Sentences with phrase «something of a joke»

From behind, her great beam, under the stretchy cardigan, might have appeared something of a joke, except to the few who happened to perceive that she also wore the crown.

And I've always found the invite system something of a joke.

What started as an honest attempt at filmmaking become something of a joke.

Kinda reminds me of the joke about the Chinese man who did not deny the assumption that all Chinese know Kung Fu.

Circumstances bring them together one more time for a rematch that starts as something of a joke and cash - grab (sound familiar?)

The question was something of a joke with Dean Willard L. Sperry, the Dean of Harvard Divinity School, Chairman of the Board of Preachers to Harvard University.

In fact, Soldado has become something of a joke figure at the North London giants, due to his hapless misfortune in front of goal.

Now in F1 the very idea of teams helping each other out sounds like something of a joke, but there is actually an agreement in place to try and ensure that the performance gap between engines isn't too big.

Reminds me of that joke whit the bloke asking god to win the big lottery prize and god yelled at him ffs dude, I am rigging all these numbers for you but you still have to buy a lottery ticket mate!

Shearer was already proving himself to be an effective poacher, scoring 10 in the League and 4 in the League Cup, midfielder Mark Barham was an England international, albeit on something of a joke shop tour of Australia a few years previously, Malcolm Shotton had been Cotswold stone indeed under Jim Smith in Oxford United's rise up the divisions and the man he replaced, Simon Webster, was to go on to enjoy a successful career as a centre back at Sheffield United.

The self - contained prototype space colony in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona has been something of a joke since it began experiments in 1991.

In the past few years, Franco's career has turned into something of a joke: his tiresome need to provoke and his unfounded belief that he is a master of all trades means it's all too easy to forget his talent as an actor.

Choosing source material that's already something of a joke smacks of desperation.

Scrolling through lists or websites proved to be something of a joke thanks to the poorly responsive touchscreen.

None of these individuals has any credentials or credibility as a climate scientist, and Moore is something of a joke among environmentalists.

This argument reminds me of a joke whereby 2 people, one of ethnic class A which is the butt of the joke and the other of ethnic class B which is the «wise» one.

Once something of a joke compared with Windows or Mac machines, they're now genuinely viable alternatives for someone looking for a budget notebook.

At a time when Chinese manufacturers were offering amazing features on smartphones at rock - bottom prices, the Galaxy J1 was something of a joke when it was launched in India at the beginning of 2015.

Although the reports linking the Arsenal manager with the newly available job in charge of the national team of England were initially taken as something of a joke, it has become increasingly clear that there could be more to it.

Yet for many, Allardyce's name is something of a joke in English football.

«It's really become something of a joke that upstate New York can not or will not offer this modern transportation option,» Biryla said.

They look unrefined and unkempt, and when they point with their tails sticking up, it reminds me of a joke about all dogs having Ohio license plates.

Dwight Mac Kerron, you remind me of the joke about the guy who fell off the skyscraper: as he passed the 5th floor, he said «so far, so good».

In a perfect world... faith is the answer but... how do you know what is God's hand... it reminds me of the joke... a drowning man... a canoe... a speedboat... a helicopter... he drowns... in heaven asks God... why didn't you save me... I sent a canoe, speed boat... How do we know that God is intending... universal health care and not letting business decide??

reminds me of a joke — There were 3 men in a church a priest, guy1, and guy2.

Dear Abby: Your recent letters about people during World War II who betrayed themselves by customs and mannerisms reminded me of a joke that made the rounds during that time: If military guards were on duty and a stranger approached, the guards would ask him to prove he was an American by singing the second verse of «The Star - Spangled Banner.»

I'm not joking that the results are something of a joke: With all due respect to the good folks at NBC - Marist, this was a poll of 1,127 (alleged) adults — a mere 556 of whom were registered Democrats — conducted in the middle of Weiner's semi-confessional publicity blitz.

That question is meant to be something of a joke.

«It's really become something of a joke that upstate New York can not or will not offer this modern transportation option,» said Biryla.

The limiting constraints of Dogme 95, most of them aimed at stripping filmmaking of all artifice, seems to purify the emotionalism latent in stories of paralyzed lovers and star - crossed priests — perhaps the least expected offshoot of a movement that is not only extremely distracting, but probably began life as something of a joke.

First pitched as something of a joke, the two begin to meticulously plan a heist of a couple of rare books kept in a secure library on the Transylvania University campus.

He may have become something of a joke to you critics but casual movie goers still recognize him as a good writer / director.

In most schools, teacher evaluation is something of a joke.

What she doesn't bother to mention is that what constitutes poverty these days is something of a joke.

Extra performance is just a pleasant side - effect of the trend for smaller, turbocharged engines, so it's something of a joke that cars aren't delivering on their apparent gains.

Falco began as something of a joke: would it be possible to place a forties - style private eye two thousand years ago?

And I also get uncomfortable relying on market wisdom, no matter how sound / conventional it appears — reminds me of the joke, «AAAs were great... until they weren't!

But as the years went by and video game - based movies continued to be... not good, even as games became more movie - like themselves, the sub-genre of video game movies grew to become something of a joke.

From games that were decent in their day but aged horribly (Sonic Adventure) to flat - out stinkers (Sonic Boom: The Rise of Lyric), Sonic has become something of a joke.

Green technology is something of a joke and a matter of snickering except for some «make pretend» «green stuff.»

The fellow is something of a joke, of course, but it would be easier to laugh if he had paid a fair price for his excesses.

Reminds me of a joke I read somewhere... Pilot to billionaire in Billionaire's private jet: «We're just about ter fly over France.»

Started as something of a joke, I think, a kind of protest back in England.