Sentences with phrase «writing tongue in cheek»

I am trying, but failing, to imagine he is writing tongue in cheek.

The «faking» idea prompted me to write a tongue in cheek note — also attached.

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Wired «s Dave Banks recently wrote a tongue - in - cheek missive on why Skyrim is bad for the economy.

Wrote this with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek.

My comments here are tongue - in - cheek, written to elicit a response.

We could use a dose of your humor (I've always enjoyed your «tongue in cheek» writing style) and your serious recipes!

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 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!)

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.

-LSB-...] Last week Fabian general Secretary Sunder Katwala wrote a concerned (and somewhat tongue - in - cheek) letter to Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre questioning the paper's judgement on who has the right to call themselves British: http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2009/02/25/so-who-does-the-mail-think-is-british/ -LSB-...]

Dale recently had a tilt against the appointment of several ex-Labour Cabinet Ministers, and Douglas Carswell wrote a tongue - in - cheek blog post headed «Government appoints MP adviser».

He's written a tongue - in - cheek essay proposing that anyone shopping for a mouse trap at Home Depot should be required to abide by the same 200 - page regulatory protocol he must follow in caring for his research animals.

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

It may be that such tongue - in - cheek writing should not be taken at face value but I still think it appropriate to offer an alternate view.

He has written six books: Confessions of a Window Dresser, Wacky Chicks, a memoir entitled Beautiful People and tongue - in - cheek style guides entitled Eccentric Glamour and Gay Men Don't Get Fat.

But back to that love - letter to her husband Jason, which she wrote in the tongue - in - cheek style of an online dating profile.

As part of the DatingAdvice team, she employs her love of research, tongue - in - cheek wit, and horrifically funny dating experiences in each article she writes.

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 AFRICAN QUEEN's marvelous screenplay was written as a straight drama by James Agee, but director John Huston and his stars give it a lyrical tongue - in - cheek treatment that fills the screen with hilarious humanity.

,» 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.

He basically does in writing what Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement do in film, which is balance taking a premise completely seriously and telling a story with tongue planted firmly in cheek (Waititi is going to direct Thor: Ragnarok, which is PERFECT).

Rife with cheeseball one liners and tongue - in - cheek»80s cliches, «Manborg» is a sci - fi comedy clearly written and directed by a fellow nerd and strictly geared toward B - movie enthusiasts.

Blade was written in a decidedly tongue - in - cheek manner, but that didn't stop the film from including scenes that were genuinely dark and terrifying.

By the end of this hilarious and fascinating movie, you will respect Tonya Harding and maybe even root for her, thanks to Rogers» tongue - in - cheek writing and Robbie's tenacious turn as the redneck figure skater turned American icon.

After the Sunset mixes the quirky plot of To Catch a Thief, the plucky tongue - in - cheek humor of Ocean's Eleven, and the character driven interactions of damn near every Elmore Leonard novel ever written (The Big Bounce's beach locale comes to mind).

The primary reason comes due to the tongue - in - cheek writing by veteran Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, The Long Kiss Goodnight), a screenwriter that has made a career mixing action with cheeky humor and kooky characters.

Though I secretly hoped the tongue - in - cheek comparison of this movie to The Expendables would get me off the hook from writing what I really thought, some of you have requested full comments.

Written by Robert Bloch (Psycho), all four segments were satisfying and well - acted; the ending was a bit cheesy, but it was definitely made to be tongue - in - cheek, with a few inside jokes here and there.

Anne Brodie: Heather Graham's written, directed and stars in Half Magic, a tongue - in - cheek look at the confusing, demanding and challenging world of romance, sex and dating.

I didn't mean for it to come out so tongue - in - cheek, because my plan literally is to turn my serial into an e-book, put it up, and keep writing.

Now, you simply (and I do say that tongue in cheek) have to write a very good book that's properly formatted, professionally marketed, and competitively priced.

The next couple of years were literally life - changing: Mercury Falls went on to sell around 50,000 copies, and AmazonEncore published three more books I wrote: two sequels to Mercury Falls and a tongue - in - cheek fantasy, Disenchanted.

«Marvellous in every way; well - written, visually arresting, occasionally tongue - in - cheek humorous... I loved it.»

When asked to give advice to those beginning their writing careers, Butcher instead gave this tongue - in - cheek advice on going the other way.

With tongue firmly in cheek, Ruth Harris tells us what NOT to do in the coming year to further our writing careers.

Several years ago I was fortunate enough to connect with another indie author, Mike Reeves - McMillan, who wrote a lovely review of The King's Sword, which he described, tongue - in - cheek, as «cheerybright.»

The article is written in tongue - in - cheek fashion using 10 points that might tell you if you're not a true value investor.

I'd been working as the Money Saving Expert on TV and writing a newspaper column since 2000 — and during my research I'd often stumble across short - lived ways to save money — so I'd pop them in an email to friends with the tongue - in - cheek subject line «Martin's Money Tips».

We are open to writing that's tongue in cheek, as well as serious travel advice.

Superstar Saga was a surprise hit, charming gamers with its tongue - in - cheek writing and hooking them with its intuitive and deceptively complex battle system.

The Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise has kept my interest for the past seven years thanks to creative writing, absolutely adorable characters, clever tongue - in - cheek lines and an intriguing battle system.

The writing is on par with a Saturday morning cartoon, with tongue in cheek references every now and again to long term Sonic fans.

As entertaining as it is to write about, «sweetness» as some overarching theme is bound to fail if it's not tongue - in - cheek and absurd enough, which Black Cake really isn't.

From tongue - in - cheek wordplay to unabashed political criticism and powerful social commentary, our five featured artists intertwine written word and aestheticism for maximum -LSB-...]

The opening gambit in the wall text for the museum - quality Rothko show is a seven - part, tongue - in - cheek «recipe» for a work of art that Rothko wrote himself.

That said, as Bart discusses in his own post today at his site, Fred should have known that the «science is settled» phrase has a lot of baggage, and that maybe not everyone would get the dig, if in fact, he was writing with tongue firmly planted in cheek.

Please note that stairs have long been controversial in TreeHugger, and I often write about them with my tongue planted firmly in cheek as I cherry - pick the quotes here.

While that last sentence is written with (hopeful) tongue in cheek, I do seriously note that firms like Valorem (my firm) and Summit Law Group and others comprised of ex-BigLaw partners who have seen the future and realize it should not include the billable hour or at least not BigLaw rates, provide a real option to help you meet your litigation needs.