| 单词 | funny story |
| 例句 | Charles stood at the bar in the village inn and Charles was laughing delightedly at the funny stories the night-stranded drummers were telling. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In parts, at least, it was a funny story, and yet to hear Rat Kiley tell it you’d almost think it was intended as straight tragedy. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Even my own hair is longing for her thick fingers in my scalp—the way she would part and grease and braid and hum and tell sad or funny stories. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Every time Ophie tried to get a moment alone with her great-aunt there the cousins were, telling a funny story about school, or asking to help with dinner, or just being a general nuisance. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Danny Akee always seemed to have a funny story to tell, even about D-day on Saipan. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But thinking of Halloween reminded me of a funny story from when I was in fifth grade. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z We’d swap funny stories that made us laugh till our ribs ached. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z That name is nowhere near as cool as Noodles, and even though he never gives my little sister credit, we all know he's thankful for it now, even if it is a funny story. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z It’s a funny story when he tells it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Chiswyck was seated by the fire with a horn of ale to hand, telling one of his funny stories. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Aztec shawl that he brought Amaranta, the remembrances he spoke of at lunch, the funny stories he told were simple leftovers from his humor of a different time. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I listen to my father’s teammates tell funny stories about love and basketball. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Always ready to make me laugh with a funny story about school or church or her own mama. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She ached for those evenings spent around the stove, Daddy carrying on while Mama laughed or groaned at his funny stories. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He was telling everyone a funny story as they walked down Amesfort Avenue. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The gentlemen were chatting, telling lively funny stories. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes. I know it looks that way, friend, but let me explain. It’s a funny story, actually. My father is white and my mother is black and race is a social construct, so...” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I taught in Detroit for one year, in the late forties. I remember a funny story about that.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Kathy would ask him any question, and he would say, “Really? It’s a funny story.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The visitation is also a good time for laughing and remembering funny stories about the deceased. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I loved the slow roll of his voice and the way his eyes softened when I told a funny story. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Clayton hoped to hear funny stories about his grandfather as a kid, or as a young musician during his “Mr. Louisiana Hot Lick” days, or of his days at sea in the navy. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z He said that she must be related to Old Cudjo, who was so slow-witted he never laughed at a funny story until a half hour after it was told. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, this is him in person. I hope you didn’t believe that funny story’ he give you over the phone the other day. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a very funny story that took shockingly impossible twists and turns and left us in awe. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Ruth and Roza and I make lemonade and put out trays of cookies while she tells funny stories about her and my father as children. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Hello is sixteen and good at telling all kinds of funny stories. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z My wife, Stephanie, tells a funny story about the first time she came home with me for Christmas and met my family. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone unexpected, yummy food and a funny story to tell afterwards. Blind date: ‘He tried to read my palm’ 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z "Ah, that was a funny story," said the Herr Direktor, chuckling, though of course it was no such thing. Rewind TV: Al Murray's German Adventure; Ian Hislop's Age of the Do-Gooders; At Home With the Georgians; Mad Men 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z The disturbing and darkly funny story with themes of loyalty and vengeance didn't appeal to him right away, either. 'Killer Joe' boasts starry cast, NC-17 rating 2012-07-27T19:39:12Z Every date has turned into a real connection, or at worst, a funny story. The End of Small Talk 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z We have four opportunities every show to tell a great beginning, middle, and end funny story or a touching story … Our format is going to be a really strong thing for us.” Thomas Sadoski's new role: a Life in Pieces where 'possibilities are limitless' 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z “It was such an emotional time,” Higgy says of the roughly five-month restoration process, in which his brother and one sister painted with him, side by side, while sharing funny stories about their father. The godfather of Chicano art — and the son who's keeping his memory alive 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Apatow told funny stories about being a dad to teenage girls — and called out Bill Cosby, which he's been doing a lot of on Twitter over the past few months. Amy Schumer still surprised Judd Apatow cast her in her own movie 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z At a time when the world has become defined by unsettling news and social distancing, how is a writer supposed to focus on telling a funny story about physical intimacy? Pondering ‘Sex Education’ When Touching Is Off-Limits 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z First, he should speak for a few minutes in third person, sharing a funny story or a warm memory about the bridegroom. This Life: The Art of the Wedding Toast 2012-06-15T21:05:26Z My dad grew up in an orphanage before becoming a street kid, and would always tell funny stories about his various antics and pranks. Aboriginal humour: 'the flip side of tragedy is comedy' 2013-06-19T01:08:50Z That summer was all about sitting in that living room with funny stories happening, but you need to keep the tension going.” ‘Bullet for Adolf’ by Woody Harrelson and Frankie Hyman 2012-08-02T15:28:53Z These are the funny stories movie stars and CEO share long after they are immune from consequences. What made George Santos lie so much? Experts weigh in on his deception. 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z She loves to spend time listening to music and laughing and telling and hearing funny stories. Cow-milking lessons from mom: Life (and writing) skills from my mother 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z During that time the show has gone from a tightly written and funny story of one family's experiences – albeit one that was probably past its peak – to a broadly written parody of itself. Can a show recover from the loss of its creator? 2012-05-22T11:58:18Z I’d be like, wow, I had always told that as a funny story about the time some guy stuck his hand down my dress while I was waiting for a taxi. Jane Goldman: 'The only way Hit-Girl could be not sexualised was by being 11' 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z But nothing — not the guest list, not a funny story, not even the menu — leaked to the press, because that’s how Jordan wanted it. How Vernon Jordan became a one-of-a-kind Washington presence 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z So, like the rest of us, Mr. Hodgman, must soldier on, in his case by moving into new territory: telling funny stories about his kids. Theater Review: John Hodgman Steps Out of ‘The Daily Show’ 2014-01-15T00:01:14Z How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely is insanely funny story about a ne’er-do-well guy, who decides to write a best seller to... Dear Match Book: Funny Pages 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z The “loneliness of business travel” has inspired a number of moving and funny stories in recent years. “A folk tale, but with swearing”: Drew Magary on his debut novel “The Hike” 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z “It makes for a funny story — later,” she said. That New ‘Mean Girls’ Teacher Has Homework to Do 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Washington state regulators play prominent roles in Hudson's chronicle, including a funny story about Arnall's staff pulling a bait-and-switch on them at a dinner party. 'The Monster': How the subprime lending industry almost brought down the economy's house 2011-01-19T21:57:04Z Wintour, a friend of Kors for almost three decades, recalled several funny stories about the "Project Runway" judge who is known in fashion circles for his sunny disposition. Parker pays somber tribute to fashion's McQueen 2010-06-08T04:00:00Z Four performers tell short, funny stories about their lives, but one is making up the entire tale. Where to Catch Music and Comedy on New Year’s Eve 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z A gift book from the British novelist, containing otherworldly and wickedly funny stories. 100 Notable Books of 2017 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z That means: Laughing often, calling friends, going through pictures, reminiscing about funny stories with the black people in her community. ‘Dear White Women’: The Public Classroom of Rachel Cargle 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z The Greenbrier is famous for its service, and funny stories about it abound. The Greenbrier Resort Hopes to Preserve its Past. 2010-08-14T04:58:00Z When Mr. Sanford went to Washington as a representative in 1995, his wife reasoned that she could always watch C-Span if she wanted to see him and appreciated the funny stories about his extreme parsimony. 2010-02-03T21:40:00Z That interested me because I would have thought I was the kind of person who would turn it all into a funny story, and then get the hell out of there.” For Jenny Allen, She and Her House ‘Were Sort of in This Together’ 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z "Bill will be a film for all the family to enjoy with original British talent telling a very funny story about Shakespeare," she added. Histories cast to star in Bard film 2013-05-13T16:16:57Z It drew little attention, but it did yield a funny story that Mr. Samuels recounted in the memoir. Jerry Samuels, Creator of a Novelty Hit, Is Dead at 84 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z “It’s a funny story,” Mr. Schock said, and began to tell it. Building Consensus Around a Congressman?s Abs 2010-07-07T20:40:00Z Between songs, Pecknold told short, funny stories in his deadpan voice. Concert review: Fleet Foxes at the Paramount 09/06/11 2011-09-07T17:34:07Z You are also tapped for "The Power, " another very strange, dystopian, futuristic but funny story. Rainn Wilson opens up about life, death, "Blackbird" and being "#blessed" 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z This touching and funny story explores a child's unique love for their favourite toy. David Melling's top 10 books featuring hugs 2013-01-21T09:00:00Z There’s a funny story about George M. Cohan: at the St. James, he wrote, directed and starred in his own production – I think it was “The Merry Malones.” ArtsBeat: Welcome to a New Kind of Tension: Billie Joe Armstrong on His 'American Idiot' Role 2011-01-09T23:31:43Z Failing that, someone with a funny story to tell. Blind date: ‘Awkward moment? The temperature gun check’ 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z He recalled her telling “some funny stories about her crazy cat that she had to give away” after working on a campaign. Date Lab: There was no spark. Still, they persisted. 