Sentences with phrase «tongue in cheek about»

Of course I am sort of tongue in cheek about the bumper cars.

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Over in Guangzhou at Fortune's Global Forum, chairman Greg Penner noted tongue - in - cheek that this year's robust performance, especially in the online space, owed much to «paranoia» about its e-commerce competition — notably Amazon and Alibaba.

When the teaser talks about «replacements» it probably means in a tongue - in - cheek way and that Alexa's voice is not going away anytime soon, but I have another theory.

His latest bizarre performance follows his tongue - in - cheek tweets last month about Tesla facing bankruptcy — a risk that some short sellers are betting on.

Asked about Trump's change in tone on trade from the campaign, Tillerson said the remarks were intended as «a little bit tongue in cheek.»

It was offered tongue - in - cheek and was directed at the speculation about whether anything of substance will come out of the Council, but it expressed well the hopes and concerns held by the scholars of the Orthodox Church.

Here's an old post I did about the concept of atheist's being angry at god though, since I guess that applies — though I think this was more tongue in cheek even if it didn't go across perfectly:

So, you's probably heard the tongue — in cheek comment about the bible being about these two things — the rest being commentary:).

Pardon me for being a bit tongue - in - cheek about it, but I really want to get off this planet, theirs a whole bunch of hairless monkeys running around screwing up the place.

With tongue slightly in cheek he remarks, «I used to believe that everything I believe, Aquinas also believed, but now I realize that Aquinas was wrong about a few things.»

It's also a bit of a tongue - in - cheek pitch for The Lasting Supper that I'm passionate about and care about deeply because it is really helping people explore and exercise their spiritual freedom and independence with others of like mind.

I've been doing this debating thing for about 7 years now, I know when someone's being tongue in cheek and when someone was having a go via the third person.

Interestingly, there's a lot of tongue in cheek humor about the relation of chiles and erotic in Italy.

Wink - wink and tongue in cheek, get your head out of the gutter people, we're not talking body parts, instead it's all about this fresh, bootylicious salad.

I felt a bit self - conscious about that line — not quite the tongue - in - cheek I often write here.

I assume that Douglas's tongue was firmly planted in his cheek when he wrote this assessment, but his comment hints at a wide range of opinion about the subject, from those people who believe, like cookbook author Manju Shivraj Singh, that «the tongue becomes a slave to the flavor of curry — it is an addiction,» to critics who view curry as an insipid yellow powder that is turned into a floury, yellow cream sauce.

I've linked up a cheesecake recipe and a sort of tongue in cheek post about being gluten free.

yeah, sorry, was meant to be tongue - in - cheek reply to above comment if he's complaining about «being babied» after tonight's game then would seem like he's very, very likely playing Thursday

Was Iwobi talking tongue - in - cheek about Giroud?

Although my comment was kind of tongue in cheek, I must now point out that it's just as ludicrous to say that players / coaches don't care about what X individual does on the court.

Koscielny has spoken about his unwanted record, as reported by ESPN, and the way the 29 - year old Gunner responded to the news was fairly tongue in cheek, mentioning the Guinness Book of Records and suggesting that his unfortunate habit only matters in a close game.

All I've seen is some pretty obviously tongue - in - cheek banter about his tough start in a microscopic sample size, and then maybe some postulating that the 2018 Pirates might actually be no worse off without him.

After reading those statistics you can better grasp Klopp's tongue - in - cheek response when asked about the Champions League draw, «I saw Beguirstain's face [after the draw] and he didn't look like it was Christmas.»

The manager of Real Madrid may have been somewhat tongue in cheek when he spoke about the anger of his counterpart at Tottenham Hotspur, but Carlo Ancelotti did show Andre Villas - Boas the courtesy of not speaking about the ongoing case of Gareth Bale.

However, I read that he said the bit about City beating Arsenal quite tongue - in - cheek so I decided to let him off.

I had no idea a blog post written tongue - in - cheek about whether women should marry attractive men or not would create such a furor — Jezebel thinks I'm blaming women for men's bad behavior (I'm not); Rush Limbaugh thinks I'm a militant feminist (wow, is he ever wrong, but I already knew that about him); the ladies of «The View» debated it; Shannon Devereaux Sanford interviewed me for her show, Shannon's Corner on WTBQ in New Jersey; the podcast «The Bold and the Beautiful» talked about the column (they called me a «great» columnist!)

Vicki: I was tongue - in - cheek about going ugly!

Tongue - in - cheek infographics about the rates of crimes related to breastfeeding = good.

