Sentences with phrase «often poked fun»

His sometimes gruff and often partisan demeanour is much different from that of the jocular Flaherty, who often poked fun at himself.

Indeed, Campbell would often poke fun at Baptists who talked about «getting religion» or being convicted of sin and drawn to Christ by the work of the Spirit.

And its commercials often poking fun at the iPad's glare certainly shows a desire to compete with the dominant slate.

In Uprising, she was a very appealing and cheerful character; she would often poke fun at Pit, having a bit of banter with him.

Though she's often associated with process - based painting, Sillman's practice is wide - ranging: she's made zines, animations, and diagrams that often poke fun at artmaking and the art world itself.

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And each time someone celebrated a retirement or service anniversary, Mr. Scortino was on hand to sing a jingle poking good - natured fun at the person, most often to the tune of «Davy Crockett,» former colleagues said.

Colbert often used the term to skewer the policies of President George W. Bush and poke fun at his supporters for what Colbert saw as distorting reality.

While it can miss at times, it hits more often than not with a dry comment about the setting you're in, poking fun at first person shooters in general, or just the main character, Athena, being witty in reaction to an NPC or situation.

Gluck's choice to make Peter Rabbit winkingly postmodern, with a voice - over poking fun at the clichés of «this sort of story», often works against him.

Not only does it capture the disappointment and frustration of being a struggling artist, it also pokes fun of the ridiculous scenarios that New Yorker's often find themselves in.

Some bits worked better than others and humour that pokes fun at the comic industry can be a bit hit and miss depending on your levels of inner geekness regarding comics that often date back to before some of the readership was born.

His website reflects his satirical writing with it's campy, old school layout and flashy colors which almost feel like they're poking fun at the publishing industry, which can often be lofty with the desire to appear serious in order to reflect intellect.

It also happens to be extremely willing to poke fun at videogames, often breaking the fourth wall entirely to do it.

The characters poke fun at each other and often make light of dire predicaments.

As for the story, a good chunk of Neptunia is devoted to using our girls to poke fun of the concept of the «Console Wars» that video game news sites and fans alike seem to enjoy reporting on every so often.

This can be liberating, but I often find myself wandering aimless, desperately poking around and trying to make my own fun.

For a while now Amy Sillman has been one of the most exciting painters working in America, creating bravura canvases that poke fun at the orthodox distinctions between figuration and abstraction, messing it all together into a humorous, thought - provoking, and often sexy stew.

«Part of Richard's agenda is to poke fun at the lofty aspirations of modernism and modernist artworks, which often end up in private homes, where they exist amidst other high - end possessions.

The Jerusalem - born Tamy Ben - Tor is a shapeshifter of the highest order, adopting elaborate and finely observed cultural personae in her often - satirical films and performances to explore racial stereotypes — while simultaneously poking fun at the self - importance of fine art.

Their tongue - in - cheek images of 1950s suburbia often include homoerotic subtexts, poking fun at the conservative values of the time.

Often the work pokes fun of culture through surreal and minimalist still lifes; and other times landscapes which are wrapped by surreal knot forms.

These courses will allow you to release all your driving frustrations by poking fun at the often ridiculous driving system.

«When you poke fun at yourself, you show yourself as more human, and the listener often feels safer to share and develop a rapport that strengthens your relationship,» Buxman says.