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z She proves the point by smelting a lifetime of international mishap into acerbic, funny stories from which readers can’t look away. These epic travel disasters will take the edge off your wanderlust 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z She shares a funny story about the time she and Philip Seymour Hoffman were shooting Capote in Canada and took a train to see some polar bears. The Private Life of Catherine Keener 2010-04-15T15:33:00Z Instead, in this warm, funny story about family, we learn that buffoons are people too. New Books From Joe Dunthorne, David Finch and Stef Penney 2012-01-18T22:38:31Z "Vic's got a funny story about how actually music did help him through once," he says, lapsing absently into the present tense. Kurt Wagner on Lambchop, Nashville ? and being seen as a redneck 2012-02-10T00:00:01Z He meant it to be a funny story about how messed up we were back then. After Losing My Sight, Struggling to Be Seen 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Howrey skillfully weaves these questions into an often funny story that grows poignant in its final chapters. Review | The first step to Mars takes place in the Utah desert 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z I didn’t let the incident affect me – I thought it was kind of cool, just a funny story. Experience: I stabbed myself in the chest 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Bring it up as a funny story, Ron: “I think we’ve uncovered why you haven’t been able to balance your checkbook for the last six years.” Social Q?s: Take Pride in Doing Good, Not Looking Good 2012-01-26T23:04:51Z "Gallants" combined a heartwarming and funny story of aging kung fu students staging a comeback with a throwback cast of 1970s and 1980s Hong Kong movie stars. HK star Lau channels China earnings to local films 2011-03-01T09:31:04Z Sometimes she would call just to chat, other times to share a funny story, and still others to seek our advice. Motherlode Blog: Why the Nest Isn’t So Empty Anymore 2013-08-21T16:57:35Z It’s a very funny story and an insightful one, for Thurber shows how closely Shakespeare’s tragedy follows the contours of detective fiction. Jo Nesbo Sculpts ‘Macbeth’ Into Shadowy Crime Noir 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z It shows Souza on the lecture circuit, telling touching and funny stories of both Presidents Obama and Reagan. ‘The Way I See It’ Review: Hailing Days Not Too Far Past 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z In a statement released through Touchstone, Witherspoon said the book was a "unique opportunity" to tell funny stories and provide hints on her idea of "Southern living." Reese Witherspoon working on lifestyle book 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z It was a chore, he recalled, because Reagan kept regaling him with funny stories. Nelson Shanks, Who Painted the Prominent, Dies at 77 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z “Each was bringing something new to the magazine. Jack had been influenced by comic strips, a lot of multipanel things, that wasn’t just a punch line but the telling of a funny story.” Jack Ziegler, Cartoonist at The New Yorker, Dies at 74 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Leguizamo’s embittered father, who glowers with disgust at his son’s exposure of his feelings and his need for attention, also remains a potent source of dismally funny stories. | 'Ghetto Klown': A Queens Guy Toughs It Out in Hollywood 2011-03-23T02:01:03Z Because he's a stoic Midwesterner, Letts didn't lose his mind after the remarkable reception to his darkly funny story of a family forced to come together by a crisis. Playwright Tracy Letts reveals his Midwestern side 2012-10-12T11:53:10Z It's a warm-hearted, gentle, frequently funny story, that steers clear of sentiment and stereotyping. Gallery: The pick of the Puffins 2010-06-04T11:20:00Z I knew that people were going to write funny stories and silly stories, and I had hoped that people would go to these darker, deeper places, and they absolutely did. Zosia Mamet on pushing for a trigger warning for stories about food and feelings 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Here’s the beginning and middle of a new funny story — and now I’m challenging you to finish it! Two bunnies need an end for their story. So hop to it. 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z Morris is content to write this up as a funny story about how the press became increasingly inclined to laugh at Wilde, rather than with him. Declaring His Genius: Oscar Wilde in North America by Roy Morris Jnr – review 2013-02-15T14:01:01Z But when people say, "Can you tell me a funny story, something that happened on set?" Jessica Chastain: The dazzling redhead who's suddenly everywhere 2011-09-27T21:28:00Z “Great attitude and very funny story. Perfect way to start my day. I’d say you chose the right way to cope with it,” another commented. Mom accidentally walks by daughter’s Zoom call naked, recalls story in hilarious Facebook video: 'Humiliating' 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z The incident becomes a funny story her family likes to tell. When Home Is ‘Always Another Country’ 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z I Capture the Castle is a funny story about falling in love, but you believe every word as you read it. Children's summer reading 2012-07-13T11:00:00Z Others are tales she never thought she’d share publicly, like “taking ex-lax and drinking dark liquor and going to a strip club. … It’s just a funny story.” Gabrielle Union on using ‘radical honesty’ to tell her story 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Well, there's a very funny story about that. Kiefer Sutherland on his '24' hours of fame and its future 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Several times, she interrupted herself mid-reading to tell a funny story or to chuckle at herself for forgetting lyrics — again. Patti Smith, in Surprise Appearance at MoMA, Says What’s on Her Mind 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z But Theron, Cody and director Jason Reitman are loathe to pigeonhole the film as just another funny story about a woman acting in impolite and socially incorrect ways. "Young Adult" is not women behaving badly, just real 2011-12-09T21:54:57Z One of my favorites, a sweetly funny story, concerned matching wooden boxes containing Oriental spices and foodstuffs that Cage and his friend the pianist David Tudor received. Music Review: David Lang’s ‘collected stories’ Series Ends With ‘memoir’ 2014-04-30T19:28:03Z When I did, I told it as a funny story and mostly people laughed. “This Is Pleasure” 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z It was a good, funny story about youthful ambition, especially one that drives young men to dreams of rock stardom. Ken Bruce show 2011-04-04T07:00:03Z "August: Osage County" is the darkly funny story of a family of estranged women forced to come together in their Midwestern home when a crisis occurs. Clooney producing 'August: Osage County' film 2012-06-20T18:01:16Z “It’s obviously not funny when you are bleeding onstage, but it is a pretty funny story.” A balletic ‘Hamlet’ takes one giant leap from Texas to Washington 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z She easily recounts funny stories of the witty and wise songwriter, who adored Johnson’s tiny Chihuahua mix breed pup named June. ACM nominee engineer Gena Johnson crafts hit records 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z "It's such a funny, funny story, hilarious in fact!" he solemnly noted on his website last week. Poor pregnant Chantelle, having to deal with fiance Alex Reid's marathon cross-dressing solo sex sessions 2012-05-31T19:00:02Z Campbell has a good eye for the funny story: Mo Mowlam nude in the bath is a jolly tale. The Alastair Campbell Diaries Volume One: Prelude to Power 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z It’s a lot of personal, funny stories, about him and about me. A night out where Hillary and ‘Housewives’ can be discussed 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z She tells funny stories about chopping the head off a chicken, and about the two times she was struck by lightning. Martha Stewart, Comedy Genius? 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z You shared funny stories, about the turkeys that were too big for your ovens. A Thanksgiving Snapshot: Readers Share Their Holiday Stories 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z It’s a riotously funny story that takes an abrupt turn at the end when he finds out that the cop was arrested himself after choking someone in a bar, then fleeing the scene. Hannibal Buress Meets the Moment 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Basically the idea was all the funny stories I wanted to put on Twitter but couldn’t reduce to 140 characters. Anna Kendrick: Movie Star. Twitter Star. Ready for More. 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z There are plenty of jokes and apocryphal funny stories about the spongy patties, which are usually gray or beige and served in a broth of flavored "gel." Gefilte fish isn't just for Jews: The Passover staple is a great daily snack 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z A bleak but slyly funny story that explores the trauma of Sri Lanka’s civil wars. Biting Satires Dominate Booker Prize Shortlist 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z And she told a funny story about Jackie Kennedy telling her which designers to wear. Rachel Maddow and Doris Kearns Goodwin on a Presidential Race for the History Books 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z So Northerners get a funny story of backwoods tricks played on backwoods hicks, loaded up with getaway music and casual stereotypes. What Did The Dukes of Hazzard Really Say About the South? 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Comics are not just for funny stories: a detail from a page from Joe Sacco's Palestine. Book doctor: How do you bridge the gap between comics and longer fiction? 2013-05-06T12:21:48Z There are several funny stories in which spies bungled their entrance into the UK and were caught. ArtsBeat: The Spy Game: Ben Macintyre Talks About 'Double Cross' 2012-08-01T18:12:24Z “I wanted to read funny stories about the sort of children I knew,” she wrote, “and I decided that someday when I grew up I would write them.” Beverly Cleary, Beloved Children’s Book Author, Dies at 104 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z I’m reminded of some of my own worst meals, which have become favorite funny stories to tell. Day Drinking with Japanese TV and comics creator Masayuki Qusumi 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Rex’s sweet and funny story is well matched by Robinson’s endearing, lighthearted art. Best children’s and young adult books of 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z I love to read the British press to see the funny stories about British ministers. France loves sex, but not on the front page 2010-05-01T23:21:00Z He knew the hidden details, and told vibrant, strangely funny stories featuring the grit and detritus of hardscrabble lives in the fetid South. Southern Scamps and Scoundrels in the Fiction of Larry Brown 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Those are the stories I love to tell — sad and funny stories. Drugs, death and documentary ethics: "Amazing Johnathan" director Ben Berman on his meta-movie 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z “For me, it wasn’t part of the story. It was the dark cavern in which my funny story happened.” How Sarah Polley, Child Star and ‘Canada’s Sweetheart,’ Grew Up Way Too Fast 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z “You can talk and laugh and charm people at the bar with funny stories of your past.” Review: Sarah Hepola’s ‘Blackout,’ on the Darkness That Took Over Her Life 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Short or long, deeply personal, a simple eulogy or a funny story. Marc Swanson Draws Comfort From Rural Cemeteries and ’80s Club Music 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z “Drama” is a brisk book, packed with funny stories. Life Onstage With John Lithgow and Hal Holbrook 2011-10-02T16:04:46Z “I just thought it was a funny story. I certainly did not expect what has happened,” Beard said. Toddler takes this creepy doll everywhere. The internet is swooning. 