| 单词 | jocular |
| 例句 | There are jocular terms for it: up the spout, Sun in the oven. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, Martin,” Fischer bantered through his oxygen mask, trying to affect a jocular tone. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z At perhaps ten, we heard a great number of militiamen approaching, speaking in accents boisterous and jocular—and so we quit our position and crouched some several rods away, in the grasses by the shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z His lips were often pressed together in a jocular grin, as if all the world were his to laugh at. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In the same self-consciously jocular style he soon began to refer to his Quincy estate as “Montezillo,” which he claimed meant “very little mountain,” in deference to Jefferson’s Monticello, which meant “little mountain.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Caesar said, only half jocularly, “In a respectful way, I hope.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Julian and he were talking—in jocular, mocking, pedantic Latin—like a couple of priests tidying the vestry before a mass. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Her men-friends would assume a sort of forced heartiness, and ask me jocular questions about history or painting, guessing I had not long left school and that this would be my only form of conversation. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It was a little more jocular, I suppose. Candace Bushnell: 'In real life, Carrie and Big wouldn’t have ended up together' 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z At least if we believe the Coldplay singer’s own jocular account. If Angelina Says 'Write Me a Song,' You Write It 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Times theater critic Charles McNulty called a “bright, jocular, not at all offensive modernization.” The 99-Seat Beat: Aaron Posner, Anna Ziegler and the return of Tim Dang 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Naylor is never jocular; she takes seriously the town leaders’ urge to be respectable, which was a serious matter to them. ‘Frontier Boosters’: Port Townsend’s elusive dream 2014-04-02T23:42:55Z The son’s first question, an attempt at jocular banter, was awkward: “Who is your favorite Trump child, and why is it Ivanka?” Donald Trump Jr. and the future of Trumpism: He upended expectations four years ago. What is he now? 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z The group’s jocular adoption of Tarek is critically transformative: Instead of trainee killers, we see playful weekend soldiers whose kindness to the child conceals the violence of their intentions. Movie Review: ‘When I Saw You’ Delivers a Child’s View of War 2014-01-14T22:59:17Z The generous, loose and jocular version of Ms. Swift that fans get on Tumblr can be a far cry from a public persona that some see as meticulously calculated and overbearing. Taylor Swift, Entering a New Era, Sticks to a Safe Space: Tumblr 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The avant garde confronts kitsch, the old world confronts the new, the individual confronts the mass-produced, and the confrontational confronts the jocular, even as the visible is declaring its viewers invisible. From heresy to visionary 2013-02-23T09:01:01Z David Oyelowo is astonishing as King, capturing the unmistakable cadences but also the man — uncertain, jocular, determined. The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z What turns a group of jocular, Bible-fearing citizens into a lynch mob? Review: Puccini’s American Opera Needs a New American Vision 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z In “The King of Queens,” in which Kevin James’s character works for the lightly fictionalized “IPS,” he is a jocular Everyman with a charming and beautiful wife. Dance, I Said — Dance! And Leave the Package on the Porch. 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z At the Kennedy Center, where clips of Murphy’s career from streetwise Mr. Rogers to the jocular donkey from “Shrek” appeared in tributes to the prolific comedian, Murphy delivered his first routine since 1987. Eddie Murphy's First Onstage Joke in 28 Years Was About Bill Cosby 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Their breakfast radio manner is jocular but gentle. Sweat the Small Stuff: have comedy panel shows had their day? 2013-04-19T17:28:33Z The mood lightened with a robust and jocular rendition of four of the Hungarian Dances for Piano, Four Hands by Brahms. A moving, musical tribute to Chamber Music Society's Toby Saks 2011-07-30T19:18:04Z “Once you’ve taken the ‘Orgelbüchlein’ out of the church setting, why not recreate the ethos in a secular way or jocular way?” he said. Finishing Bach’s Organ Music, With Help From 118 Composers 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Klein’s highly structured, subversive images are a good counterbalance to Pfeiffer’s more jocular, candid photos. | Hy?res Photo Festival 2010-04-28T21:30:00Z Her tone is jocular, but her aggression is unmistakable. One Indelible Scene: the Master Class in Ambiguity in ‘Tár’ 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z Dunham’s recent jocular declaration in her Women Of The Hour podcast – “I haven’t had an abortion but I wish I had” – is evidence that her public evolution continues to be a painful process. Lena Dunham’s Girls: the show that turned TV upside down 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z The political arena "raised the stakes," a relaxed and jocular Clooney said, but the questions the film poses reside in many areas of life. George Clooney rules out political bid in US 2011-08-31T19:46:03Z They would be friendly and jocular and lovey-dovey at the opera, and you knew the next day they would be giving opposing opinions. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Loved Opera, and Opera Loved Her Back 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z But we also see Capone as we've never seen him before: a jocular little guy who's just trying to get his foot in the door. How real is "Boardwalk Empire's" Al Capone? 2010-10-11T17:01:00Z One of the children was Amine Jerbi, the cheerful and jocular 7-year-old son of Tunisians who tore around the room, clapping his hands. Can Philippe Jaroussky Help Fix Classical Music’s Diversity Problem? 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Sometimes they’re enjoying some jocular teasing with a few of their peers. Bezos Reaches for a Star 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z While he’s often nearly catatonic as Elliot, Mr. Malek in conversation is jocular and excitable, his elongated vowels carrying traces of his Southern California roots. Rami Malek of ‘Mr. Robot’: The Face of Hacktivism 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z After all, Tommy is emblematic of the flamboyant, jocular, psychopathic nature of many of Scorsese’s protagonists, including the enforcer he later plays in “Casino.” The Restrained Genius of a Joe Pesci Performance 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z The mix of pop with sumptuous orchestral strings creates a harmonious storybook flow that is by turns languorously moody and jocular. Kneehigh's 'Tristan & Yseult' an alluring blend of myth, music 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z This won’t be her first time at this type of rodeo — Atwood received the National Book Critics Circle lifetime achievement award in March — and she is both gracious and jocular about the honor. Margaret Atwood has a few wry comments about being a PEN Center USA lifetime achievement honoree 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z She added that his work could be "both jocular and wise, sensory or bookish, as well as powerfully moving". Poet Douglas Dunn wins Queen's medal 2013-12-18T13:13:11Z “Varina” is in contrast easygoing, spacious and jocular, replacing verbal flash with a calmly mature perspective on suffering. Fiction Chronicle: First Lady of the Confederacy 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z His jocular manner, and flights of whimsy, helped him build an audience of eight million for his radio shows. Obituary: Sir Terry Wogan 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z The bassoons galumphed; the strings ennobled passages of sincerity; and the horns had it both ways, sometimes jocular, sometimes expressive. Review: Verdi’s Falstaff Is Back at the Met, Enlarging His Kingdom 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Instead Hynde offers a story of coming of age in the heartland's baby-boom bust, with sometimes brutal passages told in her inimitable blunt, jocular and occasionally woefully tone-deaf vernacular. There's no pretending in Chrissie Hynde's spare, deft memoir 'Reckless' 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z His style in this repertory is jocular to the point of insouciance — unsurprising, considering his past works include easy-listening interpretations of Beethoven and Brahms, and a string quartet called “Mister Softee Variations.” For the First Time, Thelonious Monk’s Songbook Swings Solo 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z There is jocular self-parody in this showmanship, which exudes playful, sanguine satisfaction for what we are about to receive. The showman must go on 2011-01-30T00:03:02Z Their brand of Americana is like David Lynch without the jocular menace, or Tim Burton scrubbed free of pop gloss. Quay Brothers at MoMA: Bending Realities for People and Puppets 2012-08-10T12:16:29Z Also referred to as “the N-word,” it is sometimes used by black people in reference to other black people in a jocular or disparaging manner, or some variant in between. No, white people, you still can’t say the N-word: That word belongs to black people and our culture now — not yours 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z An average week’s topical material would engage with important political developments, but in a harmlessly jocular capacity. How late-night comedy went from political to politicized 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Where Landscape with Chainsaw had a fine sense of the absurd in its poems of self-doubt, the overall tone here is less jocular, with sharper accents of guilt and shame. Water Sessions by James Lasdun – review 2012-10-05T21:55:01Z The music sounds marvelous, supercharged with jocular flair and soulful fire. For the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Just This Once, Every Night Is Monday Night 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z In the first “True Grit,” when Rooster watches Mattie cross a river on horseback, he jocularly says, “She reminds me of me.” | 'True Grit': Wearing Braids, Seeking Revenge 2010-12-21T23:00:16Z He also joins the quintet for a jocular romp through Ornette Coleman’s “Check Out Time,” his presence both refreshing and, with its gadabout charm, a little disruptive. New Music: New Albums from Patti Smith, Ravi Coltrane and Neneh Cherry 2012-06-18T21:55:59Z Bonds is a jocular presence, and grateful, in his eighth decade, to be enjoying a career onstage. Gary U.S. Bonds at Seventy-five 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Fred Hellerman, who had been a member of the Weavers alongside Mr. Seeger, offered one of his own songs, the jocular “Long Way to the Graveyard,” backed by Work o’ the Weavers, a tribute group. Musicians Join in a Seeger Tribute at Lincoln Center 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Perhaps, given Gorecki’s piety, it’s all a metaphor for life, death and redemption, or a jocular surprise, like the mess that ends Ives’s Second. Los Angeles Philharmonic Plays Gorecki’s Fourth Symphony 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Garrulous, jocular and culturally insensitive, Alex’s father, Fedor, is wedded to the status quo — outdated shoe designs and the bribes to party officials necessary to ensure his factory’s smooth operation. Neither Here Nor There: Living and Loving Between China and America 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Indeed, several talented Black women on TV right now have demonstrated the ability can lead these conversations in ways that suit the jocular edge of "The Daily Show." Who comes after Trevor Noah to host "The Daily Show"? The answer may be among these stars 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z His gradual maturing, from jocular wiseacre to loyal and honorable subject, traces an intriguing arc. ‘King John’ and ‘King Lear’ at the Stratford Festival 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Foucheux’s vivid portrayal of all the characters added another layer of jocular festivity to this holiday celebration. Review | The Folger Consort welcomes Christmas with a messe 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z Nicole is a veteran of recovery programs, and she approaches her crisis with a clear eye and jocular attitude. ‘Our American Family’ Review: How Addiction Affects the Household 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Thomas thought the jocular violence might be something to do with the change of government. Radio review: Mark Thomas ? The Manifesto 2011-01-07T07:59:01Z In the question and answer period that followed the main address, the novelist Gary Shteyngart, born in what was then Leningrad and raised in New York, began his task as interlocutor with a jocular query. ArtsBeat: Rushdie Brings PEN Festival to Close 2012-05-07T14:23:30Z Yiannopoulos maintained a jocular tone throughout, asserting, “Humor is what brings people together.” 