| 单词 | joking |
| 例句 | I'm sorry Burke, I was honestly joking, but I’ll stop for real. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “I went to college in the United States; I guess some sort of accent stuck. My wife teases me about it, but I thought she was joking until now.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I was so used to the dimple in her left cheek by now that I never confused when she was serious with when she was joking anymore. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Like today, it’s just us three like normal, laughing and joking and being silly, until Isabella asks about Halloween costumes. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Finally, just before we got off on the seventh floor, Vega said, “I guess those girls weren’t joking about being detectives.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He turned around to find that five kids were walking around the curve and past the tent, joking and laughing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z During the days we dug up delicious fat purple potatoes, chatting and joking all the while. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Basically, the same thing that happened in homeroom happened again: no one sat next to me except for Jack, who was joking around with some kids who weren’t in our homeroom. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I took that as a joking compliment, as everyone knows that ants are powerful, despite their tiny size. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She keeps a straight face, but her sparkling eyes tell me she’s joking. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “No, no, my boy, I’m joking—obviously,” he chortles, leaning over to pat my hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z "I'm not joking you. I never joke people. Joke people and you make enemies. That's what I always say." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Tony and I have known each other for years, working on projects and joking around after class. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Lately he’d started joking about us playing air- guitar—air-cello duets, which was about as far as I was willing to go. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There was Link, seated among my attackers, laughing, joking with them, behaving as though he were a regular member of the group. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was obviously joking, but Jazz decided right then and there that she liked him. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Sorry, Big B. You know I’m just joking.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z "I'm not joking you," the count blew a cloud of smoke. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell if she was joking or not. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The giants stopped their joking and their songs. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Bobby insisted that Larsen wasn’t joking and that the insults “hurt.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Victory and Joe had been joking, speculating on what it would take to kill Wild if they happened on her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m only joking around, but Yolanda gets a stern expression like I’m one of her little brothers or sisters acting up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “Not even joking. Eat before you go. And don’t drink anything.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Nobody else knew how to react, and they basically looked at each other like, Is she serious or joking?! The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I’m joking. Just knocking off for the night. What can I do for you?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Probably my favorite thing, other than joking around with my team, was when an astrophysics grad student from the University of Central Florida came to speak. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z And so she did, complimenting Esther and joking with Esther, but always in that manner that was both playful and patronizing, and sometimes giving Esther things, an old handbag, an old watch. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Or he assumed we were joking about the date. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z They were laughing and joking with each other as they headed for the gate to see friends and family or just go into town and have fun. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He must have been joking, or speaking through a sudden uncontrollable anger. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Grayson was joking, but Maniac was serious when he piped, “Great! Where to?” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiles, and I realize that she was joking. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Bai Shan’s deskmate whispered in his ear and got a joking punch in return. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And I heard my father's voice joking, "As long as you can find yourself, you'll never starve." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I was mostly joking, but he pulled back, bashful. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “He was always joking about calling the tips number in the newspaper, and the five of us splitting the reward money. Picking up the telephone. Pretending to dial.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Can I become a Quaker?” asked Kit, only half joking. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She must have thought I was ignoring it or just thought she was joking around. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Underneath any joking, the reality for Russians was alarming. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Sammy and the servicemen have been laughing and joking for going on an hour now. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He was only joking, but he knew I could drive. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z When he hands us the money, he says, “Gracias,” and bows with his hands pressed together, and oh my God, he’s not even joking. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Her eyes go narrow, like she’s trying to see if I’m joking or not. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I was only half joking, hoping that maybe she had. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Clarisse, from Ares, was joking about me being ‘Big Three’ material. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z As usual I found them slighdy disreputable: making jokes about things that were no joking matter. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z What none of the others in the room knew was that Baba wasn’t joking. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His voice sounded as if he were joking, but there was nothing funny about his face when he looked at Meggie again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Except while most of the other kids crowd the hallways joking and laughing and comparing outfits, Elsie and I lock the door to our room and begin our investigation into the disappearance of VanQuish. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z While the other kids cleared out of the room, laughing and joking and starting their after-school games, I gathered up my stack of books and came to stand by Mr. Ostrowski’s desk. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Wang Lung avoided them lest some recognize him, for he wanted none of their joking on this day. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z That beautiful young woman who was joking around less than a day and a half earlier was just nowhere. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys had caught their breaths, and they were talking softly, not joking for a change, not horsing around, just talking quietly about the lights and what lay before them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But Mr. Ages had not been joking when he said the ceiling was low. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I tried that morning to model confidence, smiling and joking with the kids. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t even know if you’re joking right now,” Dill said. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z They stood around, smiling and joking, keeping an eye on the clouds overhead while they waited. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I smiled at him to let him know I was just joking. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I can only assume you are joking when you presume to call yourself a plumber! Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Con tried to draw her out by joking with her, and sometimes Taisin seemed to appreciate it, but she quickly retreated back into a state that seemed to hover between anxiety and frustration. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They chatter up and down the line, sometimes laughing and joking, sometimes spitting bitter debates. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are joking, Lizzy. This cannot be!—engaged to Mr. Darcy! No, no, you shall not deceive me. I know it to be impossible.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “I was joking. It’s really cotton candy, delicious cotton candy. Try it and see.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z To do otherwise, to begin joking, would have been a hypocritical denial of what had happened, and Phineas was not capable of that. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “You and Maya were just joking about it. What are you trying to say?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Candice knew he was joking, and she knew she was supposed to laugh. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I was joking with myself earlier, but now I’m wondering how it’s possible that I’ve stepped into the most predictable teen rom-com ever. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Thomas didn’t know what to make of the conversation—it was hard to tell when Minho was joking. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I’ll bet I was the only one out of the eleven hundred who knew that he wasn’t joking—me and Winkleman. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Then Grandpop said, “I’m joking. 646-555-8349. I can tell you your daddy’s cell, your mama’s cell, and their work numbers too, if you like, boss. And your address.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She’s joking, but when she looks over at him, The Taker’s face is rigid, and he’s staring out the window. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Most of us Marines were spending more time joking and talking about how the war had to end soon than worrying about the impending battle. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Levi elbows me in the side and whispers, “She was joking with you.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I could hear her laughing and joking with my sisters as they packed things. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We all knew Noodles was joking, but, you know, it did seem like the air was different. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z When he looked at her she looked at him and, as though it were part of the joking conversation she was having with her friends, she laughed aloud. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z My plan is to cut it and say I was just joking about being indi'gena. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They had passed a pleasant evening, joking and playing games with the little creatures. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z And everyone laughed...then stopped when they realized he was not joking in the least. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “You must be joking. Who am I to play against the likes of Stan Smith and Jimmy Connors?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Theon dropped back and followed well behind them, talking and joking with the guardsmen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I thought he must be joking, but he was not. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “Young lady, if you don’t leave right now, I’m going to call security. I’m not joking.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Surely he was joking!” she thought quickly, which was just as quickly followed by the nauseating suspicion that he was not. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z All joking aside, Don was becoming something of a food science scholar. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She pauses, her eyes scrunched up as if she can’t figure out whether I’m joking or not. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z ‘Ted, I don’t think this is a time for joking.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “I'm not joking. That's what he said,” she said, sounding bored, not playful. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Although Harry much preferred this new laughing, joking Ron to the moody, aggressive model he had been enduring for the last few weeks, the improved Ron came at a heavy price. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I don’t know if she was joking or really angry that I liked the hairstyle. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Instead, it became just another worst day, albeit the worst of the bunch, and as night fell fast, we continued on, drinking and joking. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Of course not, you idiot! I was joking. Does an insane man joke?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought he might be joking, but he seemed serious. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Dude, I got this,” Michael always said, a joking reference to the impossibility of sprinting upstairs to the platform in time to catch the train. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Caesar Flickerman is wonderful, teasing, joking, getting choked up when the occasion presents itself. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He seemed on the verge of making some joking remark, but when he saw me his eyes got wide and his mouth fell open into a small round o. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z We started joking about Ice running for mayor of New York and me running for governor. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z They were joking loudly among themselves, laughing raucously and punching each other’s arms. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Sherrie wanted to talk about the disposition of certain funds, but John kept joking with her, stalling her with odd cracks and silliness. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are going to blow-dry my hair with that brush? You must be joking. Can’t you people think?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When I got back to the district a small group of youth members stopped their joking to welcome me, but I couldn't break the news. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked like he wasn’t sure whether or not I was joking. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He and the other boys, the group he lived with, would be wrestling and joking, vying to be cleverest, or strongest, as they made their way together to or from the schoolhouse. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He watched me joking with Sharif, watched Soraya and me lacing our fingers together, watched me push back a loose curl of her hair. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the party they piled the peasants onto wooden carts and hauled them off to vote, under careful observation, amidst much joking and laughter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, stop joking!” the first man said, and burst out laughing. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Really. I’m not joking. Unless you’re that against having anything to do with me. I don’t care. You can get in line.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “Only joking, I am Fred,” said the boy, and off he went. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell if he was serious or joking. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Are you joking?” he says, his eyes wide. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a bewitching moment: a gorgeous train rocketing through the winter landscape carrying five of history’s greatest architects, all in the same car, gossiping, joking, drinking, smoking. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The boy’s tall and muscularly broad frame made him look older than he probably was and he had a few people around him, all of them laughing and joking. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Yet they did not appear miserable in the least; instead, they were laughing and joking, as though they had just played a game of bowls and not fought a potentially disastrous fire. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z And this was friendly joking to what went on later. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But when I looked at her face, I could tell she wasn’t joking. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I had never seen someone stutter like that; I thought he must have been joking or playing around, so I laughed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Only joking, such an absurd joke, ha-ha! There’s no such thing as chicken soup!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Behind him he could hear men joking, but he could not hear the jokes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Because I knew that Mr. Clifton liked to tell bad jokes, but this time I couldn’t tell if he was joking. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “I am joking with you, of course,” he said gently. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I glance over at her joking with a group of Junior Agent trainees on the other side of the food court and then click on her page. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The other guys were joking around, talking about their vacation plans. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I thought he was joking but you could never be sure. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He and his joking partner would hunt the wilderness for months, calling to the wolves, speaking their language to ask where the game was. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sticky was more relaxed now, and soon the two of them grew comfortable together, joking and laughing like old friends. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A crowd of young people waits near me to board the ferry, joking and jostling each other about school and movies and some farmer they must have passed on their outing. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Maybe you’re just not as funny as you used to be,” Grace said, but she knew her mom would know she was joking. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I didn’t know if Diego was joking about the dress code, but I would have worn clown shoes and a tutu to get out of my house. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She understood the words he was saying but thought he must be joking, playing a terrible joke on her and her brother and sister. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z This time Genie laughed, because he knew she was joking. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Am I going to hell for joking about it?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The merchant had said those very words, joking. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I really love you,” he says. he's not joking. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z With all that, I don’t know why we were joking, but I said, “Oh, you’ll get your share, all right.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m IN THE KITCHEN, washing dishes and joking around with my coworkers, when Don Lucho pokes his head through the doorway. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But soon I found myself pouring the drinks, too, joking with him for no other reason but to share a simple pleasure. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I might have been joking around but Mom wasn’t. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Dill looked for any sign that his father was joking. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “No, I’m not joking. And don’t take this the wrong way or anything, but he also said you aren’t nearly as dumb as you pretend to be.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Greenland trainees were in the lobby, joking and comparing notes. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z After what Jason had seen in his dream, he didn’t feel much like joking. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Kaede tilted her head briefly at the campfire, where Con and Pol were sitting on their bedrolls, joking with Tali as he prepared whatever concoction they would be eating tonight. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Before long, though, they were laughing and talking on their rides, and Grandpa was howdying and joking with everybody he saw. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He would ride me in a joking way in the room, criticizing my housecleaning or the way I wore my uniform. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t mean to have any of this sound joking. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You mean I need to bow to you?” he asked, like maybe I was joking. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Apparently, he thought we were joking about the date. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I knew Dad was joking, but something in the sound of his voice told me his feelings were hurt. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Are you joking? I think something like that is the one that fits our vision.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Don’t start beating me up, Captain Ahab, I’m just joking,” I said, laughing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I remember a bunch of guys joking with Alex in the locker room. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z They wouldn't have known if the other boys actually stopped talking and joking because they were no longer paying attention. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z A few feet away, three teenage boys are laughing and joking. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “No clowning around. No joking around. No switching up your positions when you feel like it.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Gradually, however, as the white players began opening up to me, talking, laughing and even joking, I began feeling comfortable in their midst, with the result that I was soon playing at their level. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Were you so resentful of my leaving that you had to exact your revenge in flesh?” he asked, only half joking. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And in the dugout and on the bleachers, I wasn’t joking around, imitating my teammates, and keeping everyone loose. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “Are you joking? I haven’t taken a bath for ages, and neither have you.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “I see you laughing and joking on the stairs of your own house with some pretty girl in a blue dress, her holding your arm like she owned it. I saw you, Wash Fuller.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She knew he was joking with her, but the thought of the future was sobering. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When my father condemned doctors as minions of Satan, Richard turned to Kami and gave a small laugh, as if Dad were joking. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I went into her house and ate her food. But I was joking about being bewitched. She’s the gentlest little person you ever saw. You’d love her, Mercy.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I can tell she's joking, but sleep doesn't come easily as I lie all alone beneath the tree. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She was joking around when I was being serious. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z She glanced over her shoulder at Cain, who was joking with Grave as if he weren’t a demon-summoning psychopath. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He laughed, and she laughed, too, although she had not been joking. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He nods a few times, as if to say he isn’t joking. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We both think I’m joking until I catch a whiff of my shrimpy catering pants on the hamper and I jog to the bathroom and puke. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I made my stories as ridiculous as possible so people would always know I was joking. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She was too superior for it to be made a joking question. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I looked at him to see if he was joking, but his sunburned face was expressionless. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z They couldn't tell if Bryson was being serious or if he was joking around. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Usually Carmen and Tony would be talking and joking as they zigzagged their way through the packs of people that jammed the street. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z “You must be joking. Is that really a future you can picture?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “No, I’m not joking. You have a baby sister.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not joking. I think in a little time, very soon maybe, we might be coming into some money.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Hence the laughter of the women to whom he made proposals, the practical joking of his equals among the men. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess I just figured he was joking. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z They could keep telling us he was alive, but it wouldn’t feel true until he was right in front of us, joking like usual. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z And suddenly there was the moon, joking around in the haze and tossing a dull light that shimmered the fog to the color of old pearls. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z They will stay all night, drinking hot coffee in the street, joking bitterly, working the video and microphones in shifts. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Again, he told me to guess, then quickly added that he was joking. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I assume he’s joking about the Fijian holiday. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He’s just joking, the terrified woman mouths to her son, even as she covers his mouth with her hand. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Noodles's voice went from joking to real worried, in a snap. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Sheriff Snyder is here, overseeing the removal of the bodies, him and his boys sitting easy in their saddles, joking like they ain’t got a care in the world. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She was joking, of course, but I knew that whatever was going on didn’t seem one bit funny. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The men were making too much noise, laughing, joking to cover her terrible accusing silence below. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Obviously he could pull it off alone, but maybe he wanted to see Guitar warm and joking again, his face open and smiling instead of with that grim reaper look. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm joking. Keep the money. Sorry I got so annoyed." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I was only joking, but he was very offended. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When all was finally ready, the joking stopped. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z After a few hours of lying around and joking and making funny sounds she’ll get up and drift off to the other end of the apartment. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Elijah began to speak of the Christian religion, of Christians, in the same soft, joking way. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “Ah, we have a funny one,” Meir said with dry sarcasm, although I hadn’t been joking. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Sorry, man. Didn't mean to bust in on you. I mean, I didn’t think she’d take off like that. We were only joking.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Percy stared across the circle at Nico, trying to decide if he was joking. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Overall, it was a dignified, friendly affair and a reminder that even heads of state are capable of talking about their children and joking about the British weather. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She laughed and said she was joking and ruffled my hair again. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys were joking with one another as they approached, but when they got close enough to read Luma’s expression, they sensed that her mood was gloomy, and fell quiet. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z His one pointed eyebrow quirks, like he’s joking. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He listened to the conversation around him, the joking, the needling, the telling and retelling. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I was joking, Mom. That was just an attempt to add a little levity.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, long after lights-out, Joe and Roger sat up in the dark, joking, telling stories, trying to talk themselves down from an emotional cliff. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He looked at me carefully, as if to determine if I was joking. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, while rain, instead of hail, fell steadily, they lay in the shallow brook, laughing and joking, washing off the raspberry stains their hands had left all over their bodies. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Garvey went about each day, joking with both boys as usual. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Unlike last night, they weren’t laughing or joking around. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Not funny, Mr. Finch. This is not a joking matter.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Finally, I said, “I’m not joking. His brain, I can see it!” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There was no sign of joking or leg-pulling on any of them. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Ophie’s mother gestured for her to follow, and Ophie was left wondering whether the man had been joking in that way old people sometimes did. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z And he said it so straight-faced, but he had to be joking. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He could picture him striding across the yard in mail and plate, or sitting at his accustomed place on the bench in the Great Hall, joking as he ate. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t race next year, Cora saw, but loll at the sidelines, joking with his friends, devising mischief. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He said my name, and when I looked into his eyes the joking was gone. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “You told them about that thing with the squirt bottle. How could you do this to me? I was just joking around.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She missed dinners in the mess hall, with wind spirits whisking platters through the air and legionnaires joking about the war games. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I thought she was joking, but her expression seemed serious. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z We had so much fun joking and giggling. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z "You weren't joking, about wanting me for an ally?" she asks. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I said it like I was joking, but I really wanted to know what she thought of me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “Do I look like I’m joking, Jason Taylor?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But all anyone seemed to hear was this: “He was joking around.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He laughed to show he was only joking. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Always smiling, always joking, always goofing around, whether or not it was the time for it. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Prince said, “I’m not joking. Ask any man on board.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I said Sam tried to give his brother the money, but his brother said no! He was only joking!” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Each time I talked to her brothers she’d yell at them, only half joking, saying, “Don’t you try to take my reporter! Go get your own!” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z If a kid cries or threatens to tell on him, he says he’s only joking and invites them to hang out. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “Unless you get commanded,” Isabella says, and she sounds so serious, it takes me a second to realize she’s joking. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “You've got to be joking. I grew up in the country, but I never chased any kind of wild animal into the woods to take home and eat.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The few times my mother gets on him about it, he laughs it off and says he’s just joking. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma’s voice is low and serious, and I wish we could go back to joking about track. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Somehow, in the light of day, joking about who will be around to eat the rolls has lost its humor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. He was with his friends, joking around, that’s all,” she said. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z ‘You weren’t joking. I should know by now. You never joke. So what do you mean?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Not just joking around like last summer at the movie theater. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I thought Tyler was joking until an hour later when we sat down to dinner. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He stared mournfully at his shoes and I recognized the joking part of the conversation had ended. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m glad to see Baba joking around again, and I know it’s because Thaya Jaan’s surgery went smoothly yesterday and he’s recovering in the hospital. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z We didn’t have an upper register, so to speak, but only the middle range of our shared experience and ways of behaving, of joking around. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mark thought he was joking, but the man looked grave.“It is a wildfire!” he shouted back. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Ow. Come on, I was just joking,” he said, rubbing his leg. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Better wait till you feel better, Grandpa,” I said, joking. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Of course I’m joking, girl,” Ma said into her phone. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Groups of people and a few couples milled around, all laughing and joking and calling out to each other, some obviously already intoxicated, heading off campus for the weekend. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Despite his joking manner, Pinmei knew Yishan had given it to her in kindness, and it made her feel as if she were drinking a warm cup of tea. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “I was only joking,” he said, “This is a library.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She’s joking, so I figure this must mean she doesn’t know how much I want to kill her right now. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I don’t know if he’s serious, if he’s joking, or if he’s just being plain mean. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I can hear him and Yolanda joking around, and I’m glad she doesn’t try to pull me into their conversation. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Ruby demanded, and Sparrow couldn’t tell if she was joking, or truly saw no difference between licked spoons and licked boys. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I winked to let her know I was only half joking. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “You’re joking, right? If I were spying, I wouldn’t want to be seen, would I? And so pressing up. against the window like this would be a pretty dumb idea, wouldn’t it?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They stared at each other for almost a whole minute, before Harry said, “This is a joke, right? You’re joking.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He waved his paws, pleading for the joking to stop, as he rolled about on the floor, exploding from bouts of giggling to fits of laughter. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She looked at him, puzzled, trying to decide whether or not he was joking, then she said, “St. Louis.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z As she said this, her voice lilted with sarcasm, as if this blunder, after everything else—after joking about the Holocaust and glancing at her test—was too much and she was done with me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z All the Mexican guys were joking around with each other in Spanish and a couple of them even joked with me and Rondell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Madu had brought two cartons the last time he visited, joking that locally made liquor in old beer bottles was part of the win-the-war effort. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He smiled, making it clear he was joking. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I read that line at least three times, certain she was joking. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Now Mrs. Frisby’s spirits fell again, and she said, almost bitterly: “You are joking, sir; you are not serious. No rat could move my house. It is far too heavy, much too big.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Tee, Izzy, and Jerome were still joking about the grease stain with the new nose job. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Soon it’s time to stack up the hurdles and put them off to the side of the track, and all the relay girls are laughing and joking with each other. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Now in the big Greek’s expression Singer thought that he could detect something sly and joking. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A black man was on his knees in the gutter, hands cuffed behind his back, as several police officers stood around him talking, joking, and ignoring his human existence. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z That she could ask him questions like that, even in a joking way. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I was a little embarrassed because she thought I was just joking, but this time I was really going to be breaking the rules. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I scour his face for a sign that he's joking, but no—he really does believe it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Asking me about root, instead of joking about something they didn’t understand. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The black brothers had left Castle Black in good spirits, joking and trading tales, but of late the brooding silence of the wood seemed to have sombered them all. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You think I’m joking. I want this old car gone.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Of the blur of the Folk eating and joking. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A few hesitant chuckles came from the crowd, like they weren’t sure if he was joking or not. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Decades later, as I talked with Rogers in his Brooklyn apartment, we agreed, only half joking, that the spinning cab was probably no accident. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The Fugees were in a playful mood, laughing and joking with one another, trying, it seemed, not to think too much about soccer. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z They strutted around the neighborhood in groups, joking, laughing loudly, sometimes even calling after girls, with identical stupid, self-satisfied grins on their faces. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He told long, wild stories about his childhood; as I pumped panting up steep hills he glided along beside me, joking steadily. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the team taped up a sign with a single handwritten word: Plumbers—a joking reference to their mission of finding and fixing leaks. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Of course I know. I was only joking.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Some sort of test, I think. Fred said it hurts a lot, but I think he was joking.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “A week? You've got to be joking. For a Rule 32 hearing? The trial in this case only lasted a day and a half.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Are you joking? You think we’ll still be here when winter comes? Mother, no!” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z We all knew he was just joking and that whatever zing he was gonna attempt was just gonna be silly, but still, this was Sunny. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Me, I was trying to decide if I was joking or not. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z "I wasn't joking. New York is the coolest." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Her smile told me she was joking, but I didn’t find the joke funny at all. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The guys at the next table all have rubber plugs in their earlobes and studs in their eyebrows and are joking around with each other like otters. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Dari looked at me as if he needed me to tell him whether she was joking. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The same people who, just a few hours before, had been laughing and joking now looked taut and strained. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When his parents tell him, one evening after dinner, Gogol thinks they’re joking. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Some of the boxers were weighing themselves, and joking, and drifting off into the shower room behind the rusty lockers. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He rambles on, joking that perhaps Asher Wing of the Phoenix Riders—well-known for unconventional draft picks—has figured out something that the rest of us haven’t. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘It’s fine to see you up and yourself again, sir! Gandalf asked me to come and see if you were ready to come down, and I thought he was joking.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Laughter floated up from the street, German voices joking back and forth as the patrol moved on to somewhere else. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I’m not joking,” Emma said, and she took her hands out from behind her back. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Her kidneys shrank to the size of raisins, and although I wanted what was best for her, I naturally assumed the vet was joking when he suggested dialysis. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She notices this quite clearly, the way Geoff stops the joking and laughing and pushing. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Ofttimes I’d find him reading a book; he would stop and in a joking, wistful, and cynical manner ape the antics of the white folks. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The joking manner was a screen; I believed him. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody except TC and the two adult facilitators could stop joking around. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Ken and Bob had this smart, competitive way of joking where one would make a wisecrack and the other would have a comeback and the first would have a retort to the comeback. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Some looked serious, but there was a lot of laughing and joking. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Harrison had heard them sing at a picnic and, joking, had asked them to sing at his funeral. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Sorrento couldn’t seem to tell whether or not I was joking. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They had all come back with Purple Hearts, but it didn’t seem as if the war had changed Harley; he was still a little fat, and he still made them laugh, joking and clowning. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They hiked back to camp laughing and joking as if they were old friends. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Safer looks at me like I’m nuts, “You’re joking, right? I’m not talking about a robbery. I’m talking about falcons or hawks—don’t they teach you about birds of prey at school?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The girl still had a sense of humor, but if she was gushing blood, she wasn’t going to be joking around for much longer. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Clay, I’m not joking. Listen to the tape.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Three of them lined up and kicked like chorus maidens, joking loudly. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He let Fadi come with him to work the following weekend, and when he’d finished his shift at six a.m., they’d strolled through the city, eating chocolate doughnuts, joking, and—best of all—taking pictures. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z It got to the point that Trapper, half- joking, half-serious, posted updates on Crow outside the trainer’s office. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They all were laughing, joking, and passing love notes to one another. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Evan knew he was just joking, but this was exactly why he didn't like Scott. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z The rest of my teammates are listening to iPods or joking around. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Omakayas saw Tatah, an itchy, joking mood always came upon her and she looked around to see what tricks she could play on her quiet cousin. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Thomas grabbed Chuck by the collar, joking around. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z They walked through the wood for twenty minutes, talking and joking loudly, until at last they emerged on the other side and found themselves in the shadow of a gigantic stadium. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It was nice, and, sort of joking around, I let my head fall back and rest on her stomach. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “Don’t be stupid, I was only joking,” he said easily. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “We Eskimos have joking partners—people to have fun with—and serious partners—people to work and think with. You and I are both. We are joking-serious partners.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was just joking about the barter. You don’t have to talk about this if you don’t want to, but if you do...I’ll listen.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He was not joking, Shadow was certain of that: there was a hunger there for something, for pain, or death or retribution. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z A few other students are gathered inside the grounds, joking and talking nervously. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was joking, but his words tugged at my heart as thoughts from last night filtered into my brain. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Odin did not ask if he was joking. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z And the way she goes from teasing and joking to sudden seriousness. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “All joking aside, I know what he meant. About there being something about you. I can see it.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z His tone is light, but it doesn't feel like a joking question. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I say, but I can tell Mr. S is joking. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “Your brother might be joking. You sure he’s dead?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Conversation: men and women joking, talking about shore leave. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z When Garfield awoke on Sunday morning, he was calm and positive, just as he had been the day before, even joking with people around him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I wanted to ask someone, “Suppose Zaydeh isn’t dead? Suppose he’s joking and wakes up to find out he’s buried?” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry. If I’d known about the raid, I never—” “Are you joking?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Chris and I stopped joking and lay still, listening through the walls. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I know Mom had been joking in our backyard, but that’s how I would have imagined them in the end—lying side by side in our garden bed together. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Not joking. I’m going to accept the position in Oakland.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z At first I thought she was joking, but she was lucid and totally serious. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z This is what my father said, grinning the way he does when he’s partly joking. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “They must be joking. At least, I hope they’re joking. Don’t you?” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Okay, maybe I was joking about the murder, but Edie does bump into me extra hard during a basketball game in gym later that day. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I tried to laugh it off, but there was a scary intensity to Diego's voice that made me think he wasn’t joking. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z In his time they had become a joking matter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a very witty response, but I didn’t feel much like joking around. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Now she had finally taken the ultimate flight into space only to have her fellow cosmonauts joking about her cooking for them? Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Charlie rubbed his head and looked at me like he hoped I was joking, but I wasn’t. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Sneaky acts like nothing’s wrong at all; he’s laughing and joking with these guys the same way he used to with me. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “I’m not joking. They’re in schoolrooms and everywhere. I’ve spent so much time staring at globes I could probably make one.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I promised you ancient mystery, and now it’s nothing but a parking lot,” said Paolo, half sad and half joking, as they got back in the car. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I knew he was just joking around, but Seanie was always so creepy about how he said things. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A quick smile showed the boy was joking. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z There is none of Rogelio’s easy manner, none of his usual bantering or joking. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now you truly must be joking. Why would I do that?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then it’s like I woke up and baked bread, I said, and we were joking even then. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “I was only joking. I think it’s a process. It’s not simple, you know ? I don’t know if there will be a time when I can say that it’s worked. That I’m better.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Manolo started joking about how if El Jefe gets disgusted with any one of them, he doesn’t even have to bother to send him to La Piscina to be fed to the sharks. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I just wanted us to be talking and joking comfortably, like we were on the couch together back home, but some tension underlay everything. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He looked like he was joking, but I couldn’t be sure. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Or how sometimes he’d put on a playlist while we lay on the floor, joking and talking about how we were going to take over the world one day. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He looked at me closely, and when he was satisfied that I wasn’t joking he swung on his hips and pointed across a small stretch of open water, and he didn’t bother to speak. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z When her water broke, and she told Dad, he thought she was joking. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A little quirk of a point that tells me when he’s joking. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She goes off to the kitchen, joking to Jay and Lena as if everything’s all good. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I thought he was joking, but his eyes had their serious look. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Robb's tone was light and joking, yet Bran could tell that something was troubling his brother underneath the smile. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He said this in such a deadpan way I thought he was joking, and I laughed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The preacher was laughing and joking and the grownups were hanging on his words. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she was joking with Dada that he should get her a new necklace. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Behind Cole sat Garvey and Edwin, joking with each other and gripping the gunwales to brace themselves.There had been a heavy chop ever since they left Drake an hour ago. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I open my eyes to see if he’s joking, but he’s frowning down at the rabbit he’s skinning. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Most of the students surrounding us laugh as if Boy21 is joking, but I can see Erin twenty people deep in the crowd, and she’s biting down on her lip. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Satan is no joking matter. Satan has no body. He works with weak flesh.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z My voice sounded cactus-prickly compared to their light, joking tones—and for a wild second, I worried all the fun had drained out of me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z ‘It’s hardly a joking matter when one’s loyal subjects are being eaten like popcorn.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone gathers to support the deceased’s family, and no one has idle hands, but there is no laughter, or shouting, or joking. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He walked through the unfamiliar halls, passing groups of girls and boys clustered together, joking, laughing—looking like they belonged. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But when she hasn't shown up ten minutes after that, the joking has stopped and we all eye one another silently. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He was just joking, but Newt didn’t seem to get it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I’d missed out on all the social experiences of high school, and even though Adria kept joking that I could be her date for prom, it would never be the same as attending my own. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But for the life of him, he couldn't come back with a joking response. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z They sat around the living room and talked, telling stories about the old days on Ada’s farm, laughing and joking and trying to have a good time, and suddenly John’s name would come up. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mom...a boy who invites me to the opera is either joking or delusional.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Officers sat quietly by, joking softly, respectfully with each other, keeping an eye on the old man walking back and forth, back and forth, stopping to stare at the eastern hills, the eastern haze. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Convinced now that the woman was joking, the guard cheerfully quipped, “Three blocks under the lagoon.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He was always whispering and joking with me in class, so I suspected he might like me too. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It took me a few seconds of staring into Lucas’s eyes to verify that he was joking. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He smiled to show he was joking—something that didn’t happen very often. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Stevie Wonder, my childhood idol, was showing up to play at campaign events, joking and calling me by my first name as if we’d known each other forever. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When I told my school friends where I lived they thought I was joking. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z And in no time at all, hundreds upon hundreds of pairs of feet could be heard passing the tent, their owners talking excitedly, laughing, joking. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Prince George,” the man said, bowing in a joking way. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z I remember Daddy joking that his hair line was marching backward like a college band at halftime. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “Praise the Lord,” we all sang, including Pa. We meant it in a joking way. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I kept my eyes closed, trying to see Polly happy, joking, maybe stealing a kiss with Matthew, then bursting through the door to tell me. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He had just stood there, not really trying to save himself, just stood there, joking, needling, thought Montag, and the thought was enough to stifle his sobbing and let him pause for air. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, and I couldn’t tell whether she was being serious or joking, because her next move was to lean over and kiss me on the cheek. I dunno. She’s hard to read.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I kinda laugh, because it’s joking and joking is a shared thing. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z "You have to be joking! Leave it! It's not important!" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I sort of laughed when she said that, because at first I thought she was joking. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Seven put a brave face on, joking around and pretending her world wasn’t completely upside down. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The joking tone fell away from Rafe’s voice, and he set down his fries on his tray. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z "I'm not joking. It was so bad—" "You've made your point," said Clyde, covering her mouth with his hand. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “It didn’t seem appropriate to be joking like that, Will, Miss Mattie Lou being so recently dead. But I didn’t know how else to handle it.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Toby looked at her, trying to figure out if she was joking. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He half smiled as if he was still joking with us, but no one laughed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I am joking, but I guess she doesn’t think I’m funny. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z In those tender mornings the Store was full of laughing, joking, boasting and bragging. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Listen, everyone, all joking aside, we really ought to try and get a boat.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z They tackled their respective heaps of homework, whispering, laughing, and joking till the librarian stood over their table, saying, “You will please keep your silence or I will be forced to ask you to leave.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z When Jinny arrived back in the kitchen, the boys were sitting on a bench, joking and counting up their stingers, as Ben plucked them out with an old set of tweezers. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The Courters were so busy catching up and joking with one another that they did not pay much attention to me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “He says the government made it all up. But he might be joking. Sometimes I can’t tell with my dad.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “I—not—I was joking,” said Harry evasively. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And they laughed, which pleased me even though I wasn’t joking. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I told him Ryan was joking, but that made it worse, because David laughed and laughed in that twisted position, and Ryan mimicked David, tipping his own head way over, laughing. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He began mildly, as if quietly joking, throwing me off balance. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment I think he’s joking, but then realize he’s dead serious. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It did not even cross Bod’s mind to wonder if his guardian was lying or joking. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z You never baked bread, he wrote, and we were still joking. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z But at the end of the interview, Ted said he wasn’t joking around about his pledge to refrain from name-calling: “No I’m not making light, very serious, very serious.” Ted Nugent’s ridiculous fake apology for racism 2014-02-26T19:50:00Z Dano said his performance was guided by the hours of audio still available from those and other sessions, in which Wilson can be heard giving detailed directions to and joking with musicians. For Beach Boy biopic, actors tap Wilson's good musical vibrations 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z What emerges is almost a joking definition of consciousness: the facts of life exist, in a jumble, and this book is content to perform awareness of them. Can One Sentence Capture All of Life? 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z If you did a bad thing in Scientology, such as questioning Hubbard or joking at the fatuous pomp of the enterprise, you might be rounded on and generally humiliated. Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood & the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright – review 2013-01-30T12:00:02Z I think the most honest reaction is that I thought everyone was joking. "I get so emotional": Anna Cathcart on "XO, Kitty" resonating worldwide and with the LGBTQ community 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z There is a conspiratorial hint of a laugh in her voice, as if she recognizes the humor in the situation, but she is certainly not joking. Martha Argerich is a legend of the classical music world. But she doesn’t act like one. 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z They were acting,” Williams said, noting that the police were clearly familiar with the game and were only joking around. Police responding to noise complaint end up playing video games with the people they were called to check on 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z She appeared 15 times at the San Remo festival, the annual contest to promote Italian songs, joking after her 12th time that she never would win. ‘Indominable’: Milva, beloved Italian singer, dies at 81 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Tom is fascinating: He's so light, joking and jovial, but he doesn't seem to handle certain criticism or adversity well. "Top Chef" heads to the English countryside to mess with our emotions (and celebrate) 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z But the freshness of “Desus & Mero,” which originated on Viceland and is now airing on Showtime, owes to how they don’t seem to be telling jokes so much as hanging out and joking around. The Verbal Wit and Bronx-Born Street Wisdom of “Desus & Mero” 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z The personnel dressed in white jackets the next morning were busy confabulating and joking with one another while cheesy loud music was playing in the background. “Find Me” Is a Shallow Sequel to “Call Me By Your Name” 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z I knew he was half joking, but I could also see, and for the first time, something wicked in Benjamin’s smile. I love my dog as much as my child 2012-11-10T17:00:00Z But in the course of joking around, Kimmel may have touched on an interstate war brewing on the horizon. Jimmy Kimmel suggests acting Calif. governor should 'invade Oregon' 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Early last month, Burger King Taiwan released a chocolate Whopper, which is a traditional Whopper with chocolate sauce added as a condiment, after joking about it previously as an April Fool’s Day gag. Burger King Japan releasing ‘Fake Burger’ for limited time only 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z "Sit wherever you like, you don’t need to throw your weight around," Mr. Susser said, joking. A Contender Elbows In 2011-02-18T22:42:20Z She is sharp and good-humored, joking about spending her last day as a 17-year-old shooting a gruesome scene in which Ellie stabs an infected person. In ‘The Last of Us,’ Bella Ramsey Might Save the World 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Soon the three of them were laughing and joking about what food items they were going to buy. Cases of Mask-taken Identity 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z He also took to Twitter Wednesday morning, joking with a link to the story, asking, "Who wants to read a good history book?" Alec Baldwin and Kurt Andersen are writing a Trump book together. Sad. 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z But soon Mr. Arndt recovered himself, joking his way back to casual conversation. At 77, He Gets to Woo Mary-Louise Parker 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z She laughed, swallowed a sip of red wine, and, though she’d heard many of my phone conversations with people about the city, searched my face for a sign that I might be joking. Goodbye, iPhone. Farewell, Brooklyn. Let’s move to Honduras and camp with jaguars 2013-01-05T20:00:00Z They laughed — clearly they thought I was joking — until I pushed the plate into the middle of table, knocked back my Hennessey, and started preparing my exit. Please don't invite me over to dinner: The case against home-cooked meals 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z Of course, in addition to these A+ tips, the Twitter reactions were uproarious, so without further adieu, here are some of our favorite tweets joking about Ina's "storebought is fine" Thanksgiving: Is store-bought really fine? Our favorite tweets about Ina's semi-homemade Thanksgiving 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Esteemed not just as a composer but also as a teacher, Mr. Haas worried, partly joking, that his disclosures might give some pause to potential students. A Composer and His Wife: Creativity Through Kink 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Australian writer Michelle Law’s partly joking Instagram series “Asian People Doing Normal Things in Advertisements” highlights, in only two installments so far, how rarely Asian people are cast in commercials. Hooray for Joan Watson: Why well-rounded Asian-American characters matter 2014-01-22T23:59:00Z I’m not entirely joking when I say this, but now that the Philharmonic has lined up its next music director, it can start thinking about who Gustavo Dudamel’s eventual successor might be. The Philharmonic’s New Season: What We Want to Hear 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The Anonymous-leaked video of the boys joking about Jane Doe the night of her assault is 12 and a half minutes long. Roll Red Roll: behind the chilling documentary on high school rape 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z I think we’re joking with one another, but I’m just not sure. The Austrian says he’s turned off by women who are dominant in bed 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Even joking about fatigue can rub people the wrong way. For Some, the Beginnings of Gay-Wedding Fatigue 2012-07-21T10:01:00Z Justine’s face fell for a second, then she burst into laughter when she saw that I was joking. In Omaha, a Progressive Approach to Free Time 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z “When I heard you announce that you were retiring I thought, ‘he’s got to be joking,’” Martin opened. Steve Martin preps David Letterman for retirement — and things get emotional 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z While many wondered why he — or anyone — would weather such conditions for the beverage, others offered variations of the same joking explanation: He’s gay. Does Anyone Drink Hot Coffee Anymore? 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z So I would say that Vonnegut, though he was joking, was basically right. Why are we here? Evolution’s dirty secrets 2013-06-02T11:00:00Z I was joking, my mom reads "Fifty Shades." Resurrecting "Hellraiser" Cenobites as part of "an interrogation of how we negotiate our desires" 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z She was joking around and laughing about it all. Blind date: ‘She ate a whole sea bass with her fingers’ 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z His choice of words, while joking, is not entirely accidental: In recent years the fashion world has been rocked by the suicides of Alexander McQueen and L’Wren Scott. Alexander Wang, Serving Two Masters 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z But the man wasn’t joking; he had hollered other angry phrases like “Shame on you!” When Rape Onscreen Is Directed by a Woman 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z That's really interesting is when you had the imam and you had the priest who both wanted to do an exorcism of this young girl, and they're not joking. Aasif Mandvi talks "Evil," djinns and "the appeal of Trump" despite being hated by GOP leaders 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z He starts by joking that when he secured his undergraduate degree he was “of no possible economic value to the outside world.” Congratulations, by the way: David Foster Wallace, George Saunders and fighting the TED Talks-ization of commencement speeches 2014-05-05T00:00:00Z “A friend said that when I’m serious I come off as joking, but when I’m joking I’m dead serious,” Ashley told me. Ashley Bickerton, Unflinchingly Honest About His Work and Illness 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Obama explained, before joking about an executive order too keep Stewart on the show. Obama and Jon Stewart, an exit interview: How the president’s last “Daily Show” appearance gives us hope for the rest of his term 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z He wasn’t the only one joking about Mr. Trump, however ruefully. Review: Emmy Awards Showcase TV’s Cultural Dominance and Trump Jokes 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Photos of superstars line the dark teal walls as museum Director Malcolm Rogers goes in for a photo with Testino, joking that he is the beast to the photographer's beauty. Boston museum shows royal family, celebrity photos 2012-10-17T22:17:08Z “It was his last words to me, but he was a little bit joking.” How Jean-Georges Vongerichten Went From ‘No Good’ Kid to 4-Star Chef 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Before his show, Bonds, laughing and joking, sat on a couch in his dressing room, wearing a black T-shirt, black pants, and an earring, and drinking from a bottle of water. Gary U.S. Bonds at Seventy-five 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Immediately, he told the audience that he was joking. What Was Bill Maher’s Big Mistake? 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z Host Chris Rock devoted nearly all of his irreverent opening monologue to the subject of race, joking that the only reason black people complain about the Oscars is because they’ve moved beyond earlier, bigger struggles. Oscars 2016: Split decision: ‘Spotlight’ wins picture; DiCaprio gets gold 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The tempo and texture of the poem has an inevitable majesty, but there is also a dancing levity that is suited to James and his "joking seriousness". Clive James – a life in writing 2013-07-05T07:45:01Z As we settled, I noticed again that everybody seemed to be laughing and joking like they knew each other for years. My city kid summer camp nightmare 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z The food and snowball dates stopped, and the laughing and joking went away, too. My grief made me cynical about men 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z “Everyone was joking in the comments and saying that they’re going to be careful digging their potatoes up in the future in case they dig up a puppy,” Gudger told the tabloid. UK gardener harvests potato resembling her dog: 'This has cheered us all up massively' 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Writer-director Hazanavicius made a rushed trip from France to Los Angeles for the Spirit Awards, joking backstage that the “police escort to come from the airport, that was great.” The Artist Wins Best Picture at Independent Spirit Awards 2012-02-26T17:01:53Z At first he thought I was joking: people think that making tortillas is simple, but it’s not; and the task turned into an obsession. A masterclass in Mexican food culture from the country's leading chef 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z Whatever it was that Cosby was joking about cracked him up, too. Bill Cosby’s sex assault trial is set for June — and may include testimony from 13 women 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z "And if the president and vice president are joking about it," she added, "I think they're ready to move forward, too." White House crasher Salahi ready for her close-up 2010-07-26T22:04:00Z Often it is both at once, especially as Mr. Braff begins searching for a way to segue from raunchy joking to emotional uplift. | 'All New People': At the Jersey Shore, at the End of His Rope 2011-07-26T22:45:28Z After the dinner, Segel claims, Weinstein attempted several times to see her again, according to Variety, “joking at times that he was her boss and could fire her if she didn’t agree”. Bob Weinstein accused of inappropriate behavior by female TV producer 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Many of the memes on the Unicorn Mom page are joking complaints about husbands, children, housework, and conventional expectations. The Quiet Protests of Sassy Mom Merch 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z I advise Elena to follow me farther back on the boat and to grab a handrail, this time not joking at all. Exploring the far-flung natural beauty of the Bahamas’ ‘out’ islands 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Malcolm, partnered with a high school camper named Will, goes from downcast eyes to joking with fellow campers. 'We know exactly what we want to say': inside a film that normalizes stuttering 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z The final spur for his most serious, personal play came, oddly enough, when he was joking around with his longtime producer Sonia Friedman several years ago. Tom Stoppard Finally Looks Into His Shadow 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z It’s oddly very moving to see these blokiest of blokes joking about cancer. Breaking the taboo: the director who has filmed the moment of death 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z She retired from modeling in 1970 after four years, joking at the time: "You can't be a clothes hanger for your entire life." Twiggy: `It could have gone terribly wrong' 2010-03-29T20:25:00Z No one is drowned in a bathtub, but there is a joking reference to the inadvisability of having a tub in the house. ‘Fatal Attraction’ Review: Here’s Why She Did It 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z “Stop putting the light on it,” he requested, his demeanor somewhere between joking weariness and the real thing. Review: Taylor Mac’s 24-Hour Concert Was One of the Great Experiences of My Life 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Sometimes you don’t know when he’s joking, or what kind of joke he’s making. New Music: The Dude Sings 2011-08-15T22:07:21Z Soon, we found ourselves laughing, joking and telling stories. On an international vacation, even unplugged teens find Turkish delights 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z “You never knew quite whether Freddie was joking or what,” May said. Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Many of the commenters were amused by Hill’s lack of reaction, with many joking about him minding his own business. Viral video shows man calmly eating meal while fight rages around him 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z As this phrase is the title of Samuel Beckett’s 1961 play, and also of a new Beckett festival in this small town, he might well have been joking. Critic’s Notebook: Happy Days Beckett Festival Arrives in Northern Ireland 2012-08-27T21:49:32Z You'll have a tasty noodle place serving up the best dumplings, which is like Shanghai cuisine, and right next to it, I'm not joking, is like a taquería. "My mouth is watering": Chef Claudia Sandoval's culinary border tour is undeniably delicious 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Did he deserve to be ejected for joking he was a Nazi who felt sympathy for Adolf Hitler? Highs and lows 2011-05-23T10:51:12Z “He was very easy to talk to, and we started talking and joking way faster than I expected to,” Erin said. Date Lab: They enjoyed a spirited conversation about conspiracy theories 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Sex, in its many manifestations, is considered beyond joking, remorse or censure. Theater Review: Thomas Bradshaw’s ‘Intimacy’ Makes Sex Neighborly 2014-01-30T03:00:17Z I'm not joking … Get all your aggro out on me, I can take it. Why I won't be going to see the Stone Roses, by John Harris 2012-06-22T23:15:00Z “It’s all a downright, absolute, blackguardly lie,” he said — perhaps joking, as Pythons will. This May Be Something Completely Different 2011-06-26T18:39:54Z Just kind of joking around, hand on her back, things like that. Date Lab: He signed up two weeks ago, she, five years. Worth the wait? 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z William cupped his antique bowl with both hands, joking "I don't want to drop it." Prince William kicks off his first visit to Japan with ceremonial tea 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z And, at the same time, I wasn’t entirely joking about that dystopia. Why I set my Young Adult novel about abortion in the 1990s 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z And we were laughing and joking, as we normally did, about things that were complicated, like his health. ‘This one is for Elijah’: Kweisi Mfume on trying to fill the seat for the deceased congressman 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Disgusted: When I prefaced my statement by suggesting “a daring pre-dawn raid,” I assumed readers would understand that I was joking. Perspective | Ask Amy: Beneficiary wants to avoid ‘Lifetime’ role 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Pressed about whether he knew what was happening behind closed doors, he claimed: “But you are joking. Of course not.” I did not 'hunt' for Harvey Weinstein, claims alleged fixer 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z A great introduction must “ride the razor’s edge between joking and not joking,” he said. The Aspiring Writer Who Became an Eating-Contest Emcee 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z I jokingly would tell my husband that I got married in order to wear Céline, and whilst clearly joking, the sentiment underlines my affection not for a brand, but for the power of her work. 11 Women on Phoebe Philo’s Céline Era 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z In an era of military brinkmanship abroad and economic growth at home, New Yorker cartoonists skipped between joking about the anxiety of the Cold War and lampooning all the shiny new consumer comforts. The New Yorker’s Ninetieth: Cartoons from 1955 to 1965 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z I told them they had to be joking, but the doctors insisted. Me and my vulva: 100 women reveal all 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z The movie never plays that face up for dramatic effect — it is simply there, constant, laughing and joking, applying makeup, bathed in lights on the lecture stage. Newport Beach Film Festival: 'A Brave Heart' shows Lizzie Velasquez's fight 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z “We were just joking around,” I pleaded to no avail. Don’t fall for ISIS’ trap: A French national pleads for tolerance 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z We were joking around and I happened to hit the wall. Rock decor 2010-06-03T21:00:00Z The gangly redhead worked the room hard, joking, dancing and even making costume changes that, at one point, included a pink leather outfit. A high-energy O'Brien opens nationwide comedy tour 2010-04-13T10:44:00Z Male guides at other safari companies challenged their validity, though mostly in a teasing, joking way, the women said. The Wonder Women of Botswana Safari 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z He looked at me as if I were joking. Vienna is cited as the world’s most livable city. Most exciting? Not so much. 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z He seems to be aware of the potential stigma, joking Saturday night that most of the men in the audience were probably dragged by their significant others. Review: Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani duet thrills fans in Tacoma 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z But beyond Christian culture, there wasn’t a lot of half-serious joking about the end times – nothing like what we’re seeing now. Zombie state 2012-06-08T14:45:00Z He's laughing and joking with the photographer, the art director, the various assistants and make-up artists. Ricky Gervais 2010-07-17T23:08:00Z She insists that she was only joking as a mortified Claire gets up to leave. 'House of Cards' Season 3, Episode 12 Recap: Their Only Child 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Since we’re at the beginning of the season, there are no big skin disasters yet,” Page said, joking that his own disaster — a black eye he acquired last week — inspired the look. | Narciso Rodriguez 2011-02-16T17:50:30Z As the dinner hour drew near, the former president exited with a familiar excuse, Velz recalled: “He was joking if he doesn’t get back to Michelle, he’s going to be in trouble.” Two months out of office, Barack Obama is having a post-presidency like no other 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z I burst into tears when a minute before we’d been joking around. The Caretakers of Women’s Pandemic Stories 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z “She might have been joking, or she might have just forgotten. I’m good either way.” Tim Dowling: I’m away, so my wife has time to decide whether to leave me 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z He’s joking, though a little swagger would be understandable at the moment. The not-so-simple comeback story of pioneering artist Sam Gilliam 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z It has become so well-known that "Saturday Night Live" performed a skit about it, joking that a Kindle with "Fifty Shades" uploaded on it was the perfect Mother's Day gift. 'Fifty Shades' too steamy for some library shelves 2012-05-09T19:41:42Z "Pig intestines!" he exclaimed, so cheerily I swore he was joking. How pizza fritte brings me home for the holidays 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Ungainly and desperate for sure, funny perhaps, but much more than just joking around. Tim Etchells on performance: 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration 2010-10-12T15:37:00Z The hardcore regulars have printed up laminated Breakfast Club membership cards with a joking slogan: “There is great pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.” Pride and pain in Trump country: 'We all grew up poor, but we had a community' 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The director, whose film “Melancholia” is in competition, later apologized for the comments and said he was joking. Film: Cannes Honors Cult Filmmaker and an Original Hollywood Rebel 2011-05-20T10:00:05Z My co-worker acknowledged his handsomeness, joking that the only possible obstacle would be if he were religious. Love Calls, and So Does the Priesthood 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Their testy, joking, profane banter is a spark in a landscape of shadow: Given America’s track record of systemic racism, including police killings, the liberation the pals look forward to may be death. Review | Studio’s blazing ‘Pass Over’ reimagines ‘Godot’ for the Black Lives Matter era 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z They said, 'We hope you're joking, because this is too crazy!' Tacoma singer Vicci Martinez is a force on 'The Voice' 2011-06-14T00:48:04Z The sisters shared a tent and were inseparable, constantly joking in their mother tongue. Can Film Save Indigenous Languages? 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z I thought he was joking and started to laugh, but he looked hurt. Auditioning for the Role of Boyfriend 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z “I used the word ‘joking’ with them, because that’s what she did. Robert F. Kennedy’s final flight: The storied journey of the ride from California to New York 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z The closest I get is hearing other men joking about their wives not being interested in sex any more, but we were never really interested in sex, even when we met 25 years ago. ‘I don’t think we’ll ever have sex again’: our happy, cuddly, celibate marriage 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z If he's joking about a subject, chances are he won't have to address it directly. Keanu Reeves: 'I would've broken Kubrick' 2011-01-13T21:30:01Z Sometimes, she drops silly comments into the conversation, like, “Yup. Once again, I’m the only one who doesn’t understand the references,” in a way that makes clear she’s joking. You don’t like violence but want to watch ‘Squid Game.’ These tips can help. 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z "It's all a downright, absolute, blackguardly lie," he said -- perhaps joking, as Pythons will. Graham Chapman's autobiography goes 3D -- with (most of) Monty Python 2011-06-27T17:54:14Z “At first, I thought he was joking. He told me it was a ‘just because’ surprise, to get out of the city and relax. He Was the ‘Buli’ to Her ‘Schmuli’ 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Many second world war veterans were accustomed to joking about Hitler. We've always found Hitler hilarious ? the alternative is much more odious 2011-08-27T23:06:06Z A preview audience erupted in boos — good-natured but not, it seemed, entirely joking — when the first words of Mandarin were spoken in the film. Movie Review: ‘Flying Swords of Dragon Gate,’ With Jet Li 2012-08-30T23:33:17Z When I first arrived, some of my attempts at small talk and joking conversation fell flat when she asked me to repeat myself, or to specify exactly what I meant. The Opposite of a Muse 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z I loved when Maddie and Strand were joking about what freeway to take to get to his house. Fear the Walking Dead finale: season one, episode six – The Good Man 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Penguin Classics is surely, on some level, joking. Books of The Times: Prophecies by Nostradamus and Climate Central 2012-07-23T20:56:24Z Stevens, the English butler at the center of this beautiful novel about self-discovery and awakening, sounds more than a bit like Jeeves, but there’s no joking here. Jonathan Yardley’s favorite books Marshall Price was joking when he told employees at Duke University’s Nasher Museum of Art that artificial intelligence could organize their next exhibition. Museum Curators Evaluate A.I. Threat by Giving It the Reins 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z They were warm and relaxed with each other, joking around and finishing each other's sentences. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams: Cannes' hottest couple 2010-05-21T15:40:00Z The podcasters I listened to were constantly joking about and referencing Scorsese's mob movies. Why the left loves Martin Scorsese movies – especially right now 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z I remember we were joking about it on the set. Teenage kicks 2010-03-27T00:10:00Z But it's funny how people will think I'm being sarcastic a lot and joking. Sarah Silverman's not kidding ... maybe 2011-03-24T16:26:00Z Passengers shuffled off the plane, joking among ourselves about where we would spend the next two weeks. Welcome Home! Now Go Straight to Quarantine (or Not) 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z We were joking that an epidemiologist should do some sort of study. How Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster and ‘The Music Man’ Withstood Covid 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z So I'm going to keep joking about my sad kids who have made nothing of themselves. "We've got a Marvel movie here": Stephen Gyllenhaal reframes the not-for-profit battle for justice 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z In the nineteen-sixties, a survey reported the most common joking terms used by men to refer to their wives. Please, My Wife, She’s Very Online 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z She bantered with the crowd, joking about how difficult it was to hop onto a drum riser in that long dress. Jenny Lewis shows why she’s a born performer 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Pratt then deadpans, joking ". . . you guys took a hit of acid, too?" Make a splash! The 8 best vinegars and how to use them 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z “All our hosts are here for you, myself included,” purrs the modelesque concierge who greets another visitor, and she’s not joking. To be a woman in “Westworld”: HBO’s brutality fetish still going strong in presumptive “Game of Thrones” successor 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z I was just thinking at any moment they would fire me, and at any moment they’d be like, Just joking, take the wig off. Emilia Clarke Knows Exactly Who Daenerys’ True Love Is on 'Game of Thrones' 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z As these boys matured, they learned that there are other ways to stay connected to their sisters: sharing board games, sports, favorite movies and TV shows, and just joking around. Little boy only wants to wear ‘pretty’ outfits 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z “We were joking about how we built a tower and moved it to another block. Twice.” Writ Large crams 90 literary events into 90 days, starting July 5 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z “I was just joking, I said, this is the time someone’s going to hit it.” Frenzy as three US towns wait to find identity of record Powerball winners 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z As Mr. Smith led the jam at that same club on Sunday, joking easily but also sermonizing, he invoked Brown amid a litany of dead tap dancers. Conjuring Spirits at the Tap Family Reunion 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z A spokesman for the vice president told reporters that Mr. Biden was “obviously joking.” C-Span Puts Its Full Archives on the Web 2010-03-15T22:04:00Z Jörgensen captures some of the world’s most acclaimed chefs and their staffs in their off-duty moments: joking around, planning the day’s menu, and most of all enjoying good food. Family Meals at the World’s Best Restaurants 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Standup Susan Calman has been drawn into a row surrounding the conduct of the campaign for Scottish independence, after she was attacked online after joking on Radio 4's News Quiz about the nationalist cause. Susan Calman finds that Scottish independence is no joke 2013-05-07T13:52:23Z In an appearance on Fox News after the lawsuit was filed, Trump said he was convinced that Maher was not joking. Trump withdraws "orangutan" lawsuit against comic Bill Maher 2013-04-02T17:22:06Z “You clock in for work at 7 p.m. These girls are just eating a Caesar salad, playing on their phones and talking to each other about their man troubles,” she said, joking. StripTok: Where the Workers are V.I.P.s 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Oh my God, I was just joking about this with someone. 'The Americans': Keri Russell talks toothaches, bone breaks, motherhood 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z I felt guilty about the friends reaching out — joking that I should stay away from balconies, railings, rooftops. Why Are All the Exes Texting? 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z When we did get home, I'm not joking, I threw myself through the door and grabbed it; I was reading it whilst undoingmy laces! North of Nowhere by Liz Kessler - review 2013-03-09T09:00:00Z The Japanese expert was joking, but Bjorholm took the comment seriously. Meet the Brad Pitt of Bonsai 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z People just don't realise that the war never ends for us, even if we're at home laughing and joking. Iraq war opera's healing effect 2012-08-20T12:22:36Z “Lin is a smart guy,” Finale said, joking that the presence of the cousin ensured “that I don’t rap cooking recipes or the telephone book.” They Translated ‘Hamilton’ Into German. Was It Easy? Nein. 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z I’m not even joking you guys, she sounds wasted!” “Wait, I’m confused, which one isn’t stupid?”: Larry Wilmore’s hilarious recap of the “drunken” ramblings of Sarah Palin 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z "In case you've already forgotten, I was Al Neuharth," he began, joking that there are probably a lot of people who wished the day would have come earlier. USA Today founder honored at memorial service 2013-05-17T17:36:17Z He started off joking that best-picture front-runner "Argo," about a real-life clandestine CIA operation to rescue American hostages from Iran, was "so top secret that the film's director is unknown to the Academy." Rookie Oscar host Seth MacFarlane lives up to provocative image 2013-02-25T04:22:01Z Lately, however, Trump has become something closer to a media buffoon—except that he does not seem to be joking. How Fox News created a new culture of idiots 2012-10-28T12:00:00Z My editor was joking that you took the title for my memoir. R.L. Stine reveals how Netflix's bloody "Fear Street" trilogy "loosened me up" 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z “I’m joking, but I like to think of the idea that it will be totally irrelevant.” L.A.'s Judith Baca wins $50,000 award, breaking ground for mural artists 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z I took notes: He’s experimenting, he’s paying bills, he’s heartbroken, he’s breaking through, he’s distracted, he’s ecstatic, he’s mourning, he’s joking, he can see the heavens, he can’t hear the audience. Perspective | The best way to honor Beethoven’s 250th? Listen to every note he ever wrote. 