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z I wanted to bring her to my hip, tell her a funny story, play with her hair. Fiction: The Autobiography of Allegra Byron 2012-07-21T16:00:00Z It’s full of funny stories and I name-drop like fury, obviously. Michael Caine: ‘Boy, did we have fun…’ 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z “The First Time” is a funny story of two teenagers falling in love. With Technology, Sundance Films Make It to Screen Faster 2012-01-17T23:09:59Z In San Francisco he writes newspaper sketches and satires, becomes known as “The Wild Humorist of the Pacific Slope” who tells funny stories to the dancing girls and gamblers in the city’s waterfront saloons. Mark Twain’s democratic ideal: How truth, laughter defeat “sweet-smelling, sugar-coated lies” 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z In a statement from the publisher Wednesday purported to be from Rogen’s mother, Sandy, she calls his literary endeavor “not really a memoir” but more like “a bunch of funny stories.” Smokin’: Seth Rogen’s first book, ‘Yearbook,’ is out May 11 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z I had just bought a home, and I was hearing a lot of funny stories about handymen and contractors shooting themselves in the foot when it comes to their work. In ‘Beef,’ Road Rage Is Only the Beginning 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z It was a laugh-heavy dinner — not jokes but telling funny stories. Date Lab: A shared love of funk music and a rain storm added up to fun 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely is insanely funny story about a ne’er-do-well guy, who decides to write a best seller to impress his ex-girlfriend at her wedding. Dear Match Book: Funny Pages 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Let them tell funny stories, if there are any. Larry David on Broadway Theater, ‘Seinfeld’ and Death Etiquette 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Depending on the light, it’s either a very funny serious story or a very serious funny story. Review | Francine Prose’s ‘The Vixen’ turns Cold War paranoia into smart comedy 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z It also features some of the show’s breakout stars in candid mode, with the bulk of the funny stories swirling around Mr. Colbert in his early years. Review: ‘The Daily Show (The Book)’ Reveals How Jon Stewart Made News 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z I lost a job but gained a terrifically funny story that I would surely tell for years. Is It Funny for the Jews? 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z And people in a blackout can be surprisingly functional: you can talk and laugh and charm people at the bar with funny stories of your past. My drinking years: ‘Everyone has blackouts, don’t they?’ 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z She elevated misunderstandings and near misses into an art form, subtly demonstrating how to turn embarrassment into a funny story without making anyone a punching bag. Beverly Cleary Wrote About Real Life, and Her Readers Loved Her for It 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z I took my daughters to his house, and he was playing with them, cracking jokes, telling his funny stories. Off-screen, 'Unbroken's' prisoner and captor became friends 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z And to keep my spirits up, they told me funny stories about the people who worked in the offices during the day, and zoomed me around in empty wastebaskets as if they were race cars. "Too bad you were born a girl" 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z The eerie and at times darkly funny story follows a group of mostly white, wealthy guests tending to their dramatic rich people problems at a luxury resort in Hawaii. “White Lotus” star bids Aloha to a shocking finale: “Privileged, rich people get away with stuff” 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Peone shared the funny story of his flight on Twitter, along with a video clip of the gate agent calling for the “only passenger” to board. Delta passenger tweets about lucky solo flight, Twitter more interested in 'hot pilot' 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z And if not, at least a funny story. Blind date: ‘She was thoughtful enough to wear a necklace with her name on’ 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Both Cheney and his boss, George W. Bush, tell a funny story about their dogs clashing at Camp David. Six vice presidents talk about job once considered invisible 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z A night of humiliation is no longer worth a funny story. Dog is love 2013-02-23T14:00:00Z Like Culkin and Strong, Sarah Snook nails her big moment, playing this speech so that it sits right between “here’s a funny story about a grumpy old man” and an accusation of abuse. ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 9 Recap: Dearly Departed 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z “If you read Washington’s diaries, he wrote funny stories like when a hound went into the kitchen and stole the ham that was for dinner that night,” Ferrer said. Watch one of George Washington’s favorite sports in person: fox hunting 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Fragments of dialogue are transposed, a funny story Gabriel tells at the party being cleverly turned into a ruefully futile attempt to stir his wife out of her melancholy silence during their cab journey home. Good book, great film 2011-04-01T10:08:52Z I have a very bad memory for bad things, but for the good stuff, anecdotes and funny stories, I am very good. Whether He’s Talking ‘Amélie’ or ‘Bigbug,’ Jean-Pierre Jeunet Doesn’t Hold Back 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Rhyming text is something I love both writing and reading, and Jez is a master of the art of the funny story in verse with the twisty ending. Lucy Coats's top 10 bear picture books 2013-03-21T12:47:16Z I turned the incidents into funny stories, stories that don’t seem so funny now. Why Plays About Sexual Assault Are Too Murky for Our Own Good 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z It is a scary and funny story; so, in a different vein, is Oluo’s self-flagellating account of his behavior during a fireworks explosion at a Fourth of July party back home. Drawing on the Past, Living in the Present, Dreaming of the Future 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z In this wily and often very funny story of double- and triple-crosses, a young CIA operative in Shanghai gets entangled with an enigmatic lover and an equally enigmatic businessman, either one or both possible spies. Adam Woog’s 10 best mysteries of 2013 2013-12-04T22:02:39Z For two hours, more than a dozen close friends and family transported ourselves to her idealized world, reading verses, reminiscing and telling funny stories. In Puerto Rico, Waiting for Power, for Tourists, for the Flowers 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z “A funny story might be more fun,” the narrator advises. Reading to your kids on Halloween is sweeter than candy corn 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z It is not a funny story when I type it here. When your friend is dying, it's OK to steal her scarves 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z I wanted to do something where I could tell some funny stories that I had in my life, and use real characters from my life, and make something more nuanced and funny and different. Andrea Savage on "I'm Sorry" season 2: "Your whole life turns to s**t when your kid learns to read" 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z Netflix’s “American Vandal,” for instance, was one of my favorite shows of 2017 — an inventive, filthily funny story that ended with closure and didn’t overstay its welcome. On That ‘Barry’ Finale and Why Some Shows Are So Good, They Need to End 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Another problem is that people put too much emphasis on funny stories and leave out genuine emotion. Turning To a Ghostwriter for a Personal Toast 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z At least he's got funny stories to tell. Lee Nelson's Well Good Tour ? review 2010-10-18T14:15:00Z Despite the hardships they faced, Harjo said that their conversations about the past didn’t dwell on the negative but instead revolved around sharing funny stories and the occasional classic rock cover. ‘Reservation Dogs’ Uses Humor, Not Magic, to Conjure Native Culture 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z People tell funny stories about pretentious actors, but all that matters is the audience watches and they are not reminded that you are a strange, poncy person with make-up on. Jason Isaacs: this much I know 2013-05-11T17:59:01Z People used to say, “Tell me a funny story.” America's future demands hope: Is Joe Biden up to the task? 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z “My show is just what it’s called, I just tell all these wild, funny stories about my childhood,” says Shore. Pauly Shore brings a party to his podcast while finding his voice with Jam in the Van 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z That’s why Jackson is an open book about every funny story from his past. WSU star Brennan Jackson, a self-described ‘goofball’, is much more than a sack machine 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z They are kind and tolerant if you babble about how scared you are; they might even distract you with funny stories. Once you take that first leap of faith, you'll become a fan of trapeze 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z “In the Act” is a funny story, well in line with the rest of the author’s vision. Reviving a novelist of monsters and men: Why Rachel Ingalls matters now 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z A: Those are funny stories, we enjoy those, but it’s hard to detect those little bits of noise. Insider: Expedia CEO talks about his company, travel demand, high prices, and his compensation 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z I'm going to tell you a funny story. Eurovision Q&A: Alessandra, Norway's Queen Of Kings 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z “It is a funny story,” said Victor Glover, the pilot of the moon mission, “because in one way or another, all of us were late or missed it in some fashion.” Houston, We Have a Problem: Where Are the Astronauts? 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Every month, they put fantastic funny stories and quotes on their billboard on both sides. Rant and Rave: Standing ovations should be used sparingly 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z He eventually played all 50 states — hitting North Dakota last in 1991 — and wrote funny stories and observations about each one that he compiled into a book. Mark Russell, political satirist who delivered jokes at a piano, dies at 90 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z ‘She is at best a funny story and at worst a cringe-worthy liability. But if I tune in to her, I can still feel the shame,’ Lena Dunham writes of her younger years. Lena Dunham denies Donald Glover's joke that she once said the N-word on 'Girls' set 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z “We frequently shared a meal together as a family sharing funny stories,” Francois said. Here are the 11 victims who were killed in the Monterey Park shooting 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z But there are a lot of funny stories. ‘Today’s been hard’: Seahawks remember playing for Mike Leach at WSU 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z She is at best a funny story and at worst a cringe-worthy liability. How Lena Dunham learned to love her childhood self through writing a film 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z I’ve got funny stories to tell you about waking up in the chateau one morning and Sofia and a whole crew are in my bedroom shooting an opening shot of a movie. Baz Luhrmann dishes on 'Elvis' and how much the King owes to Black music 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z “It’s a funny story, but one that, to me, says something about how the world sees New Zealand: as an opportunity to escape,” my colleague Natasha Frost writes. Your Monday Briefing: COP27 Begins 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z It’s a funny story, but one that, to me, says something about how the world sees New Zealand: as an opportunity to escape. What a Job Posting That Went Viral Says About New Zealand 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Relatives shared funny stories and songs and relished the foods their children loved to eat. On Uvalde’s Day of the Dead, a Night to Remember 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Leslie was so much fun to be around, always had a funny story and he inspired me to keep going in an industry that could be ageist … I will miss you my friend.. Leslie Jordan, actor and internet sensation, dies at 67 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z I want to tell you this funny story. ‘First, survive. Don’t rush to jail. Then, write.’ 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z “I wasn’t necessarily thinking about it being a hit or anything. I just knew that it was relatable and it was a funny story,” Lacy said. Led by a surprise No. 1 hit, Steve Lacy redefines the rock star for Gen Z 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z “The ongoing funny story my dad would tell me, or I’ll probably tell my kids, is that the first day you play football is the last day you’ll be truly 100 percent healthy.” Fine line between longevity, Brady and a Sayers-like career 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Speaking of which, I have a really funny story. What Does It Mean to Be a Young, Black Queer Artist Right Now? 