Sentences with phrase «of obvious jokes»

It's pretty standard fare, really, full of obvious jokes about changing the past and the obvious «rebellion» of not honouring the Prime Directive by introducing The Black - Eyed Peas into an eighties music scene that, for everything you could say about Falco or Flock of Seagulls, never produced anything remotely as odious as The Black - Eyed Peas.

Despite the lack of a laugh track and the use of real locations rather than sets, the series still has an old - fashioned sitcom mentality to it, with a number of obvious jokes you see coming that don't show much imagination or wit.

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At least part of the reason why Trump was seen as a joke — even after it was obvious that he had a broad level of support — is that most mainstream media outlets underestimated his appeal with U.S. voters.

«I looked around, did some reading, and the men's accessories market seemed like the obvious place to invest because there has just been so much of growth,» says Barclay, joking, «I remember when if you wore a pink shirt, everyone assumed you were gay.»

There are plenty of jokes to be made about the Halo, but perhaps the most obvious of all is the comparison to a flip - flop.

In one of the most obvious acts of brown - nosing ever attempted, Lingaard has now publicly claimed that Josey Mourinho is just a fun - loving hoot in training — constantly cracking jokes etc — just a lovable fellow apparently.

guy couldnt pass the ball wright, can not shot, not just he missing chances but he miss the ball all the time, slowing the tempo, no pace no speed old story, on one on one no way he can pass the player, dribble like my grandma... and you tell me how the guy with this attributes can be no. 1 striker and play in the best league in the world and probably one of the best clubs in the world... as long as i am alive i would ask myself how giroud stray in arsenal and be no. 1 striker... even my little cousin make a jokes about him, its obvious like a day... guy is laughingstock!!!

If nothing else, you owe it to SB Nation Soccer for making it to the end of this piece without resorting to the obvious giant - killing joke... oh.

because of this man's greed we're seen as a joke of a club he should of been gone years ago it's blatantly obvious he's finished what makes anyone think this relic is all of a sudden going to roll back the clock 14 years in his supposedly final year and win the big honours?

In France he is not recognised as one of the great and most of the time criticised by his obvious lack of results and trophies... But, still he is in position at Arsenal and you will have some pundits (well when you go as low as recruiting Robbie Savage as a pundit, you wonder why people think BT is seemingly a joke) telling you is a football brain...!!!

The main one should be obvious to anyone who's taken even a joking three - point stance in a backyard football game: Both linemen have space to take at least one step, upping the acceleration they can get, and thus increasing the total amount of force in the equation.

As one of the more obvious consequences of middle school, I identify as asexual (no libido, no physical attraction towards people, etc), and they often makes jokes and sarcastic comments about this.

There's a trace layer of «it's an exaggerated joke» for her to fall back on, but the seriousness is, I think, quite obvious.

Mike Catalinotto, a savvy old pol and former town Republican chairman, was one of many surprised at the virulent response to the obvious joke.

Women in nontraditional fields are especially prone to experiencing a continuum of harassing behaviors, from behaviors likely to be seen as harmless by male colleagues, like mild flirtation and sexual jokes, to more obvious acts like inappropriate touching and repeated requests for dates or other favors.

Well, first of all our society has become very feminine... If this is a joke or not judge for yourself but following the thought it's quite obvious that such features like healthy, self establishing aggressiveness, strong parenting, male leadership are counted as a positive with decreasing frequency.

Yeah yeah, obvious joke, laugh it up fuzzball... whose real life wife — in her own words — is a muffin - topped size 10; since I'm nothing if not a As an experiment I set up accounts on three of the more popular free dating websites, then spoke to some women about their experiences.

In fact, some of the jokes are so obvious and unfunny (Arthur goes to school in the town of Worcestershire) that they could make you overlook just how bad Myers» Scotsman impression truly is.

It's a movie starring a one - track - minded hard - on and a mime from the Garden State, an obvious joke that even this movie manages to point out in one of its many «'' wink - wink, nudge - nudge,»» asides.

It's an enjoyable bit of escapist entertainment, mixing some sharp gags in between the more obvious jokes.

But as with most of these genre - tweaking romps, the fizz dissipates and what's left are obvious gore beats, lame jokes, uninspired plot mechanics and an inability to end the mayhem satisfactorily.

Sure, it's a surprise that he can carry a tune, but it's no surprise that MacFarlane, who came to fame and fortune by telling obvious jokes so slowly a dog could understand, considers his competence as proof of his excellence, his smugness bearing no swagger, his self - satisfaction undercutting his otherwise perfectly pleasant surroundings.»

A few of the comedic scenes are very obvious, such as when Simon is telling Black jokes around the dinner table, and you just know one of them is going to go a step too far and upset everyone.

Rookie screenwriter Peter Steinfeld knows his white - trash material inside and out and, beneath all the obvious jokes and brutal physical humor, there is always an essential core of human truth, however uncouth.