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z She says he's breathing on his own, moving and joking around. Comedian Gallagher out of coma, telling jokes 2012-03-18T23:16:03Z The way they connect around food–joking about coming from “shtetl people,” passing samples of deli coleslaw from a serving spoon–suggests a lifetime of fractious closeness. Season Review: Transparent Is a Change for the Better 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Then we clock out and we start joking again – the friendship and working relationship never spill over into one another. Musician Nitin Sawhney and producer David McEwan on their special relationship 2013-07-13T23:05:16Z Courtney: I kept joking with him that now would be a good time to tell me if you’re an ax murderer ... that kind of stuff. Date Lab: They talked religion — and it wasn’t awkward 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z It's probably a good thing they're joking – but these men are both pushing the envelope of what classical countertenors can do. Andreas Scholl and Philippe Jaroussky: pushing the envelope for countertenors 2010-12-06T21:31:00Z I had drawn Jesse's name and was joking that I would get that jacket for him. Best Christmas gift ever: Amazing reveals from Fox News hosts and more 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z If you’re going to have the chutzpah to call your show “Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It ...,” it is probably wise to enter joking. Theater Review: ?Shatner?s World,? One-Man Show at the Music Box Theater 2012-02-17T03:00:01Z The three, crowded together in a tent, can be heard joking and laughing in the dark. Our Generation: ’56 Up’ Shows Generation’s Commitment to Family 2013-01-07T18:02:59Z “Nobody dances with my wife but me,” Dad said to us, joking. How to Tell If Your Parents Are in Love 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z He said he had just been joking around. Why I stopped dating the cop: Colin Kaepernick’s protest, the “liberal media” and the bunker mentality of police culture 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z While it might seem counterintuitive, the popularity of joking about death represents a welcome shift from pessimism about comedy that was popular among performers like Gadsby and Michelle Wolf during the Trump era. That’s the Funny Thing About Grief 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Presumably he was joking, except in this case, he happened to be dead-on about the price of the Veils. Jeffrey Deitch Has Big Plans Now That He's Left Los Angeles 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z It isn’t always easy to tell when Mr. Hollander is joking and that’s a lot of his appeal. Tom Hollander Is Starring on Broadway, Poor Guy 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Unlike the first production, which spent the bulk of filming “avoiding palm trees” in Los Angeles, Mr. Duffy said, joking, the new “Dallas” was shot in and around the actual Dallas. Television: ‘Dallas,’ With Larry Hagman’s J. R. Ewing, Returns 2012-06-07T15:15:53Z I think she was joking, but it was hard to tell with that flat electronic voice. Alexa, meet Lauren: L.A. artist turns her apartment into an experiment in artificial intelligence 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z For many years, Mr. Rhodes talked of an early death, sometimes joking, sometimes not. Erik Rhodes’s Death Was Early but Perhaps Not Surprising 2012-06-20T21:42:28Z At first I thought he was just joking but NO — he is really serious. Perspective | Ask Amy: Fertility struggles lead to pregnant pauses 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z I thought he was joking when he said he’s a Cliff Richard fan. Blind date: ‘I thought he was joking when he said he’s a Cliff Richard fan’ 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z I can remember a former Salon editor joking at an editorial meeting that our job was to put Bush on the cover every single day, wearing a pair of devil horns. Why Hollywood's response to 9/11 involved Harry Potter and Spider-Man 2011-09-09T18:51:00Z Martin does comedy in his spare time and was joking — mostly. Meet the covid super-dodgers 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z “You care more about your phone than me,” he’s told me, partly joking, partly not. The allure of Ashley Madison: I understand how easy it could be to have an emotional affair 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z No one was laughing and bouncing around joking. Dev Patel Goes for Shock and Awe 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Whether she was joking or not, the photo — featuring Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, half of Jared Leto’s face, and more — almost immediately became the most retweeted tweet of all time. 5 Reasons Why Twitter Was the Real Winner of the Academy Awards 2014-03-03T05:58:59Z “We were joking that we were on ‘Survivor: Hollywood,’” Sia said. Kathy Griffin Is Trying to Get Back on the D-List 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z But when he describes his mother’s suicide as “the best death you can ever be part of,” he isn’t joking. Critic’s Notebook: Doug Stanhope’s ‘Beer Hall Putsch,’ a Stand-Up Album 2013-09-06T22:34:31Z I was only half joking when I wrote in a Sundance blurb review that "Splice" was the parenting movie of the year. "Splice": Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley make a monster 2010-06-04T16:01:00Z In a joking manner, Hanks apologized for having a cold that was the “size of Merv Griffin’s ‘Jeopardy’ royalties.” With laughs and tears, Hanks accepts Globes’ DeMille honor 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z On Thursday, he was joking with the members of Lady Antebellum about making babies. Country stars make memories at CMA Music Fest 2012-06-08T22:18:18Z After 10 hours of theatre, we began fraternising, joking, gathering in larger groups during the final intermission. Confronting Demons: the play that forces theatregoers to talk to each other 2010-07-13T16:48:00Z In an interview afterward, von Trier said he had been joking and did not think people took his comments seriously. Von Trier stirs up Cannes with Hitler, Nazi quips 2011-05-18T13:34:10Z She laughed and said she was just joking, but there was a kernel of truth in her jest. In Warsaw, With Chopin as Muse 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z He was joking, but it was also true. Alexander Chancellor’s Laugh 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z “The largest miniature dollhouse convention” may sound like a silly distinction to some, but it is no joking matter for the sellers. Inside the Big World of Small Objects 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Now in all of your roles, one of the things you say, partly joking but there's a lot of truth to it, was like, "I'm always playing somebody's mama." From "Black-ish" to "I Love That For You," Jenifer Lewis keeps going: "I'm one of the lucky ones" 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Ms. Newman said, joking about the potential windfall from the sale. Paul Newman’s Rare Rolex Has Auction Watchers Buzzing 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z We both laughed before I told him I was joking, but not really. Hustlers are going to hustle: From East Baltimore to Cuba, the work on the street never stops 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z We would love to make that with him, but we never know if he’s just joking or if it’s a possible reality. Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Their ‘Official Competition’ 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Where Eichner usually dispenses one-way jokes, Burger King’s man engages in banter with a kid who is joking back. Billy Eichner accuses Burger King of stealing his act 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z But it was she herself who brought up frocks at the beginning of her acceptance speech, joking about the stress of picking a dress and begging the fashion police to go easy on her. In Versace, Caitlyn Jenner Makes a Statement at the ESPYs 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z “He filled in so many blanks on that show,” Mr. Letterman added, joking, “he probably deserved more money.” Alan Kalter, Longtime Voice of Letterman’s ‘Late Show,’ Dies at 78 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z “I read it and said: ‘I’m not joking, but with the exception of one thing, my roommate Linda ticks every single box on your list.’” Match of the day: meet the people who helped their ex find new love 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Even if they were joking, it means that a decent chunk of the male student body is okay with jokingly making female students think that consent is a polite suggestion. Hate-watching Duke vs. Yale: It’s “Batman vs. Superman” for a-holes — not the game America wants, but it’s the one we deserve 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z She laughed, thinking he was joking — and then, according to Heard, he slapped her across the face. Perspective | The trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard was too much and not enough 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Joking, he concludes, "has become dangerous. … It really was the start of a new era. The twilight of joking! The post-joke age!" Milan Kundera's 'Festival of Insignificance' on being and smallness 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z This is the moment of truth behind all the macho talk and joking; it needed to be dramatically prepared to rope the audience in. The best battle scenes ever shot from Apocalypse Now to Hacksaw Ridge 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Comedian and friend Gilbert Gottfried described joking around with the late actor as dizzying. Gilbert Gottfried Remembers Robin Williams 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Not yet, we replied, and walked into the dressing room, where a group of 16-year-old boys was getting dressed and joking around. Pardon My Sweat, and Pass the Borscht 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z “I thought you were joking when you mentioned a jaunt to a sex shop,” she said. Why Won’t Anyone Help Me in This Sex Shop? 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z “We were sitting around talking about it and the kids started joking with each other about which shows would be included,” he said. Send Us Your Summer Theater Camp Photos 2010-07-14T15:46:00Z Fallon refuses to talk about the large scar on her face in anything but joking terms. Best young adult and children’s books for July 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z But she told the New York Daily News later that she was joking, even though she had been hurt that she did not get the chance to participate in the inauguration. Legendary blues singer Etta James dies in Calif. 2012-01-20T16:40:14Z Nina was joking that night at the wine bar when she suggested that we should start making all of the people we meet take a Dark Triad quiz. Is it possible to recover from narcissism? 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z She was not entirely joking when she talked about wanting to design her own line of turtlenecks — “in every color, even plaids.” Diane Keaton, Hiding in Plain Sight 2010-11-15T19:16:00Z The live recording includes MacKaye joking about the crowd’s knowledge of the tune. Fugazi’s first step toward punk royalty: A demo that became an underground smash "Yes, I was joking. . . . Thank you for understanding," Mann responded, offering Weinstein her "new cell number." Analysis | Harvey Weinstein accuser Jessica Mann’s dramatic testimony is a new kind of test in sex-crime trials 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z It is all done under the guise of joking about it, but they are annoyed by it.” American hero Matthew Rhys is proud to be Cardiff-born and bred 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Then, as now, there was quite a bit of joking about the impending destruction of humanity. Zombie state 2012-06-08T14:45:00Z The star of HBO's new comedy Bored To Death says funny things with such a straight face that it's rather hard to tell when he's joking. The slacker meets the sleuth 2011-03-26T00:02:00Z The tone chosen by director Martin Campbell is an uneasy mix of solemnity and jock joking, as the film hopscotches from deepest space to shallowest Earth. Green Lantern: Not So Super-Hero 2011-06-16T15:55:00Z You were joking earlier: Don't read my book, don't read my book! Lauren Hough on her new book, our underpaid workforce and how "every American" can relate to cults 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z "I was joking with my mom that all Jewish mothers now will want their kids to be filmmakers instead of doctors," he said dryly. 'Jurassic World' is Trevorrow Land 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z “We were joking that we felt like an old married couple,” Mr. Hollenberg said. A Wedding Without the Hoopla 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z “I thought he was joking but he was serious.” Expecting parent complains on Reddit about husband's baby name choice: 'Stupidest name ever' 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z They were clearly intentional, but the good thing about 'The Guest' now is that it is kind of clearly saying, 'Obviously we're joking.' 'The Guest' filmmakers Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett going beyond horror 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z “Don’t wait too long!” they teased, joking but not really. When Marriage Is Just Another Overhyped Nightclub 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z “I’m obviously a genius,” she said, joking about her image. Back to reality for Nicole Richie in new TV show 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z That drew a delighted response from Oliver, but he went off against the city again because Boughton later said he was just joking. Connecticut city OKs renaming sewage plant for John Oliver 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z He still releases acclaimed albums of original material, and as the pandemic winds down, he’s eager to resume his busy tour schedule, joking that it’s too late to change careers. British guitarist Thompson’s memoir revisits golden rock era 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z “He lit up with a big smile and said, ‘Just joking, Mommy.’ ” Noticed: Kimmel Holiday Prank 2011-12-28T21:37:04Z Despite this, Louis C. K. has not stopped joking, in his stand-up and on “Louie,” about the complicated emotions that come from being divorced, on the dating circuit and raising children. The Comic Louis C. K. Has a New Show on FX 2010-06-18T16:28:00Z Comic Carroll, who was the next act to perform, opened by joking: "For my first act I was going to run on and throw some eggs – well, that's been ruined now." Attraction win Britain's Got Talent after judges are pelted by eggs in live final 2013-06-09T09:24:55Z Apparently, his mouth fell open, his tongue dropped out and the grieving family retreated to the hospital’s meditation room – only to be called back a little later to find Morrie alive and joking. The 100-year-old couple – still married, still going strong 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z “I think there were, like, six years in the 1980s,” Mr. Miller said, half joking. Orchestras in Albany, Rochester and Buffalo Stay Nimble 2014-04-30T12:32:12Z Mr. Wonder was voluble between songs, joking about tabloid reports that he dismissed as rumors but also doing some preaching. Stevie Wonder Plays ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ at Madison Square Garden 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Jackson and most of the stars of the trilogy, including lead actor Martin Freeman, who plays hobbit Bilbo Baggins, held a relaxed, joking news conference at the museum Te Papa. 'Hobbit' director aims for magical film experience 2012-11-28T04:33:08Z Hanks began his acceptance speech by joking about his early career stint on the 1970s TV comedy “The Love Boat” and saying that he had a bad cold that had made him particularly emotional. Tom Hanks honored with lifetime award at Golden Globes 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z It’s been an entire career marked by rumors — rumors he himself has been joking about since the sixties. Bill Cosby still wins 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z The director Ross Katz, making his feature directing debut, does occasionally move the camera around, but for the most part he just points and shoots his performers talking, joking, whining, sharing and caring. Review: In ‘Adult Beginners,’ With Rose Byrne, Siblings Meet Stress 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z So after joking with friends about being the Grandma at the tweetups, I ended up having to give my presentation seated on a chair, leg elevated with a pashmina shawl over my lap.” Motherlode: A Parent on the Couch 2011-03-09T19:59:01Z This was the first in a series of Loser T-shirts joking about people failing to kill themselves, a tack we eventually abandoned in a rare display of taste. Style Invitational Week 1091: Turn a good idea into a bad one with 1 weird trick! Sure, she said it in a joking manner or in the midst of a laugh, but it was there. I had a fake online girlfriend 2013-01-18T16:15:00Z Ross poked fun at the venue's apparent remoteness in his opening remarks, joking that "even the Ebola virus can't be bothered to get the Tube here". Whitehall wins top comedy award again 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z He devoted an album of his own to joking on then-presidential candidate Herman Cain and started a band for classic rock sendups, the Yellow River Boys. Tim Heidecker found fame through absurdist humor. His new album ‘Fear of Death’ is no laughing matter. 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Stewart, to his credit, seems uncomfortable with preaching to the like-minded, joking at one point that his audience is “a very broad-based selection of Upper West Side Jews.” Review: How Do You Solve ‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’? 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z The line drew some laughs from his studio audience, but the “Last Week Tonight” host was not joking. WATCH: John Oliver connects the dots to find “pathological liar” Donald Trump’s news sources 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z “A construction project has a timeline that you cannot fudge,” she said, joking that she already has spent more time with the construction client than with any member of the Kennedy Center staff. New president Deborah Rutter is Kennedy Center’s breath of fresh air from Windy City Incredulous at this display of mom corniness, he asks if she is joking. Television Review: A Teenager Learns He?s a Breed Apart 2011-06-03T22:30:21Z He's joking – but, coming from a family of east London Irish Catholics, there is a tiny bit of truth in this. Michael Landy: patron saint of destruction 2013-04-29T17:39:01Z I'm not joking when I say: take your cues from Paris Hilton in "Cooking With Paris" because she cleans up after every single dish. Lessons in speed-cleaning your kitchen, learned from a video set 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z He stares for a moment, as if just checking I'm not joking. Rylan Clark on The X Factor, death threats and being seen as a fame-hungry diva 2012-12-16T20:00:00Z The call of “just joking” has a long history, but there are a few key reasons why we are seeing an increase in what I’m calling “the Colbert Defense.” Enough with “the Colbert Defense”: Why criminals, bigots and jerks cry “satire!” when exposed 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z But you better not need the police, and I’m not joking. “Detropia”: Can Detroit be saved? 