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z It starts with what could have become a funny story or the beginnings of a meet-cute and ends with the eyes of evil and social commentary on what makes a monster. ‘Barbarian’ review: The dangers of curiosity fuel this genre-bending horror movie 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Some of my favorite memories happened around a propane tank boiling some crawdads, shrimp and sausage while telling funny stories with friends. Try this hack for a seafood ‘boil’ you can make on your grill or oven 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z There are many funny stories about casting the movie. Every Hollywood studio passed on 'Bull Durham' twice. How it got made anyway 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z “For a while,” she says, “I tried to turn it into a funny story.” Review | Tracy Flick is back — and she’s tired of losing 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Dear Miss Manners: I heard a funny story from a friend who took another friend out for dinner at a nice but casual French restaurant. Perspective | Miss Manners: How do I know when a text conversation is over? 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z There are also wonderful and funny stories, such as Will Ferrell’s account of how he came to portray one of his iconic “Saturday Night Live” characters: Review | Judd Apatow gets comedians to dish in ‘Sicker in the Head’ 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Kaminsky was born just a few years before Leonid Brezhnev died, and he can remember his parents reciting funny stories to each other in the old Soviet Union. In Ukraine, humor has become a weapon of war 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z The longtime editor never sought attention in the newsroom of AP’s West Regional Desk in Phoenix unless it was to share a funny story or sly observation. Dick Kelsey, beloved AP broadcast editor, dies at age 76 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Published in Spanish in 2020 and out in English this week from Viking, “Chilean Poet” is a tender and funny story about love, family and the peculiar position of being a stepparent. Roberto Bolaño inspired him to write. Now Alejandro Zambra is the next Chilean breakthrough 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z But again, at 24, it’s just a funny story to tell your friends later. The flak against 'And Just Like That' 'shocked' Sarita Choudhury. But she welcomes it 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z My mom has had so many funny stories and so many funny characters who — you know, she doesn’t even find this stuff funny. Quinta Brunson is already a viral comedy star. ‘Abbott Elementary’ could make her a household name. 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Before the blaze, which ripped through nearly 1,100 homes, the Hickmans would often hang out with neighbors on their patio, sharing funny stories over a glass of wine. Pandemic adds time, cost to rebuild after Colo. wildfire 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z He kept us in stiches the whole hour with jokes and funny stories. Letters to Sports: John Madden is gone, but he will never be forgotten 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z A conversation with her is self-propelling and unpredictable, an instant flood of ideas and funny stories and book recommendations and factoids. Laurie Anderson Has a Message for Us Humans 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z “It is a funny story, but there actually is a real bus shortage and it speaks to major flaws in our education system,” he said, adding that the field trip was a success. Comical, topical? Party bus saves day for school field trip 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z “He’s laughing,” Danny reports, “and so am I. Here’s the memory that we’ve managed to create, the funny story about a cold afternoon in Buffalo.” Review: In 'American Estrangement,' dark stories about the dystopias inside us all 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Gesturing eagerly, he opened his homily on this recent Tuesday with a funny story from his childhood, drawing laughter from about two dozen people in the pews. The pandemic devastated an immigrant community. Its first Latino priest is spreading hope. 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z It’s a funny story, but Burke’s tale about learning how she joined the Storm tops them all. Storm newcomer Kennedy Burke has had a self-described ‘crazy’ basketball journey. Now she has a chance to start for the defending champs 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z At some point when I'm less upset, I'll tell you guys a funny story about my first time meeting Quentin Tarantino in the lobby of Hollywood Arclight. With ArcLight Cinemas closing, Hollywood rallies to save 'such a special place' 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Shame on The Post for including such examples of horror in what was supposed to be a funny story. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: We are all starved for comic relief. That’s no excuse for insensitivity. 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z And some of the things — the situations you find yourself in or the things that happen to you — actually they are really funny stories and they are circumstantial. Why explorer Vanessa O’Brien left the corporate world to climb the world's tallest peaks 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z “I wanted to read funny stories about the sort of children I knew,” she wrote in “A Girl From Yamhill,” “and I decided that someday when I grew up I would write them.” Our book critic pays homage to Beverly Cleary, whose characters played a key role in so many of our childhoods 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Chopra, who has remained friendly with Brady, also told a funny story of a recent walk with Brady on the Great Wall of China. Madonna? Harry Potter? Churchill? Tom Brady May Be Beyond Compare 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Tom Brady told a funny story about the time he was drafted by the New England Patriots. Tom Brady was unsure where New England was when the Patriots drafted him in 2000 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z In a statement from the publisher Wednesday purported to be from Rogen‘s mother, Sandy, she calls his literary endeavor “not really a memoir” but more like “a bunch of funny stories.” Smokin’: Seth Rogen’s first book, ‘Yearbook,’ is out May 11 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z This is another funny story, unless you happened to work for Wirecard, a German-based online payment firm, or owned stock in it. Perspective | Cares Act tax breaks for wealthy retirees, Mnuchin curbing Fed lending powers and other business turkeys 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z Her scathingly funny stories underscore the contrast between the institution’s noble, peacekeeping cause and its culture of soul-crushing, petty bureaucracy. Review: Still decorous and still scathing: Shirley Hazzard's timeless tales collected 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z “Discussions about our past, our family, funny stories, him being an actor, me being an actress. And he’s very into my music. I’m very into his career.” Reba McEntire reveals romance with ‘CSI: Miami’ star Rex Linn 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z “Why are they without arms and legs. There are just funny stories — and other less funny stories.” Paralympic documentary: “None of the bodies look the same” 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z “Why are they without arms and legs. There are just funny stories - and other less funny stories.” Paralympic documentary: “None of the bodies look the same” 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z We settle on village cricket anecdotes – back after months, it’s a goldmine of funny stories. Jack Charlton, a giant fish and the memories that make us love sport | Max Rushden 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z He loved telling funny stories and practical jokes. Charlton Heston’s son says ‘The Ten Commandments' star ‘believed in the Constitution,’ ‘wanted to protect it’ 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z That’s sort of a funny story now, but it was awful. Sandra Tsing Loh, the sanest madwoman in quarantine 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z It’s a funny story on the days I choose to be numb. Column: George Floyd, Central Park and the familiar terror they inspire 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z It’s nice to read a truly funny story about content moderation for a change. How to think about polarization on Facebook 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z “We wanted to document it and create a funny story for the fans with it.” Audi drops driver for secretly using a ringer to compete in virtual race 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z The former Missouri quarterback shared a funny story Saturday on Instagram Live about returning to Kansas City to play a round of golf. Broncos' Drew Lock recalls getting jabbed at Kansas City golf course: 'It's definitely weird' 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z I learned the hard way that even a casual, funny story about how badly online dating was going for me was not welcome. What I'm learning from being trapped in quarantine with my ex-fiance 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z I opened with a funny story between us and I just think it was, it was overall good for me just to talk about. ‘Bachelor’ star Colton Underwood recalls his coronavirus battle: ‘I just thought that I had the flu’ 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z Lynn is, above all, a great storyteller, and this book is filled with warm and funny stories, as heartfelt and true as any of her songs. Review: Loretta Lynn recalls friendship with Patsy Cline 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z “We wanted to document it and create a funny story for the fans with it.” Audi drops driver for secretly using a ringer to compete in virtual race 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z He would say to me: “Oh, you’ve done too many stories about watching murder programs. You need to do a funny story. At a dinner party once, you told me that story about George Clooney.” Leslie Jordan is our feisty quarantine uncle 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z The Venezuela native has funny stories about instructing Pirates prospects to not pull fire alarms, helping them set up bank accounts and, for one particular prospect, explaining what the phrase “atta boy” meant. Women in Pirates organization provide inspiration for others 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z "Another verse, it's a favorite of mine, is Psalm 34... And there's kind of a funny story about how I found that verse," Bream recalled. Fox News' Shannon Bream shares messages of hope learned in 'darkest, worst moments' 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z “He’s goofy. He always has a funny story to share. He makes PVE a fun place to be,” she said. School rallies around principal after cancer’s return 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z The star also recalled a funny story about the first time he met the legendary basketball player. Kobe Bryant remembered by Lakers fan Jack Nicholson: ‘There’s a big hole in the wall’ 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z It is easy to find the words to mourn the loss of a person: We miss their idiosyncrasies, we tell funny stories about them, we anguish over how we’ll never get another call from them. Opinion | Living in Dark Mode 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z “I blogged on a whim, but I blogged about things that made me tick. Like, my kids. I wrote funny stories about raising them in the country,’’ she said. ‘Pioneer woman’ sticks to her groove with new cookbook 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z “How dare they! We saved all their necks in the war,” she exclaimed at a European summit in 1984, apparently annoyed by the spectacle of European foreign ministers idly drinking coffee and “swapping funny stories.” It’s Still Mrs. Thatcher’s Britain 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Goldman described how he proposed to his wife — a funny story featuring a ring, a fortune cookie and a foot of fresh snow. Democrats’ impeachment lawyer cut his teeth prosecuting mobsters, Wall Street cheats 