5 wingnuts and reactionaries Bill Maher has made peace with in the last year alone 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z It was there that its star Jean Dujardin won the best actor prize and his canine sidekick Uggie won the jocular 'Palm Dog' award. Baftas 2012: France takes on Hollywood on British turf 2012-02-13T04:28:46Z Whether explaining his dastardly plans to the audience or whispering sweet poison into Othello’s ear, this Iago’s manner is usually jocular and expository. Review: A Cool-Tempered ‘Othello’ for Warm Central Park Nights 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z And she preceded “Something to Talk About” with some jocular recollection of how she and Ms. Staples had each captured the fancy of the other’s father, back in the day. Music Review: Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples at the Beacon 2012-06-22T23:54:20Z Hughes, who died in 2009, had a soft spot for oddball pairings of oddball humans, and here that affinity shines through in his joyful, jocular script. The Best Thanksgiving Movies to Stream 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z Then suddenly you’re brought up short by some of the words they sling back and forth in such cocky, jocular tones. Theater Review: ‘Children of Killers,’ by Katori Hall, at the Castillo Theater 2012-10-02T22:14:13Z In the screening room, Cooper welcomed the audience, jocular and expansive. “Man Made,” a Film About Transgender Bodybuilders, Upends the Traditional Documentary Gaze 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Naylor notes that popular historian Murray Morgan wrote of this dilemma in a jocular vein. ‘Frontier Boosters’: Port Townsend’s elusive dream 2014-04-02T23:42:55Z “Takes the place of sex,” he jocularly says of the pleasure he presumes the nuns receive from his harassment. How to Think About Bill Cosby and ‘The Cosby Show’ 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z He then shared with me a recent text message he sent to his 35-year-old daughter with a jocular reference to Roy Rogers. “I’m a blue guy in a red state”: John Mellencamp and the search for an American soul 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z At “Tour of the Night Sky,” a jocular employee read a few announcements. For an offbeat museum experience, have a slumber party with penguins in San Francisco 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z He masterminded the magic for this revival of Ken Hill's jocular adaptation of HG Wells's short story, and invested it with just the touch of the sinister and sensational it needs. The Invisible Man ? review 2010-11-24T21:45:00Z In "Being Oscar: From Mob Lawyer to Mayor of Las Vegas - Only in America" released by Weinstein Books on Tuesday, Goodman uses the same jocular, unapologetic tone he employed during his martini mayorship. Charismatic Las Vegas mob lawyer mayor pens memoir 2013-05-21T07:16:08Z Mr. Davies is more loose and jocular before a performance, Mr. Crane said. Rivals on Xbox, Partners Onstage 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z The offstage dynamic between the two actors seems far more jocular and mutually respectful than their onstage rapport. Generation gap in John Logan's 'Red' bridged by 2 familiar actors 2012-02-22T21:59:04Z Heartbreak and longing lurk under Bill’s jocular surface. | 'Hello Lonesome': Among Lonelyhearts, a Meeting of Minds 2011-05-26T21:01:44Z The mischievousness continues in the photographs, each of which transforms a Julius Shulman picture of a classic Midcentury house into a jocular collage that pays homage to its source by reanimating its original insouciance. Your invitation to dreamland awaits at Ad Minoliti's exhibition at Cherry and Martin gallery 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z Yes, he’s free with money and he’s pleasant and jocular with strangers, acquaintances and friends, but he’s stingy with his feelings. I’m doing my ex again — why? 2013-04-29T00:00:00Z “The Sellout,” Paul Beatty’s sweeping satire, slices through the story of race in America with linguistic bravado that is both barbed and jocular, overflowing with wordplay and long strings of cultural associations. Dear Match Book: I’m Seeking Satirical, Semifantastical and Stand-Out Literary Fiction 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Many decades ago, the two were in the same generation of musicians, a group once jocularly called OYAPs: Outstanding Young American Pianists. Piano Stars Gather for a Legend’s 90th 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z After years of rising economic and security tensions between Canberra and Beijing, Mr. Albanese’s visit was striking for its more relaxed, jocular character. Aussie premier charms China ahead of hoped-for Biden-Xi summit 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Once a week, Falcone dresses as a clown — a jocular means of approaching addicts. Sao Paulo’s downtown takes a turn for the worse, with wandering drug addicts harassing residents 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z Speaking to reporters a month ago at Southwest headquarters in Dallas, a relaxed and jocular Jordan spoke in glowing terms about the airline’s culture and customer service. Southwest: Normal flight operations to resume Friday 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Characters include the “racially ambiguous” villain John Milton Bradley Sill; his White servant, DeMarcus; and a jocular James Earl Ray. Will Percival Everett’s 23rd novel finally bring him fame? He really doesn’t care. 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z When its founder announces new products in jocular Reddit posts, one of which found him comparing the thickness of a fabric to a portion of a whale’s anatomy? This luxury menswear brand has an unlikely home base: a Virginia garage 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z In a jocular video passed around the office, they joked about accidentally blocking the Kremlin website and bribing judges with alcohol and chocolate. ‘They are watching’: Inside Russia’s vast surveillance state 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Analysts had long speculated that the authorities feared cracking down on the jocular and charismatic Mr. Roizman, 59, because of his popularity in Yekaterinburg, one of Russia’s biggest cities. A prominent Russian critic of the war is detained after speaking out. 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z He insisted on working games alone — no jocular jock sidekick, no bantering crosstalk. Perspective | Vin Scully delivered a nightly fanfare for the common man 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Ortega, a jocular 19-year-old sporting baseball caps over his dark hair, left in mid-May by bus from his home in Tlapacoyan – a hilly town in the southeast state of Veracruz ringed by banana plantations. 'VIP trips' cost migrants their lives in Texas smuggling tragedy 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Nepa, the acronym for the Nigerian Electricity Power Authority, soon became known jocularly as "Never Expect Power Always". Nigeria - where President Buhari had to say sorry for a power cut 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Media critics had raised concerns about CNN’s decision to let Cuomo interview his brother about his handling of New York’s pandemic crisis in a series of jocular broadcasts in the spring of 2020. Fired CNN anchor Chris Cuomo seeks $125 million in compensation 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Watching the broadcast of the Jan. 21 meeting between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva, I was heartened to see their relatively jocular opening handshake. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Show photos of the ‘right’ masks worn properly 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Throughout the video, Woods was upbeat and even jocular, although he was more serious when discussing the next steps in his rehabilitation. Tiger Woods Rules Out a Full-Time Return to the PGA Tour 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Locker rooms are full of testosterone-fueled, emotionally stunted young men and their equally jocular coaches. Opinion | Jon Gruden is collateral damage. Where’s the accountability for Dan Snyder? 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z The trailer has a decidedly jocular tone, which is kind of a new thing for this character. New trailers: Succession, You, Nightmare Alley, Hawkeye, and more 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z A spokesman for the staunch Trump ally later would tell Vice News that Gaetz "felt it appropriate to remove a jocular tweet taken from a speech some time ago." Matt Gaetz deletes tweet about defunding FBI amid ongoing agency sex trafficking probe 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z The quiet H stands out among the jocular and colorfully nicknamed drivers, who taunt and talk smack to one another. Review: Guy Ritchie, Jason Statham, guns and mayhem are lethally reunited in 'Wrath of Man' 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z The voice will be instantly recognizable as Saundersesque to anyone familiar with his fiction: jocular and often stand-up-comic funny, with a focus on providing joyful surprises with every turn of phrase. Thrilling little machines: George Saunders analyzes Russian short fiction 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Brooks laughed off the viral moment but noted that it led to a jocular discussion of a vice presidential run. Everything Garth Brooks has said about politics 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Others were far less jocular about the situation. Celebrities' most outrageous tweets about Trump and Biden ahead of the 2020 presidential election 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z The comments ranged from jocular “Who is going to tell him?” reminders that Reagan is ineligible to outright condemnations of Hogan’s choice as “clownish,” childish or an act of cowardice. Trump critics who embraced Hogan are baffled by his vote for long-dead Reagan 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Pressed as to why Trump would make a jocular reference to a pandemic that has cost at least 120,000 American lives, he responded testily: “Asked and answered.” COVID-19 surge in South, Southwest poses growing threat, experts warn 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z As recently as the weekend, Trump was almost jocular when asked about the close physical clustering of senior aides at near-daily White House coronavirus briefings. Britain's Boris Johnson in intensive care, illustrating U.K.'s growing struggle with coronavirus 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z “And then about two hours later, I see him basically doing the same,” he said in a jocular tone. ‘Tourette’s of the thumbs’: Donald Trump Jr. told ‘cool it’ on Twitter by father 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Us Weekly reports he opened the show by referencing the 35-year-old singer by name in a jocular effort to introduce himself to audience members who were not familiar with him. Russell Brand mentions Katy Perry marriage during recent comedy show, calls her a 'lovely human being' 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Be careful, Mr. Morris warned, perhaps in a jocular way. Dick Morris warns Bloomberg against tapping Hillary Clinton as running mate 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z In his delivered remarks, Trump called out many of his GOP allies individually and praised them for their teamwork, at times riffing on them in a jocular manner. Devin Nunes: This is the most important thing Trump has done 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Gorillas are jocularly regarded as animals that are pretty much permitted to do as they please. How a gorilla learned to take his flu shot: A zoo story 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z “Rule No. 6,” he said during a speech that was by turns serious and jocular. Losing our religion: Hollywood reluctant to make faith-based movies 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, Sondland described a friendly and jocular relationship with the president based on a shared use of salty language. Sondland’s dramatic testimony shakes the impeachment debate and undercuts the president 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The jocular Bush, who died when Fred was 4, was known as the “Big Bear of the Coliseum.” Hoiberg sees untapped potential at long-suffering Nebraska 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z His articles had a rambling, jocular quality and were laced with frank references to a drug habit. The Black Cube Chronicles: The Undercover Operative 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Cacheris had jocularly asserted that it was paid for with the fees he got from representing Mitchell. Plato Cacheris, premier Washington defense lawyer, dies at 90 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z For many, Chirac’s statesmanlike but jocular air encapsulated both France’s rural roots and its central role in diplomatic affairs envisaged by President Charles de Gaulle. 