Sentences with word «humourless»

Please stop reading now if you're the sensitive, humourless type when it comes to dead animals, because this blog might upset you.

Harman has been attacked as a humourless feminist who wants to ban the world's oldest profession out of puritan zeal.

I confess that I err on the side of humourless and forward almost no joke emails at work.

When I compare the eco-cultists to the humourless fanatics of the jihad, I get barraged by stern emails denouncing me as a «denier.»

Yet you seem to think that is against posting guidelines, which is kind of weird given this blog is basically a cesspool of defamation... but anyway, I admit that I haven't read the posting guidelines and maybe they do contain a clause that all dissenting comments must be humourless and easily debunked.

Dawkings may be blunt and humourless but he is correct in one thing, the vast majority of people simply do not know that science has a philosophy let alone how to use it.

These are such well - worn conservative clichés that they've even inspired attempts to reclaim them: for example, in her blog Feministkilljoys, Sara Ahmed encourages her readers to embrace the stereotype of the humourless women's libber.

Again, the industrial textures and gritty mood are strikingly humourless.

The heart of the beast is the forty - hour campaign mode, which allows you to pick a party from a preset roster or create your own, worth doing if only in order to rebel against humourless fantasy conventions by naming your hero Jim - Bob McSpank.

Identified by Electronic Arts as the publisher's best bet to take on sales leviathan Call of Duty, Battlefield 3 has been given a rigorous, humourless reshaping to make it fit for purpose.

Uprising could easily have turned into a humourless, child - friendly God of War, and it's to Sakurai's credit that we're not left with a dour retread of the latter series in all but name and brutality.

At the other end of the spectrum is Thomas Stanley and William Danko's The Millionaire Next Door, which profiles a lot of rich people that strike me us humourless, sanctimonious and selfish.

It feels like an honest approach and, like the regular C3, only serves to highlight how humourless the relentless push for «premium» has become.

She's often humourless, which isn't a necessity, but there isn't much that humanises her aside from a love interest - and even that relationship is kept at a distance.

The picture looks fantastic, Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman look fantastic, and that's pretty much all there is recommend about the piece, which is so boring, lifeless, and humourless that White Wolf would do well to distance itself from the thing toot sweet.

by Glenn Dunks «It's a particularly pertinent time for this film to be made for, much like Xavier Beauvois» Of Gods and Men from earlier in the year, it shows how a devotion to God and blind, humourless, hate - filled fanaticism are not one and the same.»

Their scenes together are deliciously silly, a fact amplified by the humourless tone both adopt.

Ah, you're probably thinking, but if it's got Fey — star of TV's 30 Rock and films such as Date Night — in it, it's got to be a comedy, so no wonder it's more entertaining than either of its high - minded, humourless rivals.

Set in 1950s Moscow, it's an exuberant musical pitting a small group of snappily dressed and coiffed teenage rebels against the ghastly grey conformity of the Communist Party line and a brigade of its humourless young enforcers.

The otherwise humourless Young Guns begins with a hilarious sepia - toned introduction — evocative less of western serials than of a MAD MAGAZINE spoof of them — to the film's six main stars (Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Casey Siemaszko, Dermot Mulroney) via close - ups of each in which they invariably sneer, spit tobacco, lower their bandanna, and tip their hat — you half expect the screen to go wavy and see Ralphie from A Christmas Story transfixed in reverie.

Instead, this leaden, tone - deaf approach merely provides Sparrow with a relentless mood that is humourless and drab.

A lot of critics will probably tell you the film is humourless, too, but watch for what has to be Stan Lee's best cameo ever and see what you think.

The film's other listening option is a dry and humourless feature - length, screen - specific commentary by director Kathryn Bigelow and Cronenweth.

The villain in this scenario is the humourless tycoon Tex Richman (Chris Cooper), who plans, improbably, to drill for oil on the land where the theatre stands.

Oddly humourless, one of the dullest Marvel adaps still manages to be frequently hilarious thanks to Cage's wide - eyed, twitchy masterclass in overacting.

Elsewhere Theron's Elaine is a humourless «cold bitch» archetype who uses her sexuality to her advantage, while Seyfried remains sweet and innocent throughout, oblivious to her boyfriend's ulterior motive.

National Public Radio (NPR) film critic Ella Taylor wrote: «It's hard to imagine any but the most dour and humourless taking offense at this essentially sweet - natured movie».

The set designers are VERY indebted to classic films and the script is mostly weak, humourless and lacks anything called «character depth» or «story development».

In any case, Penn's grumpy and humourless performance is one of the main reasons «The Interpreter», an otherwise pretty solid picture, is ultimately unsatisfying.

Which is not to say the film is grim and humourless, merely that it feels realistic.

Please Lindsey, stop being an earnest, humourless embarrassment to American woman.

From a woman's perspective: Czech men might be known for being notoriously cheap, unhygienic, chauvinistic, humourless and even mollycoddled mama's boys.

«I've long been accused of being a humourless feminist and I'll give you two examples that I protested about because they were offensive and hurtful,» said Harman.

«The new British love for outrage is threatening to turn us into a country of humourless, po - faced robots, spluttering angry denunciations at anyone who expresses an unusual idea or a cruel joke,» politics.co.uk's editor Ian Dunt wrote.

One of my most surprising ministerial lunch dates of the last government was with Yvette Cooper, who couldn't have been further from the humourless, hectoring figure she cut on TV and at the Despatch Box.

In the humourless tone of a letter from school that a well - meaning parent might find whilst emptying the washing machine;

That whole Kane bullshit, along with the less than intelligent and humourless response from their supporters, will make that so much sweeter.

But somehow the humourless church soon thought that Jesus was teaching about not getting genitals cut of but commending the voluntary choice to reject the creation commands by staying unmarried with genitals intact.

«Prospective employers do not want a future workforce of graduates who seem thin skinned, humourless and brittle, but rather one that is composed of well - rounded people who have learned to challenge, reject or embrace some of the new and difficult ideas they encountered as students.

In some quarters «over-the-top» verbal contortions to avoid offending people have been mocked as humourless, ever - changing guidelines that are overly indulgent of people's unwarranted sensitivities.