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z When I asked Colman if she had any funny stories from her time collaborating with him, she paused to think. How the Man Behind ‘The Crown’ Made the Monarchy Relevant Again 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z And if people want to laugh, I’ll keep chucking those funny stories at them until the earth shakes. German novelists on the fall of the Berlin wall: ‘It was a source of energy we lived off for years’ 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z Pitcher Stephen Strasburg said that “everybody is excited” and relayed a funny story about the heightened security. Nationals Park preps for Trump visit 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z He was super nice, told funny stories, instructed me that he’d always mark near the cup so I could finish first without a stampede. Why Joel Dahmen is the best interview on the PGA Tour - Golf Digest 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Rosenberg: You tell a funny story in which you offered him a ball cap. Transcript: James Stavridis 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Before the war, we ate lunch together in a formal dining room, and if my parents and Bobby were in the right mood they would take turns topping one another with funny stories. My Terezín Diary 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Manson gave her a sip of his root beer and told her to sit in a circle as he played songs and told funny stories. How Charles Manson cast his spell on honor students, dropouts and homecoming queens 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z “He liked to spin up funny stories and he had a great sense of humor,” she said. Unearthed Steinbeck Short Story Isn’t at All Like ‘Grapes of Wrath’ 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z “Tell you a funny story,” said Woods, who shot a dismal 78 . Brooks Koepka looks every bit the British Open favorite with his caddie, a hometown favorite 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z “Tell you a funny story,” Tiger Woods said Tuesday. U.S. Open winner Gary Woodland remains 'the other guy' at British Open 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z “Tell you a funny story,” Woods said Tuesday. Tiger Woods takes jab at Brooks Koepka over a missed Portrush practice round - Golf Digest 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Open, tell you a funny story and fix your putting stroke, all before the end of the third hole. How to break up with your golf partner - Golf Digest 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z “I heard a funny story about you,” she said. Perspective | In 1978, a Washingtonian made a shocking confession: He put pineapple on pizza 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z A collection of funny stories, Rosten once received a letter from an appreciative soldier. West Texas: military history buff enjoys WWII books 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z A: It’s a bit of a funny story. Philosophers and neuroscientists join forces to see whether science can solve the mystery of free will 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z “For me that was a magical moment, walking hand in hand in Central Park at night in winter - hearing his wonderful and funny stories,” she said. Tears, moment’s silence at Lagerfeld’s final Chanel show 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Dr. Stevens tells funny stories, and we all laugh, the father and daughter’s laughter pitched high and melodic, like birds. A more human AI helps an island nation battle hurricanes 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Here’s a funny story: I used to buy my dogs Happy Traveler treats, an “all-natural calming product” that went briefly viral for its package image of a dog and cat looking extremely stoned. Perspective | I tried a dozen stress-relief snacks, tinctures and teas. So why am I still anxious? 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Any funny stories from your quest to remain undercover? Q&A: Get to know Bill Addison, one of The Times’ new restaurant critics 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z “A phony stock footage political ad is going to look really discordant next to a funny story about the weekend from your best friend.” Town hall? 120 people. Live-streamed chicken dinner? 257,000 views on Facebook 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z This is a funny story we’ll tell people when they ask us about our first date, I thought. I tried to read the signals: Was he flirting? Or just networking with me? - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z I suspect it was not just a funny story but there was some honour meant to be served. A royal visit to a land of princes 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z He told a funny story about the painter Agnes Martin, who had lived not far away, and with whom he used to go to the racetrack to bet on horses. Bruce Nauman, the Artist’s Artist 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z And just a funny story as I’m campaigning: I had this older man say, “Oh, you’re the Asian girl that’s running.” Excerpts From the New Rules Summit 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z “It’s almost a funny story,” an embarrassed Mitchell later told a reporter for the Evening Star. Perspective | In the 1960s, he broke up a Maryland White Citizens’ Council from the inside 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Open, Day told a funny story involving Bubba Watson, a burrito and his traveling home. Jason Day says burrito-wielding Bubba Watson is a messy newcomer to PGA Tour's RV community - Golf Digest 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z “A funny story,” said his son, Rob Scott, 63, of Fredericksburg. Last surviving Doolittle raider part of Texas D-Day event 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Every time I visited her, she told me funny stories, sang and danced. 'We are who we are': what these 100-year-old women teach us about beauty 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Sometimes I’ll tell what I think is a funny story, for example about the time my mom went to France while on a diet and didn’t eat a single piece of bread. Opinion | I’m So Sorry for My Loss 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z It has a crackerjack cast and it’s the beautiful, touching, funny story of me and my daughter’s little rock band in Brooklyn. Nick Offerman: ‘After Parks and Rec, the parts coming my way were overweight men in briefs, crying' 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z The producers behind “The Big Bang Theory,” admit it’s a challenge to come up with real, relatable and funny stories. What the remarkable run of 'Big Bang Theory' means for Hollywood — and the show's cast and crew 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z His upcoming book, he promises, is going to be “fun” and full of “funny stories.” Anthony Scaramucci talks Trump, Kanye and which former White House staffer ‘looks like a hobo’ 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z With flowing hair and a bushy mustache, a country twang and a penchant for telling funny stories, Stewart was widely popular with his Baltimore teammates. Ex-O’s pitcher Stewart, who fell on hard times, dies at 63 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z The intense work generated friction among the team, some of which Lynden-Bell diffused by regaling us with funny stories. Donald Lynden-Bell (1935–2018) 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z The Party's Just Beginning is a dark but sometimes funny story about a young woman whose life goes wrong after the death of her best friend. 'I really, really want to direct' 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Actually, funny story, I haven’t made that dunk in half a year. Mitchell soars to dunk title, Booker sets 3-point record 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z We tell them about movies we've seen, stores with bargains, funny stories of our day. The Doorman Speaks 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z It is both high praise and a fitting tagline for the book, a collection of recipes and funny stories about her family of Soviet Jewish emigres. 10 cookbooks for your holiday gift list 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z A gregarious speaker, Lyons kept her audience entertained by calling anxiety “the cult leader” — for its ability to convince people of falsehoods about themselves — and telling funny stories about overinvolved parents. Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever Suffering From Severe Anxiety? 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z In fact, all of this reminds me of a funny story from nearly a decade ago. The problem with Donald Trump's interest in 'equal time' 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z She says speakers like the singer Jack Jones and actress Illeana Douglas are expected to tell funny stories at the event meant to be more joyous than gloomy, as the comic would have wanted. Celebrities, loved ones to remember comic Jerry Lewis 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z “When I got to Seguin, funny story, I actually had such little money that, I can’t believe I’m telling you this, I bought a used mattress, fifty bucks,” Herman said. Before landing the big job at Texas, Tom Herman worked the little jobs in Texas 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Ephron’s mother was a screenwriter herself back in the day, and she often advised her daughter to take a sad story and “turn it into a funny story.” Book Review: How Nora Ephron’s comedies rebooted the rom-com 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z But wait, this is actually a funny story! Philadelphia Eagles fan takes shot at his loser team from beyond the grave - Golf Digest 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Hyland tells some very funny stories about being knocked out by Russell – but he is serious when assessing McGregor’s boxing credentials. Inside Conor McGregor’s Dublin: the making and shaping of a fighting superstar 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z It’s a funny story, but it’s also classic Lynch. Schooling rookies all part of Seahawks training camp 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z I have funny stories that have to do with parenting but also have nothing to do with parenting. Andrea Savage is not sorry for how she portrays herself on new series 'I'm Sorry' 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z But, no, there were definitely some times when -- funny story, just a naive kind of sophomore in college at BYU, and I went off one day with the putter. Daniel Summerhays' putter is nicknamed "Sweet Love" for the funniest reason ever - Golf Digest 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Anyway, in that spirit, he’s a funny story Hill shared from his time playing under Harbaugh at Michigan. One thing to know about each of the Seahawks’ 11 draft picks 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z Watch a funny movie together the night before or listen to funny stories on the way to school in the morning. Want to help your kid ace the big tests? Make ’em laugh 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z I called out, “It’s kind of a funny story.” For 18 years, I thought she was stealing my identity. Until I found her 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z "It's horrible to think you're predicting the future, when all you meant to do was write a funny story. To see it playing out in reality is a shock." Judge Dredd: 2000 AD's futuristic lawman turns 40 - BBC News 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z And finally, this funny story involving Uresti's brother/caddie and that initial celebration with Woods: "Bro, be careful!" Tiger Woods' playing partner shares funny story about that famous ace at TPC Scottsdale - Golf Digest 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z These days a funny story usually close at hand. Sir Alex Ferguson: Manchester United making progress under Jose Mourinho 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Watch a funny movie together the night before or listen to funny stories on the way to school in the morning. Want to help your kid ace the big tests? Make ’em laugh 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z I meant it as a funny story, and I pointed out that it had taken me years to appreciate that teacher’s pedagogic strategy. The Banned Books Your Child Should Read 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z I have a sister who is gifted at turning her hard times into funny stories when she eventually talks about them. The Sketch Guy’s Most Valued Lessons Still Sting. How About Yours? 