'Chameleon Bonaparte' Chirac dominated French politics for decades 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z It’s a sequel to the Oscar-nominated stunt documentary that made him famous 15 years ago as the jocular redhead who ate McDonald’s food exclusively for a month. With his new chicken documentary, is Morgan Spurlock part of the solution and the problem? 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Pompeo’s jocular mood reflected the smoother road that is probably ahead for him as he tries to advance Trump’s foreign policy goals without Bolton around to argue against them. With Bolton’s departure, Pompeo gets ‘more running room’ 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z And whose favourite sport was jocularly called agrarian reform. From bombs to Benidorm: how fascism disfigured the face of Spain 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Americans have long been into conspiracy spoofs, but in the old days, the telling of same played out in a relatively jocular manner. Yes, we landed on the moon. If you don’t believe it, try telling an astronaut. 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z The name of the minor league baseball club that plays around the corner, the Sugar Land Skeeters, is a jocular nod to the region’s copious mosquito population. 'Building over history': the prison graveyard buried under a Texas suburb 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z “On the next day we began a quiet, romantic honeymoon,” Sanders wrote in his book “Outsider in the White House,” jocularly describing the journey with his bride, Jane, and about 10 others. Inside Bernie Sanders’s 1988 10-day ‘honeymoon’ in the Soviet Union 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z They did the same jocular celebration when Harper went deep. Harper homers, hears “MVP!” chants as Phillies beat Braves 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Yes, he seemingly made the comments in jocular banter long ago, but in today's Twitter-driven environment, old remarks are an increasingly common weapon against public figures. Tucker Carlson, under fire for past radio comments, blames the Left 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z His occasional attempts to be jocular fall flat. Review | Histories of American colonialism that still haunt us 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z In the Mar-a-Lago cocoon, the president is in his most comfortable mode, friends and allies say: playing the jocular host in front of an adoring crowd. Trump Returns This Weekend to Mar-a-Lago, His Gilded Comfort Zone 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z As he approached Mr. Guzmán, he recalled, the crime lord jocularly asked, “Dude, how you doing?” El Chapo Trial: A Cartel Killer Recalls the Kingpin’s Bloodthirsty Side 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Wirtz, 42, was also known for his jocular side, friends said. Americans Killed in Syria Were No Strangers to War 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z According to the 302, Flynn was “relaxed and jocular” as he gave agents a "little tour" of his West Wing office. Flynn says FBI pushed him not to have lawyer present during interview 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z The Nigerian leader said he was looking forward to celebrating his 76th birthday on December 17 and jocularly added: ‘‘If I am getting harassed by anyone, it is my grandchildren, who are getting too many.’’ 'It's real me': Nigerian president denies dying and being replaced by clone 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Fans were quick to note that the jocular tweet may not have been in the best taste given the fact that the fires are still spreading and negatively impacting several people in the state. Monty Python stars John Cleese upsets fans with joke tweet about California wildfire 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z A crack shot with a six-shooter, he breaks the fourth wall by jocularly talking to the audience and praising his own pistolero skills. ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’: Coen brothers’ Western hits the right notes 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Underneath that, a jocular slogan reads, “There will be hell toupee.” Man in Trump T-shirt told to zip up jacket while voting 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z The texts were jocular, but in retrospect eerie. Death at the Crossroads: A Ragged Limo, an Anxious Driver and 17 Friends 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z But Brown delivered that message in a jocular way. China and California want to trump Trump on climate. But can they act fast enough? 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Minutes after his predecessor unleashed his strongest repudiation yet, Trump responded jocularly. ‘It sure isn’t normal; it’s radical’: Former president Barack Obama says Trump and Republicans are knowingly dividing America 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Representatives of the condiment planned to spend the next few days filming their jocular efforts to get residents to remove mayonnaise from their homes. Hold the Mayo! Florida town is changing its name temporarily 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Ellis III, whose cantankerous, jocular, impatient and verbose presence has shaped each step of the way. Judge is the undisputed center of attention at Paul Manafort's trial 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Stephen Colbert admitted, albeit jocularly, that the Helsinki summit had shaken him "to his core," and although he cracked jokes about it, he also encouraged his audience to stand up against the president's behavior. Late night hosts baffled by cozy Trump-Putin summit: It’s “treason” 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Hamm has rarely been this appealingly easygoing and jocular on screen, and it’s a good look for him. Ed Helms, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner and Isla Fisher deliver summer fun in comedy romp 'Tag' 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Engrossed in hushed conversation, the unusually jocular Russian billionaire and the balding, diminutive Fifa president rode an escalator up to the convention centre’s second floor. How Russia won the World Cup 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z While the lead-up to the budget agreement included sometimes tense wrangling between the mayor’s office and the Council, Monday’s event was jocular and full of good cheer. New York City’s $89 Billion Budget Includes Discount Transit Fare Plan 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Beyond the jocular Twitter exchanges over nuclear war, the president and the supreme leader share a dearly held passion for outre architecture and flamboyant interiors. Inside North Korea: a pastel fairyland built to forget 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z Each of them had a background in tap, and the video game, in which they hit colored pads with their feet to visual cues, became a jocular way of competing. Justin Peck Is Making Ballet That Speaks to Our Everyday Lives 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z He sprinkles his conversations with recollections of kindnesses bestowed on him over the years: a jocular telegram from Prince Charles in 1981, a thoughtful phone call to his granddaughter from Princess Eugenie in 2013. Britain’s Wedding-Mad Tabloids Feel a Cold Royal Shoulder 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z At turns jocular and loquacious, he discussed hiring a top editor and stressed the importance of editorial independence and tolerance. L.A. Times’s New Owner Plans Big Moves. First Up, Relocating to the Suburbs. 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Getting a Haircut There: Should you want to experience Krakow’s ritualized, jocular version of a hipster Brooklyn haircut, head to Butter Cut. An Absurdly Inexpensive European Holiday: The Luxury of Krakow 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z “It was jocular and of course provably false via passport record and security video,” said Mr. Stone, but Mr. Nunberg “was too intense to figure out it was a joke,” he added. Roger Stone, former Trump adviser, denies advance knowledge of Podesta leak in response to report 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z The stage is where the audience congregates for this jocular update of a musical entertainment that is already overtopped with daffy cleverness. 'Pirates of Penzance,' with a piña colada: Gilbert & Sullivan plays as interactive party 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z He claimed the comments may have been made "in a jocular manner". GP 'stroked 16-year-old's nipples' 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Is a jocular, comfortable vibe enough to forge deals across party lines? Trump and Schumer: When schmoozing isn’t enough 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Abbasi’s outburst was the only jarring note in a low-key, at times jocular conversation, during which he quoted Mark Twain on how to keep from worrying too much and joked about his distaste for neckties. Many Pakistanis are smarting from Tillerson’s visit. But the prime minister is taking the long view. 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z His own jocular tweets have helped with that, too. Markelle Fultz isn’t receiving the usual treatment of a No. 1 pick. That might be good for him. 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z “Time and again he intervened and mediated in political crises, and each time, he managed to lower the temperature, helped to a great extent by his jocular and avuncular personality.” Jalal Talabani, unifying former president of Iraq, dies at 83 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z After a bit of a jocular start — White at first tried to play 7. Garry Kasparov on the Hill to honor U.S. Chess Center 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z It’s a bit of a balancing act between jocular and serious science,” Lewandowski says. Time capsule buried to preserve science for the ages 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z I spent most of my time with the jocular man, and he will not say goodbye without one last story. My week in Lucky House: the horror of Hong Kong's coffin homes 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z He said that his messages penetrated more deeply because they were both visual and jocular. Eduardo del Río, Political Cartoonist Known as Rius, Dies at 83 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z At once deft and slurry, jocular and nonchalant, her playing is a jargon-free mix of influences: Jason Moran, Thelonious Monk and Chick Corea all slip briefly into view, then are chased away. The Playlist: Nine Inch Nails and Shabazz Palaces Issue Retorts for Anxious Times 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Following his death in 1764, his comrades arranged for a jocular headstone inscription warning of the dangers of drink. The headstones with unusual stories to tell - BBC News 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z The character was at once menacing and jocular, openly gay and privately tortured, a lawless vigilante and regular churchgoer. Michael K. Williams Is More Than Omar From ‘The Wire’ 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Throughout, the paper strikes a buoyant, even jocular tone and doesn’t get excessively bogged down in technical detail. Life on Mars: Elon Musk reveals details of his colonisation vision 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z “Relax, enjoy the night, have a glass of wine,” he said jocularly. Comey, chaos … crisis? Trump enters new territory after most explosive week yet 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z James S. Oddo, the borough president of Staten Island, is a Republican but nevertheless enjoys a close and jocular relationship with Mr. de Blasio, his former City Council colleague. Bill de Blasio Meets Voters on Hostile Turf. Sparks Don’t Fly. 