While some of the more obvious jokes boil down to «we are so old» (cue complaints about youth, the failings of ones aging body or some misunderstanding that stems from the characters» advanced years), these moments never feel contrived or desperate for a crowd - pleasing, belly - laugh response.

It starts with a fairly obvious joke: Celebrities are narcissistic jerks without a shred of decency or any sense of compassion.

There is so much sexual tension between Hermione and Ron, that is makes their chemistry somewhat ridiculous, and Kloves, has a habit of throwing in one obvious joke after another, which constantly disrupts the film's flow.

Releasing old reissues for 80 dollars a pop for games that are 10 - 30 years old is a joke and for everyone wondering if the smash bros isnt a port, do you really think they would have forgotten to mention it was a new game if it was a new game???? That would be the centerpiece of marketing but the fact they left it out is obvious its the same game they sold you on the last console which also had a couple new games and mostly weak releases that made no one but the system.

The sequel is obvious, weak and scattered and seems more like a practical joke than a work of genuine passion.

Stranding a Manhattan couple (Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston) in a hippie commune in rural Georgia provides some clear opportunities for fish - out - of - water comedy, but Wain and his cast never go for the obvious joke, and they're willing to push the material in eccentric directions.

It was pretty obvious from the staging of the video that Ruffalo must have approved the joke ahead of time.

The worst kinds of comedies are ones where the jokes are obviously forced, and Down Periscope's gags are squeezed in so indelicately, a laugh track wouldn't have made them any more obvious.

Carey has a terrific cast at her disposal (including familiar TV stars Bill Hader, Scott Porter, Rachel Bilson, Andy Samberg, Alia Shawkat, Clark Gregg and Connie Britton), but the heroine is too much of a cliché — the naive nerd — and the jokes are too obvious.

Since Bennett and Moody moved up in the lineup tonight, the Aer Lingus sketch — while it bookended Saoirse Ronan's fine hosting gig with a pair of very obvious «she's Irish» jokes — was filled with enough loopy touches and funny performances to slot ably into the final position.

I was happy that the movie didn't resort to a ton of obvious cheap «nut» jokes, nor did any of the animals get kicked in their private areas.

He presents himself as a macho - adventurer, offering his services to bring them to safety, and it takes until the very final moments of the second act before the obvious joke that he's anything but how he looks is finally revealed.

But Will Ferrell has never been one to go for the obvious joke, and his latest, directed by Saturday Night Live alumnus Matt Piedmont, targets a subgenre that much of its audience will not even be aware exists: Spanish - language telenovelas.

The immediate reaction was one of confusion — and some very obvious jokes.

The fast - paced track requires an hour of unblinking attention and while some of the «facts» are actually very funny jokes, others are painfully obvious and pointless.

Now all we will have to look forward to is frenetic computer - generated eye - candy fests full of noise, music, all - too - obvious in - jokes, potty humor, puns, and ersatz messages of family unity.

Even that element, also full of potential, is wasted by inane, obvious jokes that try to be edgy and unpredictable.

Admittedly, some of it amusing, and in fact, when the cobbled - together screenplay by star Will Ferrell and director Adam McKay focuses on the silly workings of the news network in question, the movie has some satirical bite, even if the observations are as obvious as the joke of having the network's name be GNN.

I found myself shaking my head more often than laughing, whether in reaction to the obvious physical jokes, gratuitous situations, or sudden bursts of violence.

Based on the setting alone, the film trips over every obvious German stereotype in the book - from the uninhibited cultural attitudes, to the kinky sexual indulgences, to the peculiar artistic tastes, smaller automobiles, penchant for beer and Euro - trashy nightclubs, etc., etc., etc.... Beyond that, the lineup of comedic gags and sequences feels like mishmash of ideas that never seem to balance out tonally with other jokes, not the entire dramatic side of the film.

So, what that mostly leaves are the jokes, the majority of which could use some serious punching - up from a screenwriter who's a lot less inclined toward delivering the most obvious gags in any given situation; if, in a movie, you've ever seen the wrong person get zapped with a taser, a poisonous snake biting someone's naughty bits, or a rich, out - of - touch character humorously failing to relate to the working class, well, you've probably seen it executed better than it is here.

Ultimately, I'm scoring Arthur fairly low compared to other critics, as the one - joke nature of it, and some all - too obvious contrivances, does make it seem like a more ordinary comedy than many critics give it credit for.

A little over 20 years ago, David made frequent deposits to the sperm bank under the name «Starbuck» (The movie gets its most obvious masturbation joke out of the way in the opening scene), and due to a clerical error, only his samples were used at the fertility clinic.

«Most of the jokes that might have seemed jolly fun on stage now appear obvious and even flat.

No matter how much Bay is being criticized for his lack of maturity, basic dialogue styling including flat jokes and an obvious discomfort with homosexuality, the entire story initially stemmed from some real life douche bags back in the early 90's that dedicated all their time to fitness and exercise and spent all their time at the gym and took hmb supplement to improve their perfomance.

Then there's Allen's script, which forgoes any form of wit and replaces it with bad puns and obvious jokes.