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Some shared funny stories that drew laughter in the courtroom. Charleston church shooter: ‘I would like to make it crystal clear, I do not regret what I did’ 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z A natural talker, he’s like the life-of-the-party host who has guests in tears from a funny story, yet still makes sure everyone has what they need. The Menzies Effect planting roots at UNLV 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z He got up on stage, told some funny stories, and by the time he got back down, he knew exactly what he wanted to do with his life. The Daily Show's Trevor Noah: ‘I am extremely political’ 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z In a statement released through Touchstone, Witherspoon said the book was a “unique opportunity” to tell funny stories and provide hints on her idea of “Southern living.” Reese Witherspoon working on lifestyle book 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Despite the seriousness of the situation, Mr Westwood said several funny stories were shared by the men when they made it back to Scarborough. WWI: The 'gentlemanly massacre' of Scarborough's fishing fleet - BBC News 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z And you would get to write a funny story about finishing last. Which Olympic Sport Would You Compete In? 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z “No funny stories yet. I’m still waiting,” he said. David Lee gears up to lead US volleyball in 3rd Olympics 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Yolanda is now able to laugh at funny stories about Barrett told by her son’s friends and to talk about him. Photographic memorial honors fallen SC military members 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z My dad was a doctor, and he would tell us a lot of nasty, funny stories from the hospital. Ali Wong Knows How the Internet Sees Her 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Within about 10 minutes, though, Stewart is ebullient, barely able to contain her enthusiasm, telling funny stories and gamely answering questions from viewers. Cooking is a simple route to joy | David Ferguson 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z I liked funny stories, and I began to write funny things in between asthma attacks and throwing up. ‘Mother’s Day’ Director Garry Marshall on His Bronx Stage Mom 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Staples then told the crowd a funny story of the first time she met Prince, when he attended a concert of her family’s group, the Staples Singers, at the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Coachella opens its final weekend with Prince in mind 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z Someone said, “You have such funny stories. Why don’t you write a memoir?” Dave Stewart of Eurythmics discusses Annie Lennox and new autobiography 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z "For me and my wife, it's kind of a funny story. One of our first dates in L.A., we went to the museum on Hollywood Boulevard," Curry said. Madame Tussauds unveiled Stephen Curry's wax figure Thursday and it will be on display at the Fisherman's Wharf museum by the end of next week 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Now that the funeral was over, she told funny stories about Artyom. The missing: what have they done with our sons? | Lily Hyde 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z But at least it made for a funny story. SAG honoree Burnett’s achievements loom larger than TV 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z “I hoped I would see Lolo running up to me, telling me one of her funny stories that made me grin,” Womack wrote. 30-year sentence for one of the most prolific sex traffickers in Va. history 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Bulletin: Since you’ve taken this job, have you heard a funny story? Woman settles into sheriff’s position husband once held 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z It's not a big wet kiss – the bipartisan team of Kondracke and Barnes clearly point out Kemp's many flaws – but there's also a lot of wisdom among the book's many funny stories. The GOP's Savior 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z It’s a funny story: This past February, Robinson approached the chef about ending one of his popular NRC urban runs at Red Rooster. How Marcus Samuelsson Prepared for the Marathon 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z “Behind each of these 100 million items there’s a neat personal story, a poignant story, a funny story or a story of government and history,” she said. State archive treasures include Bill of Rights, letters 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z There are some qualities of the people that remind me of the Irish,” such as an attachment to telling funny stories. Writer’s book tells of his adventures in Miss. Delta 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Well, there is a funny story but it’s more about the people here laughing at me and with me. Woman settles into sheriff’s position husband once held 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z I need to stress that the autobiography is really very little about religion, it’s much more these digressive, anecdotal, funny stories. Salon’s Richard Dawkins peace summit: “I am against all religion … I think I’d call myself a lover of truth. I’m intolerant of bullsh*t” 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z A funny story told to Fallon is likely to be met with a "no way!" Stephen Colbert wants to give millennials their own Letterman 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Those incidents, now often told as funny stories, were the inevitable outcome of the games we played, the quantity of alcohol we consumed and the speed with which we drank it. What happened when this college student drank too much, too quickly 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Encourage people to participate in the community, for example by sharing funny stories about text messages they wished they hadn’t sent.” Business Rx: This company wants to save you from that text you are about to send 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z I thought: what a funny story to tell our child! Stillbirth: Your Stories 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z But the crowd’s focus will be on the former players’ speeches — usually a combination of tears, funny stories and thank yous — not on her introductory remarks. Clark Family’s Quiet Fame and Wealthy Legacy Abide at Cooperstown 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z There are a lot of funny stories in there. Bobbie Jean Brown, who found fame as a Warrant’s ‘Cherry Pie’ girl, on being a reality TV star and b 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z ANDREWS, Scotland -- On the back nine of Tuesday's practice round, Zach Johnson told a funny story about Ben Martin, and why his wife Kelly won't be attending this year's British Open at St. Andrews. Ben Martin's wife is not at the British Open, and the reason will make you laugh: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z A resident of North Carolina, Graham related funny stories that captured his sister. Mourners pack Charleston church to remember beloved librarian shot there 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z I thought: what a funny story to tell our child! Stillbirth: Your Stories 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z So, with some distance, it’s a funny story to share with other physicists, in exchange for their own stories of weird lab mishaps. 'The Laser Cavity Was Flooded' And Other Lab Disaster Stories 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Did I want to come up here and just share some really funny stories? Matthew McConaughey to Grads: Always Play Like an Underdog 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z They turned the incident into a funny story. Under the Waves 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z He was remembered as a teller of funny stories, a singer who couldn’t keep a tune and a lover of scrabble on family game nights. D.C. firefighter dies after fighting 2-alarm apartment fire in Shaw 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z “A lot of people spoke with touching memories, many funny stories, many heartfelt tributes — a lot of crying and some laughing, all types of emotions,” recalled his uncle, Tim Greisman. Maryland high school senior killed on the brink of prom, graduation 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z It's an emotional story, and it's a funny story. Q&A: 'Modern Family' producer talks episode shot with iPhone 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z It’s an emotional story, and it’s a funny story. Q&A: ‘Modern Family’ producer talks episode shot with iPhone 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Brene Brown tells a funny story in her book Daring Greatly about receiving a negative email, and forwarding it to her husband saying something along the lines of “Can you believe this a**hole?!” How To Use Criticism To Your Advantage 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z To boost his spirits, Lincoln told jokes and funny stories. 7 historical figures who wrestled with depression (and how they eased their suffering) 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z “There’s a funny story with that, actually,” Cook said. The MEDLEY | High School Swim Blog Week 13 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z While skimming through the book, I stumbled upon a funny story about the lecture system at Heidelberg, where attendance was not mandatory. SAPVoice: Twain on Germany 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z “One of the funny stories from that night is we somehow befriended a homeless guy, and he ended up on the bus with us,” Neal said. Town’s tavern is part of Civil War football lore 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Over the following days, he often tried to cheer his lieutenants by recounting a funny story or embolden them by heaping contempt on enemy commanders or imams. Theo Padnos, American Journalist, on Being Kidnapped, Tortured and Released in Syria 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z In recent weeks, ski club members Hallie Pence and Jenna Van Dyck have joined friends to share funny stories about Graham. Jesse Matthew indicted in Fairfax City sexual assault case But in an age where every movement is documented and every funny story immediately communicated through text, maybe it’s the most natural thing in the world. How should we deal with death in the social media age? 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z We go, ‘that’s a funny story,’ and then you start taking it to its conclusion, and so offending the audience is just a lucky accident.” 'The League's Jeff & Jackie Schaffer, Katie Aselton and Jason Mantzoukas Discuss Crassness and Rafi at New York Comic-Con 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Telling funny stories about the old days is one thing, but insisting that your generation is somehow musically superior because you listened to Wham! and she listens to One Direction is just patronizing. Kid’s ready for a rock festival? One dad’s tips 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Unable to extract each other from a cab one day, they told a funny story about it. Family Fights Health Care System for Simple Request: To Die at Home 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Reinforce your history We maintain traditions and keep alive our ExecuNet history through pictures and funny stories to capture and support our culture. 6 Concrete Steps To Building A Collaborative Culture That Inspires 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z A memorial at Draper Historic Park on Monday evening included upbeat songs and funny stories about Sgt. Draper officer honored 1 year after killing 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z He and a team of researchers had a group of comedians and non-comedians write either a funny story or an interesting story. The Psychology of the Sad Clown 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z A funny story is told of how one semi-educated prominent politician, who was extremely loyal to Mr Moi, advised him to appease university students who were holding protests to demand dialogue. Letter from Africa: Fight back against hate 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z It's filled with loving tributes and funny stories about everything from Bush's weak basketball skills to the famous impersonation of him by comedian Dana Carvey. Film Honors George H.W. Bush 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z That was the first funny story but there were so many.” Mirandinha says England players will find it hard to breathe in Manaus 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z The interviewee who ended up receiving an offer from the company said that they told a personal, funny story about their experience. ‘Have you ever been on a boat?’ and 15 other weird interview questions from tech firms 2014-01-18T17:12:44Z Those who wrote the funny stories were rated as more troubled. The Psychology of the Sad Clown 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z "My mother told a funny story," says Caroline Kennedy, who is now the US ambassador to Japan, but was once - a little over 50 years ago - a toddler growing up in the White House. The fluffy Cold War space race puppy 2014-01-04T01:03:03Z According to Eilperin, they tended to like that VandeHei spoke with a Wisconsin accent, knew how to hunt, and told funny stories about childhood vacations in the family camper. Can <em>Politico</em> Take Manhattan? 