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Rather, he seems to have reinvented himself — more confident, better versed, more likable and even at times jocular. Opinion | Spicer makes an impossible job even harder 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z The level of tension seemed incongruous with an event that is typically a jocular, if occasionally sharp-edged evening. Trump Plans to Skip White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z Ryan was among the luminaries calling in; the House speaker pointedly ignored the host’s jocular plea to prove him wrong about Trump. How a top conservative radio talker lost his audience and faith but gained a new perspective 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Ms. Ragoo, 78, credits her jocular spirit and easygoing sense of humor in part to her upbringing in Trinidad, with its tropical weather, laid-back way of life, and holiday and carnival celebrations. Maintaining a Sunny Spirit in the Face of Hardship 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z The fading of the wonderfully jocular, informal dialect will further erode the connection to the city's heritage in theatre, song, and popular culture generally. The Disappearing Dialect at the Heart of China’s Capital 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z He responded, almost jocularly, that his ruling party would likely not be out of power long, since a liberation movement had never successfully run a country. America and South Africa, Watching Each Other 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z He had no foreign-policy experience, but he won over career diplomats with his jocular informality. The Democrats’ Fight Over Finance 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Mario, who has the bluff, jocular bearing of the classic urban politician, saw himself as a dealmaker who could skirt partisan ruts to achieve a historic breakthrough. How Republicans Lost Their Best Shot at the Hispanic Vote 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Trump also mocks the weight of men, but usually in a more jocular way than his remarks about women. Donald Trump’s weight problem: He can’t stop talking about ‘fat’ people 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z All there jocular statements like only 5%Kashmiris protesting or raising the issue of Balochistan is nothing but glossing and diverting the international community from the existing ground situation. An Epidemic of ‘Dead Eyes’ in Kashmir as India Uses Pellet Guns on Protesters 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z A jocular fellow with an easy smile and informal manner, he ushers me into the lobby. TRAVEL: London sites to see in two days 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z The 40 year old stayed on the line for a few more minutes to answer jocular questions, including the "grittiness" of the Stanford football team. Listen to Tiger Woods accidentally call into a podcast - Golf Digest 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z His editorial sessions were “dominated by a jocular authoritarianism,” a 1984 Washington Post article noted. Wilbur E. ‘Bill’ Garrett, National Geographic photographer and editor, dies at 85 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z It’s a weekend of jocular good times and bonding over boys-only bad behavior, with Joshy’s unspoken trauma looming like a dark cloud. The comedy 'Joshy' shows how men confront — or avoid — emotional pain 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z That sounds right to us—the words were ambiguous, but the tone sounded jocular. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Larry, who holds the jocular title of chief mouser to the Cabinet Office, after being tasked in 2011 with alleviating a mouse problem at the prime minister’s residence, was recently spotted with a limp. Literal cat fight breaks out between Downing Street and British Foreign Office 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z He played golf with former Bayern teammate Schweinsteiger on the players’ day off Saturday and was in a typically jocular mood on Sunday, when he considered the role that chance plays in football. Germany waiting for Mueller to rediscover goal-scoring form 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z For a few Mexican fans, denigrating Trump was a jocular expression of pride and national identity. Mexico's fans at Copa América have two messages: viva El Tri, and dump Trump 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Open, Wesley Earl Short Jr. was greeted with a mixture of hearty congratulations and jocular humor at the Constellation Senior Players Championship. Wes Short Jr., 52, excited and relieved to be playing in his first U.S. Open - Golf Digest 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Her album-length strategy hasn’t changed: mix equal parts radio-ready bangers and melodramatic ballads, and season with inspirational platitudes and jocular self-effacement. Checking in with pop's B-list: Fifth Harmony, Ariana Grande, and Meghan Trainor 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z They’d have gotten farther, though, if the movie, while at times hilarious, didn’t have such an uneven feel, particularly a nasty edge that simply clashes with the desired jocular tone. Review: Gosling-Crowe chemistry livens uneven ‘Nice Guys’ 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z In Athens, Ohio, she warned that trends against mining would not reverse, "no matter what some politicians tell you" — a dig at Trump's jocular rhetoric about coal's revival once he's president. Clash between Trump and Clinton over coal foreshadows a tough fight for her in battleground states 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z His jocular manner, and flights of whimsy, helped Sir Terry build an audience of eight million. Sir Terry Wogan to receive Westminster Abbey tribute - BBC News 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Such downtrodden themes seem to have more in common with Jack Bauer’s considerable demons than the rather jocular personality Mr. Sutherland affects in conversation and, indeed, during this interview. Kiefer Sutherland touring to support music album ‘Down in a Hole’ 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z When someone doesn’t hear her, she will jocularly question, “Yuh deaf?” A Jamaican will go for a third gold medal in Rio — and it’s not who you think 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Compiled before dawn by Mr. Heath and sent out to 50,000 inboxes before the morning commute, Playbook is a briefing delivered in a jocular “Daily Show” style. Politico Pierces the ‘Brussels Bubble’ With U.S.-Style Coverage 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z As the contest meandered and the stadium went close to quiet there was a jocular moment when Pardew hopped in irritation at a United challenge and the manager dropped his ever-present notebook on the pitch. Manchester United’s Matteo Darmian finishes off limp Crystal Palace 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, others insist that the tradition of an April’s new year celebration simply evolved into a jocular time, which is how the pranks began. No Kidding: We Have No Idea How April Fools' Day Started 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Made up of the rotund, jocular Englishman Ronnie Barker and the diminutive mischievous Scot Ronnie Corbett, the pair would become known for their hilarious sketches, mock news bulletins and comedy songs. Obituary: Ronnie Corbett - BBC News 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Like many such essays, Foster’s begins in a jocular vein—“You’re only as old as your current wife,” he writes. The Company Scalia Kept 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z In the five years since scientists confirmed Neanderthal DNA is present in people of Eurasian ancestry, headlines have tended toward either the jocular or the melodramatic: Bad heart to bad habits: Blame your Neanderthal DNA 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z He is one of a small group of Westerners embraced by Japan's right wing, but stands out with his jocular demeanor and sharp tongue. Obscure at home, 'Texas Daddy' is a right-wing darling in Japan 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z Without the backing of a major party in a heavily Democratic state, he got by largely on his expansive and jocular temperament. Buddy Cianci, flamboyant and roguish mayor who rebuilt Providence, dies at 74 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Trump responded by citing a contrary view by Cruz’s former Harvard professor and jocularly suggested he was concerned lest there be complications if he picked Cruz as his vice presidential nominee. Too late to stop Trump? As he glides, other candidates fall back in debate 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z A jocular tone is set from the start, when Moore is “summoned” to the Pentagon. Review: Moore ‘invades’ Europe to teach us all some lessons 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z May our 2016 be filled with many more jocular exchanges and occasional insights. Farhad and Mike Ruminate on the Peaks and Abysses of 2015 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z He started things off inauspiciously by walking up to one of the guests, a young writer, and asking him in a loud, jocular tone whether he was a homosexual. The roaring (drunk) 20s: literature's biggest party animals 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z But on Monday the Republican senator preferred a jocular tone, arguing that his party has never sought to keep contraceptives out of anyone’s hands. Ted Cruz accuses Democrats of raising threat of 'condom police' to scare voters 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z "You need, sometimes, a bit of flamboyance and a bit of a jocular approach to these things but it's a serious issue which is about the sell-off of British assets." John McDonnell: Chairman Mao quotes were 'a joke' - BBC News 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z The Journal editorial wasn’t actually intended as a Presidential endorsement; it was a jocular salute to a newly minted folk hero, and a mischievous suggestion that even this political layman was more sensible than Obama. Ben Carson, Conservative Folk Hero 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z “They were the voice of God, and that’s how you got your news,” the jocular Mr. Vanderbilt recently told The Washington Times. ‘Truth’ director James Vanderbilt discusses casting Robert Redford as Dan Rather 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The tone is jocular, but one sentence leaps out. Booker winner Marlon James: ‘I was the nerd, I wasn’t into sports, assumed gay’ 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z In the United States, he ended many of his speeches by asking the audience to “pray for me, don’t forget” — a jocular admonition in accented English. Pope Departs, After Showing a Deft Touch 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z I have never plundered anything,” said Mr. Garly, a 36-year-old Dane whose modest stature, jocular manner and portly figure belie his enthusiasm for ancient warriors. Norway Again Embraces the Vikings, Minus the Violence 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z But Ms. Ray’s jocular tone gives way to emotion as she extols Mr. Cusimano’s breakthrough. Inside Rachael Ray’s Tiny Kitchen in New York’s East Village 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Trump told Fox News Thursday that he was talking about Fiorina's "persona," not her "look" and was being "jocular." Rivals Criticize Trump Over Fiorina Comments 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Trump said he had made the remark in a “jocular manner” and that he was not referring to her appearance. REM blast Donald Trump for using their music in US presidential campaign 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump dismissed the remark as a jocular moment in his own interview with Fox and said he was referring to Mrs. Fiorina’s persona, not her face. Donald Trump's Uncomplimentary Comments About Carly Fiorina 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z “The fact is I probably did say that about Carly … in a jocular manner, obviously,” Mr. Trump said Thursday. Donald Trump: I was referring to Carly Fiorina’s persona with ‘face’ comments in Rolling Stone 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z When asked to follow Manning’s perfect throw on the comeback route, many of the N.C.A.A. guys, despite their jocular disposition between passes, looked tense; they sailed their passes far and wide. Peyton Manning, Football Historian 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z In a more jocular way, the guy ought to be more gracious to the guy who made it possible for him to be President. Karl Rove Thinks Obama Needs a New Way to Honor McKinley 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z This was again demonstrated by the release this week of a second video showing another official sporting that same tone, casual and even jocular, while haggling over the price of an embryonic liver. The price of fetal parts 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The diplomat said nobody was making threats and characterized Zarif, known for being jocular but quick to anger, as speaking with “a rhetorical flourish.” U.S. and Iran resume talks after acrimonious meetings 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Onstage, Ms. Enders was bouncy and jocular, as a video of the event shows. A German Writer Translates a Puzzling Illness Into a Best-Selling Book 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The dialogue is inappropriately jocular throughout, which undercuts the genuine terror it attempts to muster. ‘San Andreas’ review: A disaster flick riddled with fault lines 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z In many ways, Marvel has grown up and passed him by — and his jocular take on the material doesn’t just feel stale, it feels like a step back. Avengers: Age of Ultron review 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Relaxed and jocular, he gently decreed what could and could not be printed. FDR: A Monumental Man 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z In Vienna, these coachmen quite simply rule the streets – at once witty, arcane, jocular, and just the right amount hilariously angry – they are a comfort and always a delight. The Ultimate Habsburg Romance: Your Own Coach and Horses in Vienna 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z The president was fully energized, jocular, primed for a strong finish. Seahawks and Obama are showing it’s all about how you finish 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Rival fans, perhaps emboldened by the presence of security personnel between the crowd and the pitch, are fond of jocularly abusing Akinfenwa from the terraces. The