacity) up a long grade.

The added gears offer better fuel economy, a harder punch off the line, and greater passing power on the 4th generation RX.

Good, because a 2016 Ford Escape comes with two engine options from the efficiency - minded EcoBoost line: the 1.6 - liter engine with an ample 178 horsepower or the 2.0 - liter that offers a bit more punch.

* High brand recall and fan following mean resale value will be top of the class * Interior space, packs in as much rear seat space as a Nissan Sunny without its large footprint * Punchy diesel engine makes city driving a breeze, good enough punch on the highways too * Balanced driving dynamics, walks the fine line between good handling and a pliant ride * Light controls along with a light steering makes it a breeze to drive in town * Generous equipment levels, first in the segment sunroof a nice touch * After sales support, Honda offers good service along with quick support

On one hand, it's a great conventional automobile — it has great lines, with better proportions than the bigger S - Class, and an exceptionally upscale interior with (optional) large dual 12.3 - inch TFT screens that pack a visual punch.

The net effect is that the Elantra GT Sport is a fun car to drive, with good power off the line, little discernible turbo lag, and solid midrange passing punch.

Trade reviews range from a starred Booklist to a middling Publishers Weekly that says it juggles «a few too many story lines for comfort, but the payoff packs a satisfying punch» and a damning Kirkus which concludes, «Let's call it sophomore slump and hope for better things.»

At its best flash fiction shouldn't stop time in a way that makes you wish you were dead, which the joke and punch - line story makes one feel; it stops time by providing a different kind of time altogether.

Imagine going through the ordeal of a brutal rape, only to later be told en - mass by social media what has just destroyed your entire world is no better or worse than somebody's knee being touch to emphasise the punch line of a joke.

And to pack an even bigger punch, check out this article on the best first lines from literature (and why they work).

How do you know when you've got the best place to put a punch line?

There are lenders to be found on line, just punch car title loan into your web browser and start looking for best rates and repayment terms.

The first is I don't have someone on the other line wanting to punch me and send me into next week (which is a good thing!).

Mountain Dew and Doritos might as well be one word punch lines now for people in the know re: gaming and the history of those products as part of Microsoft's ad campaigns.

Of course, «figures of speech» are the grist of the best punch - lines, upending our expectations while outing the limits of language.