2013-12-05T11:00:19Z Marty tells a funny story from 2006 when Kennedy thanked me from the stage and his mother thought it was for him. Biden Calls the Wrong Guy 2013-11-07T01:05:23Z As time passes, you start to remember more of the great times and funny stories. Grossman embraces elder QB role 2013-10-17T01:52:00Z They are kind and tolerant if you babble about how scared you are; they may even distract you with funny stories. Take a swing at trapeze 2013-08-21T22:23:47Z “So it’s a bit of a funny story now, but it now should be called, like, the Genie Bouchard Locker Rooms.” Men and Women Share Tournament, but Not Main Stage 2013-08-05T02:18:03Z Sometimes, funny stories really bring out the wonder of the human body. Losing the "taste" for sperm 2013-07-01T21:15:06.947Z It was accompanied by a beautifully funny story about his experiences with Zambian agriculture. Secret Social Entrepreneur 2013-03-25T14:52:14Z Just because you are the leader doesn’t mean that you have to spend the day in entertainment mode, regaling others with your funny stories and “this-reminds-me” asides. You Talk Too Much 2013-01-16T15:01:48Z Stringing up the Christmas lights up “just like Dad did” might stir up funny stories about his quirks. Celebrating the Holidays While Grieving a Soldier 2012-12-11T20:20:22Z Mr. Obama, Mr. Wills noted, "lacks the uses of humor that let Lincoln defuse tense situations with a funny story." IHT Rendezvous: What Obama Needs to Do Now to Win 2012-11-25T23:02:25Z A funny story, one of my daughters was tattling on her brother to me. Back at my other home, with the children 2012-11-05T18:17:01Z Tense and nervous after a day's competition, he recalls being seated at a dinner table with Grey-Thompson, who put him at ease with a stream of funny stories and anecdotes. Tanni Grey-Thompson: Paralympic star to disability rights champion 2012-08-26T17:14:43Z She leads the class confidently, dispelling superstitions with funny stories and apologizing disarmingly for her chalk drawing skills. India Ink: Meet Aparna, Mumbai's Teenage Sex Educator 2012-06-06T05:35:38Z They are a laughter-loving race, and jokes and funny stories and everything that would raise a smile to the face find a ready echo in their hearts. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z When a preacher has pointed his moral by a comical tale, he will turn to the audience in the most familiar, confidential manner, and say, "Now, isn't that a funny story?" or, "Wasn't that delightful?" Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z He talked about the women belonging to the churches of his district, whether they were living right or wrong, and could tell very funny stories about them. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z After the theater we had a supper of delicatessen and beer at home, which I knew he would like, and he amused us with several funny stories and mimicry. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z As long as the clown told funny stories and praised Mrs. Ratcliffe's gingerbread, all other allurements were powerless. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z Even the genial Doctor Depew, to whom a speech without a funny story was as a circus without an elephant, respected the real seriousness of the issue. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z "Isn't that a funny story?" cries the jovial preacher, smiling complacently upon the congregation. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z The newspaper said the fake issue contained "funny stories about opposition politicians", with a front page story about Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promising to prevent the end of the world. Hackers vow new Kremlin attacks 2012-02-09T15:16:44Z You see, he was quite a boy when he left us, and he used to tell us funny stories about the pranks that the midshipmen played. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Not all of the girls understood the handling of kerosene lamps, and Pearl told a funny story about her own little sister who had never seen any lights but gas or electric. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z At the beginning he told some funny stories—of course. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z He could not see that the question of woman's suffrage, which he started himself, was not satisfactorily covered by funny stories about the suffragettes, and thought Mrs. Clinton a bore for going on with it. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z Jest′-book, a collection of funny stories; Jest′er, one who jests: a buffoon: a court-fool.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z I never heard him express contempt for any man's honest errors, although he would sometimes make a droll remark or tell a funny story about them. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z I know you have to have some funny stories about the three of you. Gameday Q and A: Niles Paul 2012-01-01T16:09:45Z Shaughnessy got his hooks on him years ago; it's a funny story, I guess. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z With lots of funny stories, big bloopers, and amazing breakthroughs, humanity in 2012 – just a bit later than planned. Integrate Everything: 10 Tech Predictions For 2012 2011-12-16T22:22:27Z You might leave the plane with a new date by your side, an investment in your pocket, a nice chat to remember or worst case, a funny story to tell your friends over drinks. Dutch Airline KLM to Allow Passengers to Select Seat Neighbours In Advance 2011-12-16T16:59:57Z Of course this is merely a funny story—but you can judge from this what sort of people one has to deal with here!” Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z He is not the least like the lanky boy about whom you used to tell us funny stories.” Eunice 2011-12-05T03:00:40.560Z He would have continued riding the circuit in central Illinois, making a scanty living as a lawyer, entertaining tavern loungers with funny stories, and would have passed away unhonored and unsung. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z He loved funny stories, too, not only for his own sake but also because his friend, the Prince of Wales, liked them so much. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z "That's a funny story," whispered Jack, as he and Julian went to the spring after a bucket of water. The Haunted Mine 2011-10-28T02:00:23.833Z "But just to say that privatization is the only thing needed to make the economy glorious -- this is a funny story to me," he said. Global economy a worry for Russia's Freight One sale 2011-10-25T10:22:07Z Would you tell her funny stories about the loves of the bagmen, or recreations with a migratory giantess in the interior of a provincial caravan? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Of course he would give Edward the book, but first he must just listen to such a funny story about the sick people down in the fishing village. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z First, I would tell him a funny story, to prove to him that I was more than a mere business automaton. Of All Things 2011-10-09T02:00:26.957Z I turn towards him with a propitiatory smile, as much as to say, "You see I'm ready for any of your funny stories." Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 62, January 20, 1872 2011-10-07T02:00:23.543Z “There are funny stories, too — someone passed out in shul, or somebody accidentally brushed their teeth.” Beliefs: For Jews, Breaking the Fast After Yom Kippur Gets a Makeover 2011-10-01T01:30:54Z "I thought that was a funny story about the trunks," said Mrs. Wiley. In a Mysterious Way 2011-09-25T02:00:17.377Z She pretended that she had seen nothing, ran up to them with a funny story to tell, and went at once to hang up her wraps in the hall outside the class-room door. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z My friends and I exchange funny stories in Gmail threads, then never go back and read them. Former Hulu CTO Eric Feng Debuts His Living Calendar Erly.com 2011-09-14T16:56:04Z She was a most interesting little creature, and told some funny stories about Henselt, who she says has a most violent temper, and is very severe. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z The Commandant himself, with whom I lodged, came every day to tell me funny stories, and then took me out for long country walks. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z There were funny stories, moving stories, and violent stories. Haruki Murakami: “Town of Cats.” 2011-08-29T04:00:00Z You can tell them a funny story and get them feeling generous.” The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z "It's the C.O. of the Blankshires, Sir; wants you to repeat the funny story you told him last night at mess." Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 19, 1916 2011-08-07T02:00:07.573Z Did anyone hear the funny story about Ron Paul's gold standard? DuPont Buys Solar Start Up, Innovalight 2011-07-26T05:18:19Z Here's a funny story to lighten the mood a bit. Let's do away with the urban legend surrounding Justin Smoak and his "thumb injury" 2011-07-25T22:02:05Z But suddenly she began telling him a funny story of Mrs. Sherrard coming over to pump Mrs. Temple about the coming event, and then she laughed and made him laugh too. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z One child writes funny stories, and laughs herself as she writes; another gives descriptions of natural scenery, in the midst of which her characters find themselves. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z She had told several funny stories also, and Theodora had laughed and enjoyed them; indeed, she felt as if Theodora considered her quite clever. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z I didn’t understand it at the time, but I noticed that Nicholson just glowered at each man who told a funny story, and, by degrees, we were all sitting like mutes at a funeral. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Aside from his Hollywood career, Stern also co-created a popular word game, Mad Libs - in which people fill in blank spaces with random nouns, adjectives and adverbs to form funny stories. US sitcom writer Stern dies at 87 2011-06-09T16:33:51Z I read some rather funny stories about that time. Machiel van der Bijl On Automated Software Testing 2011-06-01T12:31:05Z These songs are all of the same class,—little humorous narratives, or, better yet, funny stories set to music. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z There's a funny story about the building of this tower. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z Dr. Stanley told them several of his funny stories, and amused the young folks immensely. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z But then she laughed and told me funny stories. Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z There are some funny stories going round about them, only of course one can't encourage Florence to talk. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z "Well, she danced like a fairy, at all events, in spite of her size," says Sir Nicholas, alluding to the person the funny story had been about. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z Then the wounded one tells us a funny story. A Woman's Experience in the Great War 2011-02-26T03:00:48.257Z It’s a picture that foreshadows some kind of cruelty or misery, or maybe just a funny story to tell about throwing up in the bathroom later. Mary Gaitskill: “The Other Place.” 2011-02-07T05:00:00Z But do I have to tell a funny story? Dot Earth: Can Video Move the Public on Climate? 2011-01-31T17:49:37Z I like funny stories with a clerical flavour the best of all myself. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z You should reserve your merriment for those occasions when he tells a supposedly funny story. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z They tell a funny story of one time he and a companion were walking home from Vandalia. Boys' and Girls' Biography of Abraham Lincoln 2011-01-21T03:00:11.447Z For him, Favre’s bad behavior was worth pursuing because it was “an incredibly funny story,” not an abuse of power. What Frank DeFord Gets Wrong About Deadspin's Brett Favre Pictures 2011-01-20T00:14:00Z We share info about family and friends and funny stories or YouTube videos. Your teen loves to talk just not to you 2011-01-11T19:32:05Z Wagg said she looked charming, and pushed on straight at the young nobleman, whom he called Pop; and to whom he instantly related a funny story, seasoned with what the French call gros sel. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z To Billy Wingo that evening came Tip O'Gorman; a bluff, hearty, good-hearted Tip; a Tip that told funny stories and was a good listener himself and laughed at the right place. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z There is another funny story I might tell you of Mr. Lincoln's peculiarity of appearance. Boys' and Girls' Biography of Abraham Lincoln 2011-01-21T03:00:11.447Z The funny stories, the naive jokes, as descriptive as they are diverting, give a truer idea of American character and manners than many a ponderous volume. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z I asked him for some funny stories, and the next day I received two e-mails, one hilarious and one instructive, which I have edited to save some people embarrassment. Value Added: Gary Bargamian doesn't let illness keep him from the showroom floor 2010-12-19T23:17:00Z In the meantime, Turner is laying down the law the old school way - by mixing firm words with funny stories about the good ol' days. Old school: Redskins RB coach gets Portis duty 2010-08-06T19:31:00Z Of course, I’ve heard funny stories from audience members after the show as well. Theater Talkback: Preaching to the Choir on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'? 2010-07-29T17:01:00Z Mr. Lincoln was one of the most popular in the crowd, for he was a splendid story-teller, and would keep the crowd amused for hours with funny stories after court was over for the day. Boys' and Girls' Biography of Abraham Lincoln 2011-01-21T03:00:11.447Z "This is indeed a funny story," he said of South Korea's investigation of the sinking. North Korea warns U.N. council of military "follow-up" 2010-06-15T22:44:00Z I told her about the bartender, and she said, “That’s a funny story.” Saïd Sayrafiezadeh: “Appetite.” 2010-02-22T05:00:00Z It was a funny story that she had to tell me. The Princess Galva A Romance Often telling them droll, funny stories to distract their thoughts from the terrible dread which now filled all minds. In Story-land "He probably thought it was a funny story." Sinister Street, vol. 2 He told a funny story and they all laughed naturally and heartily. The Missioner Next morning, just as he entered and crossed to the prompt-table at rehearsal, I, in listening to a funny story, broke out in my biggest laugh. Life on the Stage One of the most quaint and curious of old English ballads is associated with Carlisle, and is founded upon a funny story which illustrates the rude simplicity of the early English court. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands He also told him several very funny stories at Hansei's expense, and especially about the wager for six measures of wine. On the Heights A Novel Occasionally a man would joke or tell a funny story. The Black Watch A Record in Action The sturdy Mikey was the publisher, artist and supplier of funny stories. Green Spring Farm Fairfax County, Virginia Afterwards the Princess, seeing perhaps that she was unhappy, was kind and motherly to her, and told her funny stories about her childhood in Berlin. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary They squatted around a blazing pile, listening to an exciting tale of adventure, or a funny story, which makes men’s sides almost explode with laughter. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa “It’s a precious funny story,” the station-master, who was a Cape Dutchman, grumbled in reply. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War There is a funny story told of how they were once saved from a band of rough men. The Story of John Wesley Told to Boys and Girls I have a funny story to tell about a mouse. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks "If he wanted me to be grave he oughtn't to tell me funny stories." The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly I sat next to Mr. Ward—Aunt Julia's other sister's husband—and he was very kind, and told funny stories all the time. The Girl from Arizona There is one funny story told about Captain Standish. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read There is a funny story told of this last visit, which he paid only a few months before his death. The Story of John Wesley Told to Boys and Girls Dr. Bell had told funny stories to make them all laugh, and Mrs. Hamilton had talked about the nice things they would bring Jack when they came to the hospital to see him. The Children of the Top Floor If not for two items, this would be a funny story—the Atomic Age brought back the 1925 vogue, and inhibition is not shatter-proof. Sugar Plum Even Mr. Carleton, who was usually rather quiet, threw himself manfully into the breach, and told funny stories that made them all laugh. The Girl from Arizona I run out of topics, so I tell him funny stories. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure Uncle Frank was very good to tell you such a nice, funny story. The Curlytops Snowed In Grand Fun with Skates and Sleds But be that as it may, a very funny story is told about his trying to get a pension on account of some real or fancied injury received while in an engagement. A Raw Recruit's War Experiences He wouldn't have done that if he had been telling us a funny story. Marcy The Refugee There is nothing which so effectually discloses the quality of your sense of humor as your attitude toward so-called funny stories. Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation If she was on the point of tears she would tell a funny story. My Lady of the Chimney Corner She read to Mrs. Alden when the nurse was away, cheered her with funny stories and really helped her to grow well and strong. Madge Morton's Trust The junior sighed, like one who tells an ostensibly funny story without effect. A Canadian Bankclerk She told pathetic stories, which brought the tears to the girls’ eyes, and funny stories, which made them laugh until they cried, and the most thrilling tales of adventure. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted With these cautions in mind, I shall ask you to bring to class to-morrow your best three "funny stories." Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation Occasionally Mrs. Burton made her audience laugh until the tears ran down their wrinkled faces with funny stories of the trenches, of their own poilus, and the British Tommies and the new American Sammees. The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor Get together a dozen jokes or funny stories, and see how many of them can be placed with the practical jokes in this respect. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life To produce it would cap the climax of the funny story he meant to make out of this adventure. The Deaves Affair Both used up all their eloquence; Matt played on the banjo and mouth harmonica, and Andy told funny stories. Young Auctioneers The Polishing of a Rolling Stone Here's one story in the newspaper that says the Y. M. C. A. is sending over five hundred secretaries to tell us jokes and funny stories. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" It doesn't much matter what you say to him; a new funny story or the plot of a play you saw last week will serve to make him assume an air of thoughtful attention. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, June 2, 1920 Then you came aboard with the identical bandbox and your funny story about how you happened to have it. The Bandbox Mr. Rose was in the midst of a funny story at which Dolly was shaking with laughter as they reached the pier which belonged to Crosstrees camp. Two Little Women And then to change the subject he began a funny story and soon he had the girls shrieking with laughter. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields Aurora, in the vein of funny stories, could upon occasion be Falstaffian. Aurora the Magnificent They are full of funny stories, some of them true stories enough, and some, little imitation Yankee stories of the captain's own. Records of Later Life I told them a funny story about being a cattle-grower somewhere out West. Elam Storm, The Wolfer Or, The Lost Nugget Then flying saucers got unpopular, the Air Force closed its project, and the newspapers wrote a funny story every time a report came in. The Flying Stingaree Of course, it has always been detailed in the line of a funny story and cannot be taken too seriously. Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades Aurora’s love of the funny story amounted to a fault. Aurora the Magnificent An illustration, like a funny story, loses its pungency if it requires a scholium. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College “I’ve another funny story to tell you fellows,” he drawled, just before the silence became awkward. Rim o' the World And he would laugh with the loud bellow with which he applauded funny stories ashore—as soon as he saw the point in them. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore There is a funny story which will illustrate what I mean. The Soul of a People And now our readers will understand to whom they are indebted for the quaint sayings and funny stories and Competitions betokening someone who "understood" boys—and girls too. The Monkey That Would Not Kill I have known bass to be caught on a bare bright hook, and the funny stories one laughs at about wintergreen berries and fish scales proving attractive bait are not so much out of probability. Black Bass Where to catch them in quantity within an hour's ride from New York He had a large stock of funny stories, and possessed quite a knack of imparting his sensible advice to one in an inoffensive and almost unnoticeable manner. Adventures and Recollections The boys sang songs, told funny stories, and "cut up" generally, and thus, almost before they knew it, they drew up alongside of the railroad station at Oakdale. Dave Porter in the Far North or, The Pluck of an American Schoolboy When we returned to the room, Miss Laura, the young lady who was visiting the family, told a funny story about Bailey. The Fairy Nightcaps He seemed quite at ease, and he laughed occasionally, as if he were telling her funny stories that amused him as well. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Then a humorist told some of his own funny stories and an elocutionist recited a bit from Shakespeare effectively. The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air We had intended that the show should consist of Spencer lifting heavy weights, and I was to amuse the audience with jokes and funny stories. Adventures and Recollections Well, sir, to tell the truth, there’s been a very funny story about lately. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London This traveler also wrote a book, and told some funny stories. The Land of Thor "Woodie," of the old musical act, "Wood & Shepard," has grown quite deaf, and he tells many funny stories at his own expense. Continuous Vaudeville She even succeeded in making the major tell a funny story, at which everybody laughed. The Scarlet Feather One was playing a harmonica and another was "jigging" and telling funny stories. The Fight for the Argonne Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man She swung around to Phil and told me a lot of funny stories about her. Otherwise Phyllis We swallowed that funny story of your being crushed by the trust. Making People Happy Well, Hargreave, it’s a very funny story and concerns a real good fellow and, incidentally, a very pretty girl. The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance More prosaic, but not less charming, is an inscription on a rock in the plain, "the place of the three smiles," because there some mandarins, meeting to drink and converse, told three peculiarly funny stories. Appearances Being Notes of Travel But not a child laughed, although one of them said to her father that night, "It was hard not to laugh for it was a very funny story!" Flash-lights from the Seven Seas A funny story is told about Michael Angelo when he designed this picture of "The Fates." The Children's Book of Celebrated Pictures There is a funny story of a Puritan minister in the early times of New England, who coolly defied one of the most famous Indian magicians to play off his infernal artillery. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages |
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