Sentences with phrase «not punch lines»

These are not punch lines.

(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.

Of course, more will need to be done to make Albany the nation's leader in ethics, not its punch line.

(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.

Not exact matches

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

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.

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.»

However, neither the context nor the punch - line is about any intermediate state of the dead, so we need not think that this parable teaches even that.

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 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.

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.

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

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!»

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).

The Clippers won't be in the playoffs, but maybe they won't be in as many punch lines, either.

Basically, we've got a guy who doesn't take his opponent seriously in line to get his face punched in and then danced upon.

Therefore, it would not be a surprise to see him line - up at Chelsea next Monday — a game in which Spurs could be without fellow midfielder Dele Alli, who is a risk of being suspended after punching Claudio Yacob.

The Cubs can tell you something about that, as leads like this one will feel like the setup to a punch line that hasn't been told yet until Chicago manages to actually win it all for the first time since 1908 — especially when their opponent is the Giants of even - year fame.

once again we manage to concede when wev hav the lionshare of possesion and limited our opponents to 3 shots on target, am hugely dissapointed in nasri, ros, ramsey and edu who were fresher than most and just did nt put in the necessary work to get a result there, i hate to admit it but it looked like we thought the goal and the result wud look after itself because we are arsenal... maybe im wrong but at times i feel we are border line arrogant and then cant raise our game when we get sucker punched

The Ole Miss offensive line last fall wasn't exactly punching in Wisconsin's weight class, either.

Not heeding the warning and with our back line being caught increasingly square, the inevitable sucker punch came.

He didn't seem to recover from this early set back and in a moment of madness he rushed off his line to meet the ball, instead of catching it though he punched it straight at Mamdou Sakho and the ball almost bobbled over the line.

Our culture needs to show breastfeeding on TV and in movies, not just as something a mother does right after birth or as the punch line to a joke.

«They didn't stop them when they went through the line and punched in their number that deducts the money from their online account.

Comedians with more political zeal than punch - lines aren't usually much fun.

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

You haven't reached the punch line yet, have you?

so i will be Glad if i could meet some one with That... You can tell when two people are rite for each other... they have a strange way of finishing each others sentences, beginning to laugh about an old joke before its punch line, communicating with their eyes, or contentedly sitting in silence with a sense of complete understanding... I am looking for a man who isn't afraid of a commitment.

After the first third of the film, the rest drags, some of the punch lines flop and dramatic moments that attempt to diversify the film's humor aren't emotional.

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.

As the bride in «American Wedding,» she's set up to be at the center of the film, but there's nothing to be done with Michelle — she's a punch line, not a personality — and so she must be shoved to the side.

Every joke and punch line that you expect appears and even Steve Carell can't save this one.

Sometimes the punch lines land and sometimes they don't, but overall the result is pleasantly nostalgic.

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.

What follows is a standard cat - and - mouse game between Shaun and the thieves» leader, Eddie (Billy Burke), that makes decent enough use of its domestic interior / exterior dynamic; the trash talk between the two underscores most of this, with Burke's character making do with corny, one - off lines like, «Moms don't run, not when their babies are trapped inside the nest,» providing the bulk of the film's punch.

As if that weren't horrific enough, the poor kids are also placed in the position of defending themselves against a rampaging Leslie Nielsen — whose hammy performance will probably have fans of the Naked Gun series and their ilk waiting for a punch line that never arrives.

The storming of the fortified beaches of Normandy is an entropic nightmare, a vision of chaos and carnage in which Allied infantry managed to not only maintain their sanity with the very real possibility of being killed at a moment's notice, but also successfully break through enemy lines and punch a major hole into Nazi - occupied France.

The final scene packs a quietly devastating punch and perfectly encapsulates the oft - repeated line from Magnolia: «We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.»

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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.

Borrowing from a running segment «Jokes Seth Can't Tell,» on Late Night With Seth Meyers, the host asked Jessica Chastain, Billy Eichner and others to deliver the punch lines for what would be off - color jokes for him to deliver as a straight, white man.

It certainly has its jokes, including a pointless opening sequence that seems to exist only for a punch line and a horse thief whose sole purpose is to provide ironic humor, but most if not all of this dialogue needs to be delivered with tongue firmly in cheek.

(And, unlike Paul Feig, Judd Apatow, and Mike Birbiglia, they don't lean too heavily on test audience - approved punch lines.)

Part psycho thriller (not ineffective), part examination of the plight of the homeless vet (lunging out of left field), part screwball comedy (stereotypically obvious), and all punctuated with punch lines that can most charitably described as hit and miss.

«If you tell someone the punch line of a joke,» Isaacs explained, «They're not going to enjoy the joke very much.»

It could be argued that the whole sequence is against road rage and driving while intoxicated, but then again, such lessons don't typically end with a brush - off punch line.

The punch line of the film, the fact the game isn't really a game, is given away in the trailer.

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.

I'm not usually a big fan of movies that trade in easy «remember this» punch lines, but it works in this case because The Room is so baffling that you turn it over in your head, trying to explore it from every angle, and The Disaster Artist presents another fun way of peering at it.

Unfortunately, Wheatley and Jump's snot - nosed script doesn't pack enough rat - a-tat-tat quips, leaving the actors to supply their own charisma and wit to lines that could have used a punch - up.