There was nothing about your tongue - in - cheek post that made me «question your abilities as a pet owner» OR as a parent.

Home Education abroad — links to home education in places other than the UK Home educators» blogs — online journals by home educating families Books about home education — a few of the relevant books with brief reviews Home education in the media — links to online articles from newspapers or the BBC Home education under threat — why the «Badman» report of 2009 was a problem for home educators Learning plan — tongue - in - cheek formal plan for a home education year

Yes, it's all about me (said tongue - in - cheek).

Tina Fey herself wrote a tongue - in - cheek chapter on the wonders of motherhood in her autobiography, and talked about half - heartedly trying to breastfeed her daughter Alice, and the judgment she sometimes received on the playground.

The line about drilling holes in boats would be deployed to make it look as if it's all tongue - in - cheek.

A tongue - in - cheek blog post on the best and worst scientific fields to write about reveals a disheartening aversion to physics.

Very useful posts about serious things, tongue in cheek humour, a body type I can identify with (I am a USA size 8 in the bust, size 6 in the waist and size 10 in the hips), great trend sense, and inspiring photos.

Although the British band's new wave classic was (and still is) a timeless hit, the track's tongue - in - cheek lyrical message has a fair bit of relevance to Fisher and co.'s revelations about falling in love.

I have written before about how tricky dating with children is, but here is a tongue in cheek poem I have written about dating, I am sure you can all relate!

Written with a tongue - in - cheek attitude, Prime Beauty is packed with articles on skincare, makeup, product reviews, makeup tips and tricks, recipes, lifestyle tips and giveaways Frequency about 7 posts per week Since Aug 2009 Website primebeautyblog.net + Follow Facebook fans - 131,990.

The screenplay by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Reynolds simultaneously want us to take this development seriously — giving us multiple scenes of Wade trying to reunite with Vanessa in the afterlife — and to laugh at it — giving us a James Bond - like credit sequence that calls the screenwriters «the real villains,» after offering a series of tongue - in - cheek statements of disbelief about what has transpired.

The Lego Movie is tongue - in - cheek and honest about using the generic quest plot as an excuse to bounce around the colorful, constantly reinventing world of Legos, which sometimes resemble playsets remembered from childhood (The Old West!

You can read more about the game in our preview from December of last year or take a look at the tongue - in - cheek behind the scenes vidoc (video documentary).

Personally, I think he's a nihilistic genius, so in love with his own style that there's always this tongue - in - cheek air about even his most ruthless output.

Downey Jr shined as Tony Stark for the same reason, and» Ant - Man» is full of jokes for their own sake — like Michael Pena's chatterbox comic sidekick — as well as tongue in cheek nods about how frankly ridiculous an ant - sized superhero is.

It's round - about journey to the big - screen was a logical conclusion, and while the first was praised as playfully ridiculous and a violent tongue - in - cheek satire on Mexploitation films, this sequel is a long, drawn - out series of mind - numbing beheadings, choppings, limb - hackings and gore - splattering scenes that would make a death camp survivor long for the good old days.

«Grimsby» doesn't pretend to have much to say about anything - notwithstanding a final tongue - in - cheek plea on behalf of «scum» («It's scum who keep the «Fast and Furious» franchise alive»), which plays more as a late gag than a theme.

The DVD doesn't have an audio commentary, but offers a slightly tongue - in - cheek featurette about the real - life puppeteer, Phil Huber, whose marionettes were used in the film.

The company's Twitter is mainly focused on promoting its movies, but it's more tongue - in - cheek than the typical corporate account — as in this viral tweet about sneaking a screener of Moonlight to Vice President Mike Pence, a notoriously anti-L.G.B.T. legislator.

,» Steven Soderbergh's tongue - in - cheek look at corporate malfeasance written by Scott Z. Burns, when Matt Damon's pathological liar Mark Whitacre rants internally about the spread of a virus, spurred by a sneeze from co-star Scott Bakula.

Although remakes are ten - a-penny these days, and mostly not a patch on the original, THN is excited about FRIGHT NIGHT — with a strong cast, great source material, and its tongue (and fangs) wedged firmly in the cheek, this could be the horror hit of the year.

Although the plot, once the filmmakers get around to revealing it, suggests that world - altering plans are afoot, the film still feels like a small - time crime caper, with a tongue - in - cheek attitude, and a lackadaisical delivery that explores about a half - dozen cool features of the theme park attraction (3D holograms, dream readers, etc.) that have no bearing to the story at large.