beauty behind 'The Beast' 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Over three starts in 1965, at the height of his powers, Sandy Koufax was flummoxed by a jocular backup catcher for the Cardinals. Baseball Aces’ Obstacle on Way to Hall of Fame: Mickey Morandini, a .268 Hitter 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Blatt was jocular an hour and a half before tipoff Tuesday, even having just elected to hold out James, who was categorized as day to day. Hawks Spoil Party as LeBron James Turns 30 and Cavaliers Fall Without Him 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z "Truly there are so many tears this Christmas," said Francis, looking solemn and smiling little, in contrast to his often jocular demeanor when addressing crowds. Pope wishes Christmas hope and peace for Mideast 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z Griffen’s jocular antics did not sit well with Allen, Kevin Williams and Pat Williams, defensive line veterans who demanded more seriousness. In Vikings’ Turbulent Season, a Pass Rusher Creates Chaos That’s Welcome 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z Smith and Barkley will be on air together again Thursday, so NBA fans may be treated to an unlikely political debate amid the usual jocular joking. Kenny Smith calls out co-host Charles Barkley on Ferguson 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Yet even as he’s being dropped from television appearances and finding his sad attempts at jocular social media stunts backfiring spectacularly, Bill Cosby would still very much like to behave like a man in charge. Bill Cosby to AP reporter: “I would appreciate it if it was scuttled” 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z “Bar fridge thief busted and burned,” said the jocular headline. The Pistorius Trial Is a Parable About Celebrity, Not South Africa Mr. Williams plays the role of jocular interrogator, quizzing the clerks upon arrival. In New York, a Nose for Hidden Compartments and the Potential for Smoke 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Hunt had worked at Mullen part time while also working as one of the White House “plumbers,” the jocular name given to a secret unit that investigated leaks of classified information. The Hidden Sources That Brought Down Nixon in Watergate The Internet responded to the news in jocular fashion. Manny Pacquiao Got Drafted by Basketball Team He Coaches 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z “At this time I can’t say anything about transfers,” he said before turning jocular. Manchester United’s Louis van Gaal: Sunderland draw is not good enough 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z But if you have a pulse and basic cable, you are probably familiar with the brothers’ different looks and jocular bantering. Hey, Here’s an Idea for a Show 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z The first minister is a jocular fellow and many expected Mr Darling to look dour by comparison. Bravo, Darling 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Rachel Sklar, a New York blogger and tech entrepreneur, described her in terms more associated with her father, the former president: “Exceptional at working/receiving a crowd. Warm, genuine, friendly, jocular, approachable.” Chelsea Clinton Follows Parents’ Lead as a Paid Speaker 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z And while Mr. Gorman may be Australian by birth, he is hardly Crocodile Dundee, and definitely not the type to go in for the jocular atmosphere of steakhouse dinners and junkets favored by stockbrokers. James Gorman of Morgan Stanley, Going Against Type 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z “Real Alphas,” a new series planned for the Brash lifestyle channel, will take a jocular look at famous “alpha males”; a clip during the NewFronts presentation compared Napoleon and Tom Cruise on attributes like height. Advertising: Wooing Advertisers by Using Laughs 2014-04-30T00:23:08Z In its spot, a more jocular narrator explains that one of the pencil’s most awe-inspiring traits is that it is extremely pointy. Samsung’s Ruthless New Ad Mocks Apple’s Latest 2014-02-20T19:01:41Z The recent usage has its own controversy, with "man up" today being a slight, however jocular, like "pull yourself together" but in terms that feminists might regard as macho. Whatever happened to the term New Man? 2014-01-30T10:24:28Z Researchers think that happier people are on average more “morally flexible” than their less jocular counterparts, which makes shifting moral standards that much easier. Whether Rich Or Poor, Feeling Deprived Makes Us Steal More 2013-10-27T19:08:00Z She straddles an amusing line between a jocular informality and institutional fealty. Senator Amplifies Her Voice to Referee Fiscal Showdown 2013-08-06T02:51:07Z Yet Mr. Nasrallah sought to project confidence, addressing the new blacklisting with a jocular tone. Hezbollah Leader Assails European Sanctions 2013-07-24T22:52:09Z Hell, Gatland was even in jocular mood when discussing the possibility the Wallabies are already spying on the Lions' training sessions. Gatland in good spirits despite fresh injury 2013-06-08T17:39:56Z Skepticism about event series on networks was expressed in jocular fashion by Jimmy Kimmel, in his annual monologue at the ABC presentation, during which he mocks the ritual of selling new, unknown shows to advertisers. Advertising: Old-Fashioned Flattery From Fierce TV Rivals 2013-05-16T01:46:51Z The jocular tone of the meetings suggested, in fact, that it might help. Russian Officials Dismiss ‘Magnitsky List’ 2013-04-27T19:50:34Z He is more jocular when glossing over the way in which he helped galvanise Munster. Paul O'Connell: 'I've never seen more hype about a Lions tour in my life' 2013-04-22T12:12:43Z There is no racing at the Santa Anita racetrack, barely a stone's throw from his Sierra Madre home in Los Angeles, and the three-time winner of the Kentucky Derby appears in a jocular mood. Gary Stevens: 'Everybody knows the Kentucky Derby. It's America's race' 2013-04-03T15:20:00Z Jones, usually laid-back and jocular, was snappy at a media conference after the team announcement for the match against Italy in Rome. Teams make the scrum a problem by bypassing rugby rulemakers' changes 2013-03-28T12:42:33Z Super Bowl week used to be a giddy media circus focused on jocular, ultra-macho hype and human-interest stories at their most heartwarming and trivial. Football’s death spiral 2013-02-03T12:00:00Z The mildest of jocular exhibitions was sufficient to draw the rather aimless revellers into an admiring circle. From the archive, 1 January 1913: Miscellany – New Year's superstitions 2013-01-01T00:04:01Z The atmosphere was impish and jocular, with the taxman as pantomime villain. Forget Bermuda, Britain's tax havens are much closer to home 2012-11-15T21:00:06Z “Friends from the press, just as China needs to learn more about the world, so does the world need to learn more about China,” he said in a jocular tone. Meet the Men Who Will Rule China 2012-11-15T06:35:30Z It's kind of déjà vu, you look kind of familiar,'' Mr. Ryan said in a jocular vein. The Caucus: Campaign Diary: Candidates Spend Final Day in Swing States 2012-11-06T12:45:39Z He's very good at using crowds in a jocular way to attack his opponent. In second debate, Obama faces challenges on key issues 2012-10-14T22:37:48Z Paul Ryan, darling of the conservative intelligentsia, the party’s reigning Ideas Man, is serving up a lot of jocular patter on the stump these days. Paul Ryan's Paradox: An 'Idea Man' in a Conventional Campaign Role 2012-08-24T08:05:33Z The court showed sanity and quashed the conviction of Paul Chambers for tweeting a jocular threat to raze South Yorkshire's Robin Hood airport, in exasperation at delays. Freedom of speech: Tweets, twits and liberty 2012-07-29T22:00:42Z It might not be a jocular response; the Caps and Wizards owner was never shy about mixing it up with the fans who sent him electronic screeds about his teams. Ted Leonsis explains why he’s giving up e-mail 2012-07-17T13:45:26Z The team there provide a warmth and experience through David Croft and Martin Brundle that is perhaps lacking in the more jocular, boys' club presentation of the BBC. BBC's Formula One coverage superb but Sky has edge in TV innovation 2012-07-06T17:22:00Z A jocular Mr. Bloomberg and Katherine Oliver, commissioner of the mayor’s office of media and entertainment, handed out the prizes, which resemble an oversize subway token, in the words of one recipient, Robert De Niro. Media Decoder Blog: At Made in NY Awards, Kickstarter Shares Honors With Streep and De Niro 2012-06-05T18:36:36Z Whilst meant in a jocular sense he recognises that some of the language was unfitting. Facebook post vicar makes apology 2012-05-25T12:28:40Z “If they use the jocular abuse that men use, that would be viewed negatively.” Women Are Less Willing to Be Funny at Work, Says Report 2012-05-23T16:51:34Z Open champion might like a redo of some offhand comments he made after Tiger Woods' 1997 Masters victory that were meant to be jocular but came off a bit denigrating, with a whiff of racism. Regrets? They've had a few 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z Howell Gruffydd, who had been as thunderstruck as the rest of them, now affected to take a jocular view of the matter. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z "I did not say so," he answered, jocularly. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z They don some collegiate robes which they discover, and are appropriately jocular regarding their transformation into "three lovely undergraduates." The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z Standing as this church does, in the centre of the city, those who are born within the sound of its bells are jocularly called Cockneys, a name equivalent to genuine citizens. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z Their very sermons are not devoid of the jocular. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z She bent ingratiatingly forward; as if a key had clicked, a dazzling smile cut her face into two; and after a jocular word or two Mr. Morrell bore her off, Ynys following. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z Maria saw every thing, and marked well the expression of Mr. Stokes's face, so serious, so unlike his usual jocular tone. Mabel, Vol. III (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-04T02:00:58.490Z It is to this day a jocular expression in Oxfordshire, and perhaps elsewhere, “You had better whistle while you are drawing that beer.” The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z This was meant as a joke; but as the grim face did not smile, the jocular intention failed to make itself apparent. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z Physicists were sometimes jocularly greeted among astronomers as "ribbon men," and no one even dreamed that their researches were one day to advance to equal recognition with results derived from micrometer, meridian circle, and heliometer. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z "I believe you've been out all night," he observed in a jocular tone of reproof, a waggish forefinger uplifted. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z But she had the conviction that, even if they had remained active, her tall brother-in-law would not have minded them; he would have taken, probably, a jocular view of them; and of herself as well. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Instead of the brooding so common before, there is a tendency to talkativeness; the eye is bright; the expression lively; in the midst of his loquacity the patient becomes facetious and jocular. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z In the forenoon he took luncheon, grumbling jocularly at the small proportion of spirits in his drinking water. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z He disdained the arts of winning; was sullen sometimes, and always overbearing; and when he condescended to be jocular was usually offensive. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z “No,” replied the officer, in a jocular tone; “you have no more need for a blanket in this world.” The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z In spite of this sadness, he had Dolly's habit of making jocular remarks. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z A cow was offered for the march, and on the Agha jocularly saying that he should have all the milk, the Ilbegi said that I should have one to myself, and sent two. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z He had on several occasions, when cold, jocularly wished himself in hell that he might get warm. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z Kurolyessoff would carefully examine his victim; then, if content, he would say, "Well, that's enough; take him away"—and then he became cheerful, jocular, and amiable for the whole day and sometimes for several days. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z A Remote Presence Those who go back far enough generally agree that Mr. Kelly in his elongated encore is different from his first stint: less jocular, more controlling, less transparent. Raymond W. Kelly, N.Y.P.D. Commissioner, Runs Into Turbulence 2012-02-04T03:35:24Z "Do put in two chairs," suggested Chase, jocularly. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Although Murphy’s mien during Giants games is stern and intimidating — “I have to have a game face, too,” he said — he is playful and jocular around the Giants in most settings. Giants? Longtime Security Chief Handpicked by Parcells 2012-02-03T23:08:50Z From the peculiarity of its herbage, the district is known in the neighbourhood as “the short grass”; and the young men of Kildare are jocularly distinguished as the “boys of the short grass.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z He became facetious, affected to dig Mrs. Higginbotham in the ribs, and jocularly cried, "Oh! you saucy little skipper!" Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z "Wants a coat of green paint, doesn't it?" he said with a sort of jocular eagerness. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z Walter, squatting opposite, made jocular remarks about his appearance as he sat there in his shirt-sleeves. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Joe Miller, of jocular celebrity, was, aforetime, a frequenter of this establishment, when his quips “were wont to set the table in a roar.” Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z Hood, on the other hand, is jocular in an airier and lighter-hearted fashion. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z They will die of curiosity in the meantime if Miss Beckwith does not keep them too busy to get into such mischief,” added the young woman jocularly. The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation 2012-01-20T03:00:14.427Z Shortly after, Lord Rivers came into the apartment, and accosted Fuseli in his usual jocular manner, and perhaps not knowing that he had been acquainted with the Bishop, took an opportunity of introducing him. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z At debates Huntsman was by turns wooden and jocular, muddying his strong grip of foreign policy and conservative tax plan with an off-kilter joke or a Mandarin phrase. Ending Campaign, Huntsman Plans to Drop Out and Back Romney 2012-01-16T08:05:35Z "A.V.C. would have been some ancestor of yours, no doubt?" he asked jocularly, and with another wink at his companion. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z She does not know that he is jocular, nor that she too, unwittingly, is the same in her reply. Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress 2012-01-12T03:00:14.550Z Etrus′can, of or belonging to ancient Etruria or its people, language, art, &c.—sometimes jocularly put for Tuscan. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Were these expressions merely jocular, or have any papal canonists or casuists given the title of fili�, nepotes or rami to offences deducible from the same root? Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-05T03:00:41.160Z Under the French Protectorate, on the contrary, the island, with its population long since renowned for indolence and sensuality, has become, in fact, what a French captain once jocularly termed it, "La Nouvelle Cyth�re!" Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z "It is the work," replied the Master, jocularly—"the work of a pretty maiden who for five years has toiled for my person, albeit she hath not known it till now." The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Which would have been astounding, Uncle Charlie being jocular and not given to slamming doors, had it not to do with that one of the many worlds in the firmament of the Sundays, St. Simeon's. Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress 2012-01-12T03:00:14.550Z Maza had the paper in his hand when Rufo came up behind him and said in a jocular tone: "A lot of crocodiles, eh?" The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z One could discount this as jocular banter, of course. Dot Earth Blog: Climate Panel Needs to Follow its Own Advice 2011-12-19T23:42:17Z Mart� presented himself in a few moments, and, putting his hat down on a chair, asked jocularly: "Don't you all know whom I shall have the honor to present to you?" The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z Otherwise known for his jocular personality, the impeached governor-turned-reality TV star cut a somber figure Tuesday. With last word before sentencing, ousted Illinois Gov. Blagojevich to ask judge for mercy 2011-12-07T08:11:58Z The late Bishop Fraser is said to have jocularly declared that there was no heresy that had not been attributed to him by the slips of note-takers and condensers. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z The party at Gurrey's drank three bottles of wine, and afterwards, in jocular conversation, I believe Mr. Stephens might ask Mr. Gurrey if he knew of one Mrs. Sarah Stout? State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z He had on several occasions, when cold, jocularly wished himself in hell, that he might get warm. Ingersollia Gems of Thought from the Lectures, Speeches, and Conversations of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, Representative of His Opinions and Beliefs 2011-11-24T03:00:41.267Z Mart� came to my aid, cutting off the discussion in a jocular fashion. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z Many of us, when we laugh at a boy's bashfulness, are brutal, when we mean to be merely jocular. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z "He was one of the herd of the famous—" said P�khtin, still with an inquisitive glance, prepared to make that quotation both jocular and serious. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z He must have seen by my face that something was very wrong, for his jocular manner suddenly left him and he sat down all seriousness. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z He certainly wasn’t as jocular and seemingly insouciant as he was the night before, when he addressed the new accusations in a rather unusual venue, the ABC late-night comedy show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The TV Watch: A Defiant Herman Cain, Newly Serious, Goes for Broke 2011-11-09T03:00:50Z I found her very interesting; while I was setting by her, making as good a use of my time as I could, her mother came to us, and very jocularly called me her son-in-law. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z And Archie too understood, if the jocular and would-be easy manner in which he tried to drag her into the conversation again meant anything. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z It was a large walled enclosure, with houses for the officials and cells for the akambos, a jocular term, meaning "babies," which is applied to convicts, because they wear red clothes like children. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z In a word, he seemed at times even to be jocular and merry with gravity itself. The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:24.317Z "Don't you be trying any candles on us," she threatened him, in a jocular bass. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z Her jocular campaign slogan -- "Monkey Still Working, Baboon Wait Small" -- urges Liberians to have a bit more patience. Liberia's Johnson-Sirleaf seeks new term in tight poll 2011-10-10T23:44:58Z Briggs, sitting at the foot of the incarcerated dozen, jocularly hailed him with, "Hullo! for once in his life Hoover won't have to sit on the mourners' bench." From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z It seemed to him it would help on the good cause, for which so many Americans are ready to lay down their lives, if his wife should, as he jocularly called it, open a saloon. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z It has been said, as a kind of jocular epigram, that the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy nor Roman nor an empire. Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:35.717Z A babel of oaths and sporting outcries shook the place, pierced from the street without by the strains of an emulous organ-grinder jocularly jerking out the tango. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z He is a convict of the special section, very good-natured, and gay, far from stupid, and jocular without malice. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z And there was a long and protracted discussion, mysterious, jocular and yet weighty. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z This was the jocular suggestion of Dexter Freer. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z “Tell me where I can connect with a drink,” was 224 his jocular evasion, “or I’ll call you a name you never heard before.” The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Since you're in a jocular mood, I will ask you something you may think extremely amusing. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z I fancied they always spoke to him in a jocular tone, as to an infant. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z To the query, "What is the very highest form of art?" the jocular answer was, "Wyatt's Duke." The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z Upon seeing the others follow Mr. Fabian indoors, Mr. Alexander remarked jocularly: “I’m 101 afraid of visitin’ so many churches, ’cause the good I get will cure me smokin’ my old pipe. Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z "Ha, Mi Padre!" exclaimed Cocklescraft, instantly throwing aside his graver thoughts and assuming a jocular tone. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z After a few jocular references to anthropology, for the benefit of the waiter, he got down to business. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z His letter to the Pennsylvania Gazette on the Abuse of the Press, deprecates in a familiar and jocular way the scurrilous license which marked the newspaper controversies of the time. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Certainly on Saturday night an unusually relaxed and jocular 61-year-old belied the travails of a most awkward summer by suddenly appearing surprisingly youthful. Arsenal show need for reinforcements after failure to outwit Newcastle 2011-08-14T22:00:04Z Swaggering a little in my bath-robe, I had said something jocular, I do not remember just what, about the rapid accretion of wealth by plumbers. The Comforts of Home 2011-08-11T02:00:13.980Z Ha, father Pierre," said the Skipper, jocularly; "my conscience does easily cast off a burden: so it shall be as you command. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z “Ha, ha!” the parson exploded, in his delightfully jocular way. Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z Among real explorers, this club to-day is jocularly known as the "Worm Diggers' Union." My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The woodmen jocularly say that the branch grew in the night, and so could not see its way. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The name of Henty became one to refer to in another sort of literature—the smart afternoon paper with its flippant dialogues referred to him jocularly as the panacea for boys. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z Thou know'st I can drag thee up, reverend fragment of a sinful man!" returned Cocklescraft, jocularly; "yes, and with all thy pack of evil passions at thy back, besides. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z The men were awkward and uneasy, and strove to be jocular; the women smiled with tears in their eyes. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z Among friends, the people who engaged in this activity were actually quite jocular in intent but they were accountable to standards and norms that are radically different to those of most of their audience. Online commenting: the age of rage 2011-07-23T23:04:08Z “Any of your big brothers in?” with rather a jocular manner. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z Fuller tells us that ‘though his genius generally was jocular and inclining him to festivity, yet he could, when so disposed, be solemn and serious, as appears by his tragedies.’ Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z Browning, in the last verse, addresses his critics in a jocular manner. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z On more than one such occasion he had on the tip of his tongue the seemingly jocular question, "How do you know I am not married already?" Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z It may be now serious, now jocular; but it must always be bold. Anarchism 2011-07-12T02:00:35.053Z Mr. Bickle, 55, still has the rugged look of the high school quarterback he once was and has an informal and jocular manner despite his obsession with the end times. Where Worship Never Pauses 2011-07-09T22:46:16Z Putting his arm round her waist, he said jocularly, as he drew her towards him, 'So you have recovered from your fatigue. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z “His genius was jocular, but, when disposed, he could be very serious.” The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z "You seem to be in a jocular mood, sir." A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z He bent his knee before the jocular damsel. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z We allude particularly to the half significant, half hysterical laugh and distorted jocular leer, with his eyes towards the persons accusing him of the murder, when the evidence of his guilt comes out. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z She had put herself completely in his place, and was moved just as he would have been by her aunt's scornful picture of the Church of the Disciples in a jocular insurrection. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z Mrs. Campbell was in high spirits, and talked with her son in a jocular way about some event of which Theodora was ignorant. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z The conversation had been jocular, with an undercurrent of seriousness in it, but Wentworth became really serious with the last remark. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z "A false rumour, sir counsellor; which has, nevertheless, induced me to keep my room for a few days," replied the count, in a jocular tone. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z "It wasn't the taxation without representation on Virginia ham and shortcake that led to your Declaration of Independence, was it?" the vicar asked jocularly. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z Much of the machinery and spirit of The Cap and Bells—the magic journeys through the air—the comic atmosphere and adventures of the courts—are closely akin to the jocular parts of this Oberon. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z This, and my being esteemed a pretty good rig-ite, that is, a jocular verbal satirist, supported my consequence in the society. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical 2011-06-08T02:00:20.907Z It was applied to Chaucer by Spenser, and when obsolete it became jocular; for we have “Dan Cupid.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z So no one knew whether he had been passed or not, though all were agreed that the senior Turkish doctor was an unpleasant creature, jocular and offensive, and very hard to satisfy. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z You see what I mean: in her anxiety she may have exaggerated some jocular remark. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z Wordsworth was in a jocular mood, and asked his herbivorous friends whether they did not welcome such a succulent morsel of animal food as a chance caterpillar in their cabbage. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z But really I don't know about the good taste of being jocular about * * *. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z For years, Mr. Haines was one of the prominent faces of CNBC, often serving as a jocular emcee for the morning market activity. DealBook: Mark Haines, CNBC Anchor, Dies at 65 2011-05-25T14:31:21Z I always hear it spoken of in a jocular tone. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z Here, then, is Rabelais’s own expression, sincere or jocular, as you choose to take it, for what constitutes the essence of his writing. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z Mr. Singer is remarkable for transformations that turn what Mr. Stallone describes as a warm and fuzzy friend — his full face and jocular smile recall the comic singer Allan Sherman — into a foam-flecked attack dog. Guard Dog to the Stars (Legally Speaking) 2011-05-21T16:12:47Z My own references to socialism, and the like, have been jocular—I did not think you perverted "enough to hurt," though I consider your intellectual environment a mighty bad one. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z Never in all his career did this young gentleman arrive otherwise than too soon or too late; just as he was never serious, but either lachrymose or jocular. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z This, and my being esteemed a pretty good "riggite,"—that is, a jocular verbal satirist,—supported my consequence in the society. Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) 2011-05-20T02:00:26.573Z Books used to be coarse and jocular; our books are earnest and indecent on principle. The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z Grouped around their belfry-towers and organized within their gilds, they made merry in their free jocular language over their own hardships, and still more over the vices of their lords. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z And that irrepressibly ribald organ, the New York Beam, could not forbear its customary jocular sport. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z One wishes, then, that Philip Lynch, who plays Max, were somewhat less obviously American, as his flat vocal intonations and jocular manner disturb the show’s continental atmosphere. | New Jersey: Strangers on a Train, Destination Unknown 2011-05-07T00:56:45Z There was a sly and jocular smile upon the priest's countenance, especially while addressing the Count de Meyrand, that somewhat puzzled Bernard de Rohan, and evidently annoyed the count himself. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z I was seized with a jocular impulse, and I answered instantly "Natural gas." From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book 2011-05-05T02:00:21.620Z The viceroy whispered Don Antonio, and asked him whether he knew that Knight of the White Moon, and whether their combat was not some jocular device to impose upon Don Quixote? The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z So much had this doggery become frequented by these gentlemen that it became jocularly known among them as the "club annex." Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z One guest sidled up to Mr. Koch, asking jocularly, “You were a reformer?” Nocturnalist: You Singin? to Me? 2011-04-30T00:58:35Z Mr. Panetta’s personality — approachable and jocular — is also expected to help in negotiations with Congress. Panetta Comes Armed With Background in Budget Fights 2011-04-28T01:15:08Z The mirth was kept up till the guests had got into that condition jocularly called “How come you so?” The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z "Speak of the Devil, and his imps appear," said Mr. Mitchel, jocularly. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z I gathered that this jocular pleasantry was the stock joke of all near-wits who visited undertakers—I mean morticians. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z Of course I never supposed that a consular report would carry weight, but I wrote in a light jocular strain that I thought might be attended to. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Another treated it in jocular vein, with that grateful spur-of-the-moment wit which occasionally enlivens columns thrown together under such stress of time. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z They were now resting over their cigars and wines, jocularly agreeable, as a band of burglars, who have arranged all the preliminaries for the “cracking of a crib.” The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Those to whom these works are not accessible, may find an excellent selection of the serious and jocular popular Latin medieval poetry in a little volume Gaudeamus! Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z "It's the convent where Kate is at school—the prison in which she's confined, I might better say," he adds, with a laugh, but in tone more serious than jocular. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z This whimsical sort of expiation seems to have attracted the fancy of the Roman youths, who imitated the Etruscan actors; but they improved on the entertainment, by rallying each other in extemporary and jocular lines. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z It was so called from the cynic Menippus of Gadara, a city in Syria, who, like his countryman Meleager, was in the habit of expressing himself jocularly on the most grave and important subjects. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z “Of course you have,” jocularly rejoined the Count. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z There were others who did not seem inclined to treat the affair in this jocular fashion. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z No," jocularly returns the priest; "I don't suppose there is. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z There was one at an Inn door holding a quartern of brandy—the very thought of her kept me warm a whole stage—and a 16 miler too—“You’ll pardon me for being jocular.” Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z Lesparre said this in a jocular manner, as though he had made quite an impossible supposition; but Mather seemed to catch an idea from it. Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z That is,” he added in a jocular way, “whether we’ll be made welcome to it.” No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z The young courtier, moving after, joined in the jocular leave-taking; and both merrily rode away—leaving the footpad to the companionship of his speechless “pals.” The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The only justification, so far as we are aware, for this hypothesis, is a half jocular expression of the Colonel's some years afterwards. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Our driver on this occasion was disposed to be particularly sociable, though not in the jocular way. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z And indeed the superintendent had put on quite a merry appearance—flushed, excited, and jocular in his elephantine way—it seemed as if he had not a care in the world. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z He who had effected this clearance was Sir William Waller, jocularly styled “William the Conqueror,” from the succession of victories he had late achieved. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Conversing in this jocular vein, the two travellers reached the summit of the sloping declivity; and, continuing onward, entered upon a wild tract of country known as Jarret’s Heath. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The next day the commandant, to whom the letter had been entrusted, jocularly asked Allen if he thought they were fools in England, and told him the letter had been sent to Lord North. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z They settled amicably, and in the course of business George ventured several sly, jocular hints, to see how they would be taken, vexed that his grand and singular dream should go for nothing. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z I was about to summon up a jocular remark when something in his face silenced me. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z It was still guarded by his dog, which I fed on its chain—as some of my neighbours jocularly remarked—to keep it alive, for the pleasure of hearing it howl. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z The question was evidently asked with a keen interest: for the revelations which Will Walford was making had all at once changed the jocular air of his interrogator into one of undisguised eagerness. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z In the streets he was chucked under the chin by certain jocular soldiers, which demonstrations he took as evidence of the excellence of his disguise. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z In order to introduce himself, in some degree, to this austere toll-man, George asked him, in a jocular manner, how he came to employ his two eminent friends as assistant gate-keepers? The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z One of them jocularly inquired where the Captain's harem was located, adding that it was a pity to separate him from them, and that there was plenty of room on board the Rosario for ladies. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z "And I will get an introduction to Mrs. Gwynn without your kind offices," declared Ashley, with a jocular imitation of their young friend's indignant manner. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z Having delivered himself of this jocular allusion to the Tower, he passed through the park gate; and at the head of his troopers continued briskly, but silently, along the king’s highway. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z “Then it was not in a jocular spirit that he ruined my teeth with those nuts?” demanded the Viceroy, taking a small mirror out of his pocket and gazing ruefully on his ruined smile. The Dreamers A Club 2011-02-25T03:01:06.720Z He spoke jocularly, yet in his mind there was a haunting suspicion of doubt. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Brother R. L. Campbell, who I remember was present, said in a free and jocular way: 'If it should come a girl, what then?' Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z "Your house is pretty full, I believe, Mr. Bland," said Sewell, jocularly. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z And with this jocular leave-taking, the retired footpad stepped out of the house, and followed the girl—who, eager upon the errand that had summoned her forth, had already advanced some distance along the path. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z “It’s the convent where Kate is at school—the prison in which she’s confined, I might better say,” he adds, with a laugh, but in tone more serious than jocular. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z In the afternoon of that day I met him somewhere in the line and made some would-be jocular remark about his night's work. The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z One time when he was thus at fault, Joseph, in a jocular mood, said to him; 'Repeat that correctly, or I will take a stick and whip you as I would a little child.' Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z To this speech, uttered in a strain of jocular impertinence, Merl made no reply. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z As he approached the conclusion of this somewhat jocular peroration, he held up a flask—suspended by a strap over his shoulders—and unconcernedly commenced extracting the stopper. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z A chief portion of the task, he said, half jocularly, would be to lurk in the entrance-halls of great houses and write down the names of distinguished guests on the nights of grand receptions. Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z "The very time to suit him," said I, trying to be jocular. Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service 2011-02-04T03:00:18.850Z I administered to him accordingly, and he soon revived, becoming quite free and jocular with us, and about two o'clock in the morning at his suggestion I went home. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z These were all narrated in the easy, jocular tone of passing trifles, the very inconvenience of which suggested its share of amusement. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z You looked so very comfortable," I replied jocularly, between puffs, "that I could not bring myself to make the request. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Best of all they liked to extemporise a chorus out of popular songs, comic or jocular, weaving them into a harmonious whole while declaiming the words of each. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z They include verbatim minutes of one-on-one meetings between Palestinian and Israeli leaders that reveal a chummy and often jocular atmosphere. Palestinians Blast Leaked Documents 2011-01-25T01:19:38Z And in another moment, indeed, he had even successfully achieved a very fair imitation of a jocular smile. The Carleton Case 2011-01-24T03:00:17.240Z And with a jocular laugh he turned away and left him. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z There was a touch of wistfulness in her friend’s jocular words; and Muriel had seen enough of their married life to be understanding. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z He spoke of the characters of the day, and great personages of the fashion, with easy familiarity and jocular allusions, as if it was his habit to live among them. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z And in which category must be placed the equally amusing retort of another Irish sentry to his officer—the naïvely simple, or the slyly jocular? The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z While Arthur Franklyn spoke, Henry could not avoid comparing the style of his present conversation to the light-hearted, jocular talk of olden times, proving that trouble had sobered the father as well as the daughter. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z The first few lines were a half-jesting allusion to Martin's croakings about his health; but even these had a forced, constrained air, and none of the jocular ease of the old man's manner. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z And in that jocular epigram lies a meaning almost beyond words to express. The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics 2010-12-30T03:00:21Z There was not much in the letters certainly; in the pink notes scarcely any thing—merely a little word or two, half jocular, half sympathetic, such as might be written by any young lady. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z My own wife observes this heathen rite to this day, and so, I fancy, do most men’s wives—jocularly, no doubt, but with a sort of feeling that ‘if there is anything in it,’ &c. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z There was an almost jocular intimacy about it all, until the priest, in a secret, attentive and distinct voice that nevertheless filled the aisle, began the Sacrament.... The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z By contrast, as Mr. Blumenthal fielded questions, he was beaming -- as relaxed and jocular as he has been around reporters since he launched his campaign. Letter From Connecticut: Blumenthal Attack Ad Puts McMahon Campaign on the Defensive 2010-10-06T13:07:00Z "I know Alex is not really a Liverpool man but I've spoken to him and, in a jocular way, I asked that now I have this job we don't speak to each other," Hodgson said. Ferguson and Hodgson unite in friendship 2010-09-17T21:29:00Z That gambit is in keeping with the tone of the whole tome: jocular, smart, surprising. Carlo Ancelotti autobiography offers insights into winning and eating 2010-09-07T13:42:00Z In his testimony, Judge Bybee said that remark was meant as “a jocular comment.” Bush Aide Says Some C.I.A. Methods Unauthorized 2010-07-16T05:40:00Z One of Russia's most popular newspapers, Moskovsky Komsomolets, splashed the bride price increase on its front page on Wednesday, jocularly headlined "Camel Rate." Russia's Muslim south triples sharia bride price 2010-07-07T12:24:00Z "It's quite jocular, sort of an informal culture," said Bellos, who lived in Brazil for five years as The Guardian newspaper's South American correspondent. What's in a name? Culture prizes familiarity 2010-06-08T09:37:00Z Altidore was jocular and active, showing no sign that his right ankle was bothering him. Leisurely Practice for U.S. Before Real Work Starts 2010-06-06T18:06:00Z He was jocular but cold and arrogant and prone to flattery. Books of The Times: Miranda Carter?s ?George, Nicholas and Wilhelm? and World War I 2010-03-23T21:40:00Z Bars and restaurants were filled with jocular conversations about black bags and unattended luggage. Letter From India: Opening Up to the World and Its Evils 2010-03-11T12:06:00Z At dinner Saturday night, he said, the team left the restaurant jocularly singing Canada's national anthem, "O Canada." U.S. Gives Canada a Gut Punch 2010-02-22T15:05:00Z The verb “to bag,” for instance, is in jocular use for implying a petty appropriation of property. A Cursory History of Swearing "You take everything too tragically," he said in a jocular tone. The Undying Past "But I cannot get anybody to please me, woman," says I, jocularly. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 "Mercy," commanded her father, dropping the jocular element in his severity; "go into the bar, I'll talk to you presently." A Poached Peerage An anticlimax can be intentionally employed only for a jocular or satiric purpose. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Often a heavy weight was tied to each foot, as was jocularly said, “to keep his horse from throwing him.” Curious Punishments of Bygone Days Before they had exchanged many words, the prince in a jocular tone said: "Master Doctor, you had better let me confess to you." Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster The fellow stared a little; then he came toward me, smirking in a jocular, impertinent way. The Haunted Pajamas And I think it so very ill-bred to be jocular in the wrong places.' The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen I must own to being rather shocked at the careless and even jocular tone in which my companion described a traffic which I had always heard spoken of as a crime. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne Another old man explained his presence by jocularly declaring that he was going down to Cuba to search for the footprints of Columbus. Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers In other days I had often been twitted in a jocular fashion by my friends about my membership of this particular club. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance Perhaps some jocular reply would be safest—might divert his attention, you know. The Haunted Pajamas He was about to ask some jocular question of the turnkey when he saw the latter put his finger to his lips and roll his eyes significantly. Marguerite de Valois "I—I have noticed that great men are always observant," he said jocularly. The Gambler A Novel This pledge was cheerfully given, and after a few words of jocular good-nature were exchanged on both sides, Horse Shoe and his companion retired. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency "Quite so; I open the despatch, as it may be, at the breakfast-table, jocularly observing that it looks official, eh?" Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) "Oh, I say, I'm going to make you a highball," I said, trying to assume a frisky, jocular air. The Haunted Pajamas Along the hitching-poles excited and jocular cowboys were loosing their ponies and leaping to their saddles. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop He was vaguely supposed to have inherited a small patrimony from an adventurous uncle who had died in America, and to whom he sometimes jocularly referred as his "avuncular oof-bird." A Traitor's Wooing Indeed, as she tripped along beside Reuben, it seemed to him that she had never been in a more jocular and vivacious humor. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 As we sit down to dinner, I attempt to be jocular with my youngest. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York The Piedmont Dairy Festival, as it was called, was modeled after the famous Shenandoah Apple Blossom festival and was jocularly known locally as the "Cow Blossom festival." Frying Pan Farm In gay spirits they gathered round their rude table, Parker and Jennie particularly jocular. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop He tried at first, by a smile and a jocular manner, to evade the question; but seeing my determination fixed, he looked grave, felt my pulse, percussed my chest, and was silent. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) You invite me to come and stay with you before term begins, in order to meet the young lady to whom with extremely bad taste you jocularly allude as my "future daughter-in-law." Plashers Mead A Novel His jocular manner and hearty greeting might lead one to think that it was a pleasure jaunt rather than a sympathy call on an inmate which had brought him to the asylum. John Marsh's Millions A fellow workman loafing at the entrance to a saloon jocularly invited him to enter and take a drink. By Right of Conquest A Novel Two or three times during the summer he had openly, though jocularly, alluded to their marriage, but she had put him off with a keen word. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop And when these advantages were presented to him in feminine eyes and smiles, or a feminine handwriting, he could not even take a jocular view of it. East Angels The woman's face, as he spoke these words in an easy, jocular tone, was actually ghastly. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience I asked jocularly, as we discussed the appetising ham and eggs which she had prepared in her own kitchen. Windyridge Men were surly to him, or—and that was less kind—jocular. Bye-Ways This, and my being esteemed a pretty good rigile,—that is, a jocular verbal satirist,—supported my consequence in the society. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 His plan seemed to him so good as he unfolded it that it made him jocular. East Angels Some jocular allusion to the slow march of the procession had set them a-laughing; and O'Kelly said,— "Talk as men will about the ills of life, see how tardily they move out of it." Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Her pronunciation of French on the stage has always aroused comment, some of it jocular. Interpreters "No, I know it isn't," the doctor agreed, in his best imitation of an old practitioner's jocular manner. The Competitive Nephew They would converse, but always in the presence of that third person which in such instances is jocularly supposed to constitute “a crowd.” A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance In this letter, written in 1771, Mistress Winslow treats the matter jocularly and even wittily; but it was a grave enough affair, that of the "heddus," to the average dame of the day. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) Three years before he had jocularly called the Prince his younger Brother. Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 And then Stocmar followed, like another counsel in the same brief,—half jocularly, to be sure, and like one not required to supply more than some illustrative arguments. One Of Them "Is our Countess young, doctor?" asked I, half jocularly. That Boy Of Norcott's “Well after all, you might get to punching each other’s heads again, and I not there to prevent it,” I said, jocularly. A Frontier Mystery "I am very sorry, Mr. Cutbill, if my inability to be jocular should deprive me of the pleasure of your society; but there are still many points on which I desire to be informed." The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Six or seven English officers, amongst whom were two majors, were gathered around General Humbert, who was conversing with them in tones of easy and jocular familiarity. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune In the same airy strain and light jocular mood, Which we cannot too highly admire, Did the gentleman not, he politely pursued, That refreshment himself, too, require? Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) De Persigny felt sure that he would be told there and then not to worry himself; but the Emperor was in a jocular mood, and took delight in prolonging his anxiety. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Come, Lanty," said he, jocularly, "I can afford to sport ten pounds for a whim. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago The jocular tone of his voice made a playful challenge of the words. The Golden Skull |
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