Sentences with phrase «in jokes of»

Nothing works in that joke of a country... communism failed, and so did socialism... while democracy was dead on arrival.

I think we're one of the greatest clubs in the world, but in a joke of a state at the moment.

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«There's a cutaway in there — it's like, one of the proudest jokes I've ever written — where I'm like, «I have bouts of irrationality sometimes.»

Subtly hang a picture of Epic Cat in the break room, and supplement it with the occasional joke.

According to the work by two business professors, laughter is catching in and to itself, so you're more likely to feel positive and crack a smile if you heard someone else laugh, whether of not you heard the joke or saw the prank that cracked them up.

Have some recreational activities in the break room, like a pool table or a dart board, and go out of your way to tell a new joke if you have one ready.

Meyers» friend Amy Poehler even got in on the mix, taking over a bit in which he would say the setup of a joke and a woman in the audience would do the punch line.

Asked by TechCrunch senior writer Jordan Crook what types of technology he hoped to see implemented on the court in the future, Curry joked, «One would be to just help me dunk more.»

Ours may need some tweaking, but for now at least, my colleagues and I have found plenty of positive things to comment on: work we're proud of, jokes about office nicknames and even a little cheerfulness about the weather («Not wearing a sweater for the first time in... I can't even remember,» one colleague posted).

It's hard to find a good accountant»» so hard, in fact, that it has become something of a running joke in the small business world.

First Lady Melania Trump dismissed Ivana Trump's comments joking that she really held the position of First Lady, as the former insinuated in a statement that her husband's ex-wife only made the comments to sell her new memoir.

There's plenty of communication taking place on our company chat app, but from what I can see, it's mostly just witty banter and in - jokes.

Prince Harry, Kate Middleton, and Prince William share a joke on the set used to depict Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter Films during the Inauguration Of Warner Bros..

«Melania Trump with a breakfast dish of diamonds on the cover of Vanity Fair Mexico looks like joke,» wrote one user in Spanish.

That joke put smiles on people's faces and reminded them of Virgin's sense of adventure — in many ways, it was more effective than a series of glossy ads.

After that, my date prep sheet lands in my inbox, which has the results of a quick Internet / Facebook search of Lily's imprint, info on tonight's venue (a divey - but - not - too - divey bar that's just far enough away from my apartment that it doesn't look like I'm trying to get her to come home with me), and finally some conversation fodder and jokes.

The moral of this story is, if you're going to tell others — even as an April Fool's joke — what you think the future of your industry might look like, you had better be sure that your company has a plan already in place, or the joke will be on you.

She joked that it was because her mom was «too lazy to roll the dice» as part of a password generation method called Diceware that she discovered in her book research.

There's an ever - so - slight learning curve in figuring out what Amazon's Alexa can and can't do, but once that's passed, the Echo Dot can forecast the weather, read an audiobook, order a pizza, tell Dad jokes, or any number of things Mom should find charming.

In Buffett's annual letter to Berkshire shareholders last year, after saying that the investments of Combs and Weschler had outperformed his own, Buffett joked that if the» humiliating comparisons» continue, «I'll have no choice but to cease talking about them.»

«If someone made a sarcastic remark, a few readers would fail to get the joke, and each of them would post a lengthy diatribe in response,» Fahlman writes.

The state didn't vote for him in 2016, and when some of his wealthy hometown friends pushed him last month to help on SALT deductibility, he joked, «You guys seem to be doing OK,» according to The New York Times.

Too many inside jokes in front of employees have the potential to be awkward, but carrying over a fight from the previous night in front of your staff is much worse.

If you still can't lose the bad taste of the sequel, check out the original, in which the jokes feel less stale and Will Ferrell is still the best part of the movie.

Still, there was no shortage of critics, and in addition to being the butt of more late - night jokes, this time by Conan O'Brien, holiday revenue dropped 54 % from the previous year, from $ 185 million to $ 85 million.

Off - color jokes, with or without profanity, are far more offensive to people than a word or two spoken in the heat of the moment.

Similar to how a good joke turns into a great joke with perfect delivery, Mazzoco and Green's research pointed to delivery in the courtroom being of the utmost importance.

CEOs and leaders from Bell, Talisman Energy and Shell Canada were in attendance as well as the heads of CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank, TD, BMO and HSBC Bank of Canada, prompting Tory to joke in her acceptance speech that she as wary of an erupting «battle of the banks.»

We joke about it, but we wanted to work on something that would make us jump out of bed in the morning for the next 10 years or more.

Others joked that the name was childlike for a tech company with a market cap that was, at the time, in excess of $ 300 billion.

Google's search engine, in particular, holds many of these in - jokes.

It's about not dying,» co-founder Dan Martell joked of the post-Facebook pivot at Startup Weekend in May.

Others joked that Hendon needed to make sure she was paid in advance by Trump, who has been accused of stiffing contractors.

Even though their skills are in hot demand, you'd be surprised by the number of people who approach freelancers to build «Instagram - meets - Facebook - meets - Uber, but for dogs,» Cho jokes.

There's an ever - so - slight learning curve in figuring out what Amazon Echo's Alexa virtual assistant can and can't do, but once that's passed, it can forecast the weather, read an audiobook, order a pizza, tell Dad jokes, or any number of things your father should find fascinating.

In the interests of smooth sailing, even seasoned veterans will accept superficial assurances and smiles instead of concrete answers, and will then go on to confuse good manners, pleasantries, and bad jokes with real agreement.

«In 2000, the tech companies coming out of L.A. were a joke,» says Francisco Dao, president of The Killer Pitch, a Public Relations firm based in Tarzana, CaliforniIn 2000, the tech companies coming out of L.A. were a joke,» says Francisco Dao, president of The Killer Pitch, a Public Relations firm based in Tarzana, Californiin Tarzana, California.

Clooney also joked with the AP and said he used to clean his own vomit off his tuxedos, presumably after too many adult beverages at functions in Tinseltown, but now he still has vomit on his tuxedos because of the babies.

There's an ever - so - slight learning curve in figuring out what Amazon Echo's Alexa virtual assistant can and can't do, but once that's passed, it can forecast the weather, read an audiobook, order a pizza, tell Dad jokes, or any number of things your dad should find fascinating.

A whole lot of juvenile in - jokes and single - entendres, that's what.

During that hearing, Sessions was criticized for joking in the presence of a Civil Rights Division attorney that the Ku Klux Klan was «OK» until he learned they smoked marijuana.

No, but jokes apart, I think the most important thing about the country is the culture, and there is an element of Nordic culture in what we do.

Protectionists, meanwhile, think relying on foreign owners of local companies to act in Canada's best interests is a joke.

«I will be covering all of the presidential candidates who are Donald Trump,» Colbert joked as Jeb Bush waited in the wings for his appearance later in the program.

Some might scoff at the idea of using emojis and jokes about modern tech to communicate, but these are just small examples of Coach K's ability to communicate in a way that his players understand and appreciate.

Musk made light of the company's financial situation on April 1, joking in a tweet that Tesla had gone bankrupt.

Some of the most popular branding and marketing campaigns of all time have involved jokes, characters, or clever «hooks» that stick in your head.

In practice, «Far Cry 5» is a ham - fisted mess of American stereotypes and wink - wink, nudge - nudge jokes about gun violence.

«We're asking «how many grams of Kale do you want in your smoothies this morning» — while most organizations are still smoking a pack of cigarettes a day,» joked Mahaffey.

Think in terms of a great joke that you like — there's a set - up, the anticipation and the punchline.