Sentences with phrase «many punch lines»

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.

Still, there's an ironic punch line to the case: Because the stolen Bitcoins were sold right away, allegedly by Vinnik and long before Mt. Gox disclosed the hack, victims lost much more, in dollar value, than the hackers ever made — which, according to Chainalysis, was only about $ 20 million.

Then the app becomes a punch line, and then it's forgotten, then somebody snidely tweets «remember yikyak?»

Today, the revolutionary product in question is mostly a punch line that seems to be in perpetual limbo.

Spider - Man» isn't just the talk of Broadway, it's the punch line,» declared The New York Times in February.

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.

To borrow a punch line from Duke professor Dan Ariely, artificial intelligence is like teenage sex: «Everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it.»

Here's a quick fix: A self - defeating punch line always wins others over (okay, 99 percent of the time) because laughing at — or «with» — others is more comfortable for people than laughing at themselves.

If you can add an element of anticipation to build a little tension, anxiety or suspense, you can hold the attention of an audience until you're ready to release your punch line with much more impact.

The punch line for Ryan Doornbos (the consultant) and his classmates comes a year later when they pass their final exam and officially add «sommelier» to their resumés.

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.

Miller Lite's marketing in recent years has emphasized its heritage as the first mainstream light beer, with ads that put the brew front - and - center with close - up shots, without relying on celebrities or punch lines.

As the network groped for an answer to this question, its increasingly desperate attempts to attract viewers, to turn news into BREAKING NEWS, transformed it into something of a late - night punch line.

How is it that a figure sacred to so many Americans has become the punch line of so many jokes?

«But Jesus was known for his parables that ended in punch lines.

So the punch line is that if a slave dies at the time of a beating her owner is punished.

If people tell a funny story, they remember the punch line, but often the context or characters are changed in different versions.

Indeed, the punch line of Montesino's oration claims precisely this: «You can be sure that in your state you are no more able to be saved than the Moors or Turks, who lack and don't even want the faith of Jesus Christ.»

Punch line of the day: Mr. Doe waiting on heart transplant gets a call, and the doctor says: «Mr Doe, we have a heart for you!»

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.

I missed the punch line though...

One feature that is often characteristic of these [stories] is that they have a sting in the tale; a punch line that creeps up on you and then kicks you in the stomach when you're not expecting it....

The story Nathan told David had a punch line that hurt.

Then came the punch line that left me reeling.

Her humor reveals itself in her anecdotes and punch lines, and in the turns of phrase she used to berate a friend's slip into Freudian terminology or answer a professor of English who asked what she considered unreasonable questions.

Any but the most confirmed literalist will question whether Jesus ever said such a thing, even as the punch line of a parable.4

The conclusion does not come first any more than a trip starts at its destination or a story prematurely reveals its own climax, or a joke begins with the punch line.

(There's a famous Jewish joke with the punch line «Would you mind choosing somebody else once in a while?»)

i am waiting for the perfect punch line — watch it come out of the spanish inq.

Here is his punch line: Protestant conservatives may be far more innovative in coping with modernity than most theological and religious liberals have believed.

Yes, there are atheists who have used the faith of others as a cheap punch line or a reason to dismiss their ideas out of hand, all while citing lack of tolerance as a reason to hate religion.

Religion News service: Atheists find holiday refuge in Ha Ha Heathens comedy show It's just another night of stand - up at the Punch Line, the comedy club where Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, Ellen DeGeneres and other luminaries of laughter got their start.

It is Cousin Thomas who delivers the punch line that kicks off the next 2,000 years of professional Christology: «My Lord and my God!»

(CNN)- There are still a lot of details to come out, but here's one thing we know about Anthony Weiner: He is not a punch line; he is an addict.

So the punch line of this latest parable shouldn't catch us by surprise: do what needs to be done now to prepare for the future — God's future.

On a couple of occasions, those punch lines were said aloud.

And the structure of the short lyrics, which often «turn» in the concluding lines to offer some insight, are also perfect for punch lines (as in the above O'Hara poem, Chaucer, or in much of Aaron Belz ’s

And the structure of the short lyrics, which often «turn» in the concluding lines to offer some insight, are also perfect for punch lines (as in the above O'Hara poem, Chaucer, or in much of Aaron Belz's work).

Jesus» exchange with his disciples is no mere setup for the miraculous punch line.

In any other novel, if the conclusion or punch line were given away in the first chapter, people would not read it.

And yet, KONY 2012 was objectively the organization's most successful campaign ever, both in its mission — making Kony famous, even if on the other end of punch lines — and in policy.»

«What's the punch line?»

Against the background of David's sexual adventures with Bathsheba and the elimination of her husband, Uriah, Nathan's story was not objective but carried the punch line: «Thou art the man!»

Jehovah's Witnesses are America's favorite punch line, says Joel P. Engardio, co-producer of Knocking, a documentary on the 7 million - member sect, which, he says, spends 1.3 billion hours per year knocking on doors.

And America is a joke waiting for a punch line.

It's about creating the memories to share with family and friends around a table, with the same story and the same punch line, for years to come.

No matter how many times we'd heard the story, the entire table would wait anxiously, grinning from ear to ear, and roar in laughter at the punch line.

Monster Beverage Corp may regret latest punch line Does Monster Beverage Corp wish to make itself more of a target than it already is?

You probably guessed the punch line, I found my soup inspiration (sans honey but nbd).