2012-09-07T17:45:00Z “They don’t just fall, they explode,” Pollan warned, joking, “they could hurt somebody.” Michael Pollan: Bad food is costing America its economic health 2013-12-08T19:00:00Z I had to explain to him that this was serious and I wasn’t joking. In ‘True Story,’ Kevin Hart Really Does Kill 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z “He lit up with a big smile and said ‘Just joking, Mommy.’ ” Noticed: Kimmel Holiday Prank 2011-12-22T23:00:59Z Do you agree, or is joking around with someone who lost family members in Nazi death camps a bit too far, even for Borat? Rudy Giuliani, Maria Bakalova and an antisemitic cake: discuss Borat Subsequent Moviefilm with spoilers 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z When Thomas announced a robbery Monday afternoon, Layous said he thought he was joking. Robber shot after grabbing girl's necklace 2012-05-03T01:26:00Z Most of his friends thought he was joking, except for a few, who drove over for power-washes later that afternoon. Five encounters with Dreamcast, a laid-back singer living in an anxious world 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Spacey, who spent much of the show joking about not being the first choice for the job, got mixed reviews. Tony Awards TV audience slumps without 'Hamilton' 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z We see her taking walks with her daughter, meeting with her doctor, and joking with her husband all while stockpiling barbiturates and planning her own death. What assisted suicide really looks like 2011-05-25T15:01:00Z Not long ago, I talked to a gay parent who admitted joking about his preschool daughter’s “little boyfriend” — a term he knows he’d never apply to her female playmates. Even gay-friendly parents still assume their kids are straight 2013-03-15T15:20:00Z Bernard Levin was only half joking when he claimed that "no man may call himself fully civilised if he misses an opportunity to hear Janet Baker sing". Janet Baker: A life in music 2012-07-13T21:54:02Z “They keep joking that they want to do ‘Land Ho Ho Ho,’ where they save Christmas,” Ms. Stephens said. The Carpetbagger: Sundance: The Plastic Surgeon and the Actor, a new Comedy Team 2014-01-24T14:00:13Z “How many visiting?” he with a joking laugh in his voice. Desert bloom: My wedding day, inside a California prison 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z "We were joking, like, 'Why don't you just kill the person?'" Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg like that Kim Jong Un doesn't get the joke Any list that doesn’t rank it way up there, let alone one that completely omits it, must be joking. It Took Me 40 Years to Watch the Movie ‘Diva.’ It Was Worth the Wait. 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z They improvised whole shows at scruffy theaters like La MaMa, talking, joking, even dancing, as we foot soldiers sat riveted on the floor. New York City’s Gift of Motion: A 1970s Tale 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z The more or less good guys and the more or less bad guys often share a joking camaraderie, and everyone is sympathetic in some degree, however small. Television Review | 'Justified': On FX, an Elmore Leonard Lawman in Kentucky 2010-03-15T21:40:00Z "They sing it better than us," added Mel B, probably joking. Spice Girls launch West End musical 2012-06-26T16:49:53Z When Michael Che, joking online, played down criticism about catcalling, she sharply criticized him on Twitter. Jen Kirkman Finds Material in the Single Life in ‘I’m Gonna Die Alone’ 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z After joking about Fox News focus on “truth” — “They’re not afraid to say the true stuff, so in that regard it was hard for us. We couldn’t deal with the truth.” Andy Samberg says it’s a “good moment” for inclusive comedy to distance from Fox 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Mercutio’s protracted demise, with its joking in the face of death, eludes him. Dance Review: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at American Ballet Theater 2012-06-15T22:42:42Z “The only thing I do for my abs is skip workouts,” Ms. Rosenthal said, joking. Is This the Shape of Things to Come? 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z I am positive Your Honor must be joking. Sheldon Harnick, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Lyricist, Dies at 99 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The song sent Twitter users into a frenzy, and even elicited a fiery reply from BK, with a spokesperson joking that their restaurant, in comparison, is always “open on Sunday.” Kanye West's Chick-fil-A-inspired song gets fiery response from Burger King 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z "AT first I thought they were joking, then things got more serious." Architecture firm shares concept for boutique hotel partially hanging from 1,982-foot cliff in Norway 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z I prayed that she was joking, but she wasn't. Real crab — not imitation krab — is an ingredient I'm willing to fight for 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z And so throughout her career she would be found joking and laughing uproariously in her dressing-room only minutes after giving an overwhelming performance of some tragic operatic heroine. Dame Joan Sutherland obituary 2010-10-11T17:56:00Z “Don’t try to get me out of the house on Sunday,” she said, joking. Picking Up Steam Now: The Bath 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Prine was able to find humor in his struggle with cancer, joking that it actually improved his voice. Country folk singer John Prine dies at 73 of coronavirus complications: report 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Said world’s richest man, Elon Musk, was actually there, in a white-tie tux “like I’m from ‘Downton Abbey’ or something,” and joking about using the night to find investors. In austere times, the Met Gala returns to ‘Gilded’ era 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z As we regarded the shiny, flawless Citroën we were about to rent in Portugal, my husband asked the Europcar representative, not entirely joking, “Don’t you have an old beater?” Do’s and don’ts for renting a car overseas 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z If she was joking, it sure didn’t seem that way. Don?t Call Cassandra Huysentruyt Grey a Trophy Wife 2012-04-06T22:18:06Z He said afterward he had been joking, later issuing an apology and then saying he would refrain from future public statements. LaBeouf makes a scene at Berlin film festival 2014-02-09T22:58:28Z Laughing and joking, they seem grounded, considering their reputation as music's most dysfunctional family. The Jacksons: 'People have tried to tear down our family name' 2013-02-21T18:57:00Z Mr. Ansari was joking, to underscore how hesitant he felt about doing another run considering how good he felt about the first. Aziz Ansari Is Still Searching 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z At one point, we were joking and came up with, “I am not throwing away my pot.” 'Spamilton' creator on loving Lin-Manuel Miranda and spoofing his musical at the same time 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z But then he finished his remarks by saying something about how he was just joking, but he really hoped he didn’t offend me too much. Don’t apologize to me for your rape joke 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z MANCHESTER, England — Last month, the six members of Black Country, New Road were joking around in a cramped rehearsal room about to try something new: everyone singing lead vocals. Black Country, New Road, a Breakout Band, Starts Over (Again) 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z He's not joking about the guitar parts: Down by the Water, for example, sounds like a first cousin to REM's breakthrough hit, The One I Love. The Decemberists: The changing of the seasons 2011-01-06T21:30:00Z Doocy laughed it off in a subsequent appearance on his network, joking, “Nobody has fact-checked him yet and said it’s not true.” Biden caught on hot mic swearing at Fox News reporter 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z She described their dynamic as “a lot of laughing, joking.” Director James Gunn assembles his perfect ‘Suicide Squad’ 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z “It just occurred to us today. Someone from Food Network pointed it out,” said Carrabba, joking, “Maybe that’s how we got the gig.” Music, food fans get their fill at Food Network in Concert 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z “I’ve been joking with people that I’m going to get a sainthood at the end of the season if I’m able to run all tours we have scheduled.” Seattle tour operators that have survived COVID-19 tell how they made it — and what they make of travel’s future 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z “How many years?” asks De Niro, joking and knocking on wood. Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal On The Digital Future of Film Festivals 2013-04-22T18:30:52Z In fact, the cast is so big, we would be on set just laughing the entire time that we forget they would say action and we're still talking, joking around doing bits or whatever. "We can make it to the end": Jermaine Fowler of "The Blackening" on why Black horror's moment is now 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Mr. David, the creator and star of the HBO cringe-comedy “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” took the stage by joking to the audience, “You tolerate me. You really, really tolerate me.” ‘Saturday Night Live’: Alec Baldwin and Larry David Contribute to an Awkward Episode 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z He went on to talk about the decision to silence Warren, joking: “It’s all part of the GOP’s February message: happy Black History Month, now shut up about the bad stuff, keep it light.” Late-night roundup: Jeff Sessions is 'the human antidote to the Voting Rights Act' 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Is it too much to ask that the people making medications wouldn’t be in a joking mood about a potential increase in mortality? In ‘Doctored,’ Sandeep Jauhar Examines a Broken System 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z "Look at their faces; they are laughing and joking," the reporter said on the news, adding that a viewer might think they were "continuing the action" they carried out at the cathedral. Russia's "Pussy Riot" on trial for cathedral protest 2012-07-30T11:20:12Z I was stunned, and remember joking, “I am seriously jacked up.” Experience: my boyfriend threw acid in my face 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z “In all of my mother’s 30-some years in the law, I’ve never known her to cancel a press conference,” she said, perhaps not joking. The Avenger: Gloria Allred 2010-06-18T22:27:00Z We're joking – Shiv and Tom are terrible together, but they sure do look adorable at times. Wins, losses and regrets: It's all part of the game at this "Succession" tailgate party 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z "When he got downstairs, he just started laughing and joking with everybody," she added. Rolf Harris assaulted girl while parents downstairs, court hears 2014-05-12T13:10:04Z Duncan had a relentless money-making approach, rarely joking, never killing time and only finding joy in hitting his sales quota, which changed daily, just like the staff on our corners. Poor black people don’t work?: Lessons of a former dope dealer 2014-04-22T23:00:00Z I believe he was joking about being a Nazi, and that he was also saying, self-seriously or not, that as someone of German heritage he was inherently guilty. Arts & Leisure: Conflicting Voices in Lars von Trier?s Words and Works 2011-09-21T16:24:21Z He was like, “I thought they were joking, and when they said ‘Action,’ I still thought they were joking.” 'Kimmy Schmidt' composer Jeff Richmond on the show's viral-friendly songs 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z But I think the guys might have been joking around, because they’re looking at me with that look that writers get when they hear something surprising. My secret sex-work past 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z Yet she says the fact that it took a man joking about Cosby to make the public listen “shows the weight a man’s word carries over the weight of a woman’s word”. Bill Cosby: the downfall of ‘America’s dad’ 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z He may have been joking when he said his 11th year as artistic director was going to be wild. Review: At Ailey, Love Is a Battlefield, Film Noir Style 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z They're in high spirits, joking with the audience and riffing on the Neighbours theme tune. The Staves: 'Bon Iver gave us cabin fever' 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z It's just joking about the fact that as dark as I am, I'm singing Chinese. Teen crosses cultural lines, sings Chinese opera 2011-07-27T20:06:10Z Jack has his doubts about the trip, halfheartedly joking to Lindsay “this could be some weird, rich person sex thing” or maybe something scary à la the horror flick “The Purge.” ‘Pretty Problems’ Review: A Getaway Goes Quirky 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Some of the pieces I read have a joking tone, with descriptions of fearless dachshunds and urban homesteader types alike noshing on unique sources of protein. I’m terrified of the cicada onslaught 2013-05-20T23:45:00Z Even before this, I told my mum, joking: “You guys seem to like each other.” My mum and maths tutor are flirting, right under my nose | Mariella Frostrup 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z She keeps bringing audience members onstage, joking with them, ordering them around, even painting one’s face. Theater Review: ‘Tar Baby,’ With the Comic Desiree Burch 2013-01-10T21:52:00Z It was funny until you realised that she wasn't joking. Desert Island Discs; Robert Winston's Musical Analysis; Ziggy Stardust Came From Isleworth 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z But did he forget entirely about the song called “Plumbing,” a joking paean to the pleasures of, yes, fixing pipes? Theater Review: Cole Porter’s ‘Nymph Errant’ Is Revived 2012-07-13T22:47:11Z Other clips show him mocking his father's vanity when describing how he met his wife in Pakistan, and joking with a devout friend whom he calls "Taliban". Diary of a Badman: 'I'm not a model Muslim, but I make people think' 2012-06-10T19:00:02Z Natalie: It was a fun evening, lots of joking, laughing throughout the night, which is always good. Date Lab: These two were in full flirt 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z And they managed to be both refreshing and transgressive in joking about something that’s all too often joked about in the wrong way. Bill Cosby should never be off limits: How Tina Fey and Amy Poehler showed us how to tell a rape joke 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z “I wouldn’t miss it for the world,” said Caleb Followill, the band’s singer and leader, after joking that Kings of Leon was back to being “just the opening band.” ArtsBeat: After the Rain, a Night of Rock 2013-06-09T19:08:59Z "We were joking around that wouldn't it be kind of funny for a show about a kid with two moms," Suzy said. Family in 'Becoming Us' aims to bring insight to transgender issues 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z I am not sure who, in this courtroom, was joking. Paris, home of the avant-garde 2011-03-26T00:05:47Z But Mary Berry wasn’t joking when she said, ‘Well done, Martha.’ 'The Great British Bake Off': Five Early Contenders Emerge After Episode 2 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z The car stopped, Schumer, who is due in May, got out, vomited again in front of a church, tossed the bag in a metal trash can and immediately started joking with her husband again. Amy Schumer Doesn’t Care What You Think (That Much) 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z His talent for poetry was evident early on; at age 14 he began a joking birthday poem for Ann this way: There Once Was a Man Who Felt Lonely: A Biographer Considers Edward Lear’s Art and Its Sources 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Richard remembered joking with his son about the advantages of not having in-laws. Gloria: a short story by Alice McDermott On learning of his prize, Leno said he was a fan of Twain's work - joking that A Tale of Two Cities, written by Charles Dickens, was one of his favourite books. Jay Leno awarded Mark Twain Prize 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Through the window Ricky spotted them shoving each other and joking around like old friends. Up the junction 2010-04-03T23:05:00Z That, and never being able to tell when people were joking. My Dorothy Parker years 2012-06-09T00:00:00Z Though Carson's tone was joking, phrases like "acute shortage" and "it is serious" made the situation seem, well, serious. 20 memorable moments from talk show history 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Being a whistleblower isn’t a joking matter in a small society – The County makes that much clear. 'They're behaving as capitalists': the film inspired by Iceland's farming stranglehold 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z “People were saying to me that they had been told not to touch me and that there were signs. I thought they were joking. Brilliant.” Stand down, experts: celebrities have got coronavirus covered 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z This one was very interesting to see this level of both going into these subjects where you're joking about Hilter and say "'My Struggle,' is that not the most Jewish title you've ever heard?" "There were weird silver linings": How Sarah Silverman worked through grief to still make us laugh 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The bubbly TV host is perpetually joking, laughing, hamming it up on Disney-ABC’s “Live with Kelly,” the second-most-watched daytime talk show on television. Kelly Ripa has made a career of being herself. Where does she go from here? 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z But for Roth there was no joking about a public letter Conarroe had signed, intended to protest the revocation of Amiri Baraka’s honorary post as poet laureate of New Jersey. Cynthia Ozick Calls the New Philip Roth Biography a ‘Narrative Masterwork’ 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z I thought they were joking when they inquired whether I would be interested in it. ArtsBeat: An Interview With Michael Apted 2010-12-10T17:27:00Z There was a sort of silence and I said, ‘I’m joking. Actually, that is what we do. So we need to figure out ways we can do that.’ Designer David Rockwell offers a guide to his creativity 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Then it surfaced that Mr. Halls had been the subject of an inquiry into whether he had been racially insensitive in joking this summer with Mr. Mobley, who appeared at the festival. A Firing and a Question of Race Roil the Oregon Bach Festival 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z He managed to have fun with the courts issue – joking that if Congress wasn’t going to do its job, he wouldn’t do his, and checking his cellphone nonchalantly – without getting silly. Trevor Noah is a lightweight: Laughing at his own jokes while “The Daily Show” flounders 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z I remember someone joking, “Who’s next into the meat grinder?” I Finally Made it to ‘Jeopardy!’ and Was Beating James Holzhauer. Then He Got Rolling. 2019-05-04T04:00:00Z “Sometimes, I don’t know why I just don’t go ahead and kill myself,” followed by her own laughter, mostly to show everyone that she was joking. She tried to run me over! 2012-08-23T00:00:00Z He wasn’t just slapstick, he was joking about sex and modern life. The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z It just means recognizing the line between joking about that responsibility, and making a joke of it. ‘Sperm picking party’ not such a smart idea to start single motherhood 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z In it, the two co-hosts, both clad in workout gear, share running tips while joking on a loveseat together, Robach playfully swatting Holmes' arm several times. A breakdown of the "Good Morning America" co-anchor relationship scandal 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z “He was in so many episodes. He was always smiling, joking. He was always the cut up.” Reality TV star leaning on faith after son’s fatal shooting 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z The video shows Pat unwrapping the present and joking about the packaging. Husband surprises wife with new wedding ring for 67th anniversary after she lost hers 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Still, with the big show days away, they seem completely at ease, joking with each other, dispelling some show rumors and even starting others. Hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway talk Oscars 2011-02-25T01:00:29Z I was mostly joking, but it was also kind of true: My work as a consultant for start-ups allowed me to set my own schedule. Relationships Move Fast on a Slow Cargo Ship 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z It was the wild west here and I'm not joking. Hounded out of Hollywood: Topanga film festival and the legacy of Will Geer 2012-08-08T16:42:38Z When he says, "Technically, I'm not even supposed to be here right now," on the introduction to "Recovery" cut "Cinderella Man," he's not joking. Eminem, clean and sober, draws on new inspiration 2010-06-25T23:23:00Z Everyone was relaxed and friendly—not least Bondy himself, who knew that he was the one who set the tone—drinking water, mostly, or nothing, just talking quietly or joking or staring off into space. Luc Bondy, a Man for All Seasons 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Rapper 50 Cent recently was forced to apologize after filming an airport worker and joking on social media that he was “high” and “crazy”—when in reality the worker has autism and social anxiety. Failing Sinead O’Connor: The ugly spectacle of mocking celebrities in crisis 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z And while timing is everything in comedy, for one comic, never might be too soon to start joking about this as-yet-unfathomable disaster. Sympathy for Gilbert Gottfried 2011-03-15T19:55:00Z And joking aside, writers do harbour really quite dark thoughts about certain reviewers. Chris Cleave: what happened when authors and book bloggers met for lunch 2011-02-21T12:56:34Z “I now know how a woman feels when they’re touched by a stranger inappropriately,” he quietly said, before clunkily joking: “Now there are so many accusations, it becomes like, ‘O.K., me too?’ Does Society Need Andrew Dice Clay? 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z “You’re blond, your eyes are blue … little naked baby angels,” she said, joking. How the Harp Got Hip 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z “We were joking amongst ourselves as a family the other week, ‘We better wash our hair, it’s bin night tonight.’ 'I haven't laughed so much in my life': the Australians dressing up to celebrate bin night 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z That bum Eli Roth,” he says, in a way that was hard to decipher just how much he is joking. A Lord of Fright Reclaims His Dark Domain 2011-06-24T20:53:53Z “I was only joking,” Combs said in a new Instagram video. Brother Love? Puff Daddy? Call me what you want, says Sean Combs 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z “In person, he’s very charming, teasing and joking, though sometimes he’s less good-tempered in print.” Daniel Dennett, Author of ‘Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking’ 2013-04-29T21:49:23Z Barr claimed that she was just joking and this is all some type of misunderstanding. Roseanne and America’s white victim complex: Why canceling her show isn’t enough 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z "At this point, everyone was just chilling. The crowd was joking with each other. It was like walking with a big crowd of friends." North Carolina couple gets engaged at Black Lives Matter protest: 'Black love matters' 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z I remember being on the school bus when some kids were pointing at a knackered playground and joking about how awful it was. Romesh Ranganathan: when you’ve often been told to ‘go back home’, Trump’s words are supercharged 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z In addition to discussing Sadler’s heroic actions, Fallon devoted much of the segment to joking about the trio’s time in Amsterdam, where their train originated. Watch American Who Took Down Terrorist on French Train Talk To Jimmy Fallon 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z There is some research that shows griping and joking can increase bonding and group identification. Is It Just Us or Does Everyone Have a Cold Right Now? 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Oliver questioned the use of the phrase “mother of all bombs” in the press this week, joking: “We’ve finally reached a point where mothers can be bombs too – #mombombs #feminism”. John Oliver on Donald Trump: 'A bully in the White House' 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z Prior to a live weather bulletin, I made a gesture off camera joking with my fellow presenters and without warning the camera went live to the weather studio ... BBC News apologizes for weatherman gesture 2010-08-19T00:50:00Z “It’s one thing to go through it, but to watch someone have 20 takes at it is a whole different thing,” he said, adding that he took to joking about it. Paul Weitz Directs ?Being Flynn,? Starring Robert DeNiro 2012-02-24T19:34:17Z The black girls are joking and trading stories about how terrible Vee was to them. 'Orange Is the New Black' Finale: It's Almost Like 'Thelma and Louise' 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z We keep joking that we're using "The Parent Trap" like it's a fully accepted story structure. Meet the breakout stars of "Dicks: The Musical" (all four of them) 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z It's a film that understands the complexity of power dynamics, and how joking about terrible things is sometimes the only bit of agency the oppressed have. From Harvey Weinstein to the new #MeToo movies, true justice still remains in the realm of fantasy 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z He was joking that in those white pants and vest, the French emperor looked like a chef. Daisuke Nakazawa is opening a sushi restaurant in a Trump hotel. And he’s not apologizing. 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z A smiling, joking Wolfe made her announcement on NBC's morning show Wednesday, saying, "I'm quite pregnant, actually." NBC's Wolfe, Gosk, expecting baby in August 2013-03-27T19:08:09Z He was joking for me it was a school night, since I’m a teacher. Date Lab: Two fantasy football players meet. Watch their video analysis of the date All joking aside, my wish is for folks to get their personal and business lives back on track after this pandemic. New Year's wishes from Americans include this fervent hope: 'Never see a face mask again' 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z I’m just joking about the threatened ventricle roasting. 'Battlefield: Bad Company 2': Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Shifts Momentum in This War 2010-04-07T21:46:00Z Made in 1942, while Saint-Exupéry was in exile in Canada, it shows the writer on a boat laughing, joking and surrounded by women. Haunting film of Petit Prince author Saint-Exup?ry for auction 2010-04-09T18:40:00Z Singing Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” he hammed it up just enough to put a joking distance between himself and the anger being vented. Music Review: Aaron Tveit at 54 Below 2013-05-12T20:06:45Z "I was joking. You speak so quickly," he explained. The forgiveness tour: How letting go of a grudge healed me 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z “I was still joking up until last year,” she said. Up Close: Kilo Kish Leverages Her Talent Into a Blossoming Career - Up Close 2012-12-19T21:38:57Z Ms. Schumer has been darkly joking about sex since long before she had any. Amy Schumer’s Comedy Central Show, From the Inside 2013-04-18T12:00:01Z Alfie and I were joking that it would be really funny if this season, the opening shot was, like, us broken and dead. Sophie Turner on ‘Game of Thrones,’ Sansa’s Evolution and Learning From Controversy 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z LeBond was pretty sure they were joking, but she asked them to stop. First she faced her fear of heights, then she took on something even scarier: Remarriage 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z But if joking can make grief less sacred and more profane, what’s a bit of laughter between tears? ‘Sugar Daddy’ Review: The Grief Comes Out in Laughs 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z For days, I saw this recurring, people happy, people joking. Mira Nair on ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ 2013-04-19T20:45:03Z I’m joking, of course; no one will bring that practice to an end. Americans love mulch — and many of us are misusing it 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z But he noted that Prince was also in a gregarious mood, joking around with the crowd and showing off a new guitar in his trademark shade of purple. Hints of Prince’s Failing Health Preceded a Sudden Death 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Lively has a tendency toward deadpan humor, often delivered with a laconic stare that can make it difficult to figure out whether she is joking or not. The 7 Most Ridiculous Things in Vogue's Blake Lively Profile 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z It’s a prescient account of Trump’s business ethics, calculated manipulation of his inner circle, flair for fact-free hyperbole and nascent political ambitions at a time when anyone who knew him thought he was joking. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2017 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z The doctor is only joking – the good news is that his wife is dead. A life in writing: Slavoj ?i?ek 2011-07-15T21:55:00Z "I was joking," he says, rolling his eyes at my gullibility. Psycho, genius ... fraud? 2010-07-26T07:00:00Z I recently discovered that Paula has publicly posted offensive videos, under her actual name, joking about serious issues such as gender, race and disability. Perspective | Ask Amy: Daughter’s online videos compromise her future 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z He demonstrates this by "joking" about my husband, me and anything else that catches his fancy. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A brother-in-law’s mean jokes cause a rift 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Ali takes the win, joking "sorry, mom, today I cooked better ouzi than you." "Top Chef: World All Stars" cooks with sugar and spice (and everything rice) 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z We process a history of hatred by joking about it, and Noah’s got a right to. Trevor Noah and “The Daily Show” problem: Why do we insist on holding a TV host to a politician’s standards? 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Though I was joking, I did suspect our mutual adoration of the “Queen of Salsa” may have predestined us to be a couple. “Don’t go in the bedroom!”: Working in Spanish soaps turned my love life upside down– it took years for me to learn love without drama 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z The testimonials were equal parts earnest and joking. Bill Murray Gets a Cubs Win and the Mark Twain Prize 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z And he kept his ensembles as loose as a group of friends joking around the card table. The Multifaceted Mingus 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Thomas, who works in printing and lives in Plymouth, Mich., was clearly joking. You Pfizer, Me Moderna: Vaccine Recipients Declare Loyalty 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z He added that a cockpit voice recorder, if one will be made available by Southwest, will prove that the pilots never revealed that they were joking. Southwest Airlines pilots union says hidden-camera allegations are false; claim footage was a 'selfie video' 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z The vibe was so good; families were sharing and joking together. The Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award 2010-04-02T23:07:00Z Thomas remembers joking that Abbey Road had been a good place for their rehearsal. About Group: Alexis Taylor swaps Hot Chip for jazz improv 2011-03-31T21:29:00Z “When I tried asking more questions about the song, he started joking and said, ‘Well, if you don’t recognize the song when you hear it, then this wasn’t meant to be.’” How They Proposed 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z In the first video that I posted I was joking around about all of these things that I'm going to try to do on the Scrubs site and they wouldn't put it up. "Cougar Town" producers take on marketing role 2011-04-18T23:59:32Z Unfortunately I cannot say that I’m even half-way joking about Trump’s intentional and darkly ironic staging of the Kavanaugh announcement as an unscripted competition event. Brett Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS rose ceremony: When networks help Trump win ratings, democracy loses 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Guessing the winner of the world's biggest cinema showcase, overshadowed this year by the shock exit of Danish director Lars Von Trier for joking that he was a Nazi, is notoriously tricky. Tough choice for jury as Cannes curtain comes down 2011-05-22T16:15:01Z She attended the University of Michigan, joking that she was a premed student “until I discovered chemistry.” 'Brady Bunch' actress Ann B. Davis dies in Texas You have great work ethic, and I'm not joking. Did George Carlin have the best comedy routine on every political subject? Judd Apatow thinks so 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z Biden alluded to the criticisms about the infrequency of his meetings with the press, joking with one reporter who had just been assigned to the White House that “we always have long press conferences.” Biden’s news conference takes abrupt, lengthy turn 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z A repeat lobster accident happens when Alvy brings a different girl to the same house, and as he squirms and quips she stands there dumbfounded: “Are you joking, or what?” Annie Hall at 40: ranking the film's funniest moments 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z “All the intelligent Cambodians either fled the Khmer Rouge or were killed by them,” my Cambodian friend and fixer, Phin Chanda, once said to me, lightly, as if joking. Impossible to Forget: Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2011-01-07T19:55:00Z He wore a pink oxford shirt and ordered a glass of malbec, joking to the waitress that he was starting early. Up Close: Travis Bass, Impresario of the Night 2012-11-05T22:37:03Z “Which is so interesting because I never yell at anybody about anything. But that’s good because I don’t necessarily want the note,” he joked — or he seemed to be joking. Noah Hawley Keeps Changing Lanes 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z I was joking we should be paying her to do that. Swift gives $4M to Country Hall of Fame expansion 2012-05-17T11:39:20Z He was expelled from the Cannes Film Festival in 2011 after joking about being a Nazi and expressing sympathy for Hitler. Lars von Trier Returning to TV 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Jimmy Kimmel, couldn’t help joking about the network shutout, saying the choice sent a “clear message.” The TV Watch: Cable Television Rules the Emmys 2012-09-24T04:27:57Z Instead, they took issue with my joking contention that 2020 had not, like other years, earned the privilege of being ushered out with sparkling wine celebrations. Among Sparkling Wines, the Other Half Lives Pretty Well 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z Hooks was brilliant at these shifts in tone, finding humor even in the way in which joy, sadness, joking, and suffering pile up on top of each other. Jan Hooks (1957-2014): An Appreciation 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The late-night comedian was not in a joking mood, as he started off standing next to his desk and was dressed in all black clothing. Stephen Colbert briefly breaks down, says Trump’s claims of fraud ‘cast a dark shadow on our most sacred right’ 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z And here, to be clear, he was joking. George Lucas Is Ready to Roll the Credits 2012-01-17T16:33:29Z Sontag wanted a serious film, but I don’t see how anyone could miss, under all the buffoonery and juvenile joking, a furious sense of outrage. The Half-Century Anniversary of 'Dr. Strangelove' 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z At the same event, Blake Lively, who has a supporting role in Cafe Society, said that she wasn’t a fan of Lafitte’s manner of joking. Woody Allen responds to Ronan Farrow: 'I never read anything about me' 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z If Mr. Howie, who runs a relationship and dating podcast called “The Great Love Debate,” was joking, the joke fell flat. Now Pass the Mic to Tatum O’Neal 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z I still didn’t suspect anything when she started joking about suicide. She tried to run me over! 2012-08-23T00:00:00Z “I seen them laughing and joking and high-fiving, and you can just see that young, invigorated ‘we’re-just-getting-our-first-opportunity-to-do-this’ energy again!” he said. Loss Haunts A Tribe Called Quest’s First Album in 18 Years 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z When she slumped to the floor, he thought she was joking and waited for her to sit up and say, “Boo!” The fatal, hateful rise of choking during sex 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z I was half joking, but James’ $50 gift did fill me with a curiosity I hadn’t ever admitted to myself. Dominatrix for a day 2012-11-04T01:00:00Z Even when he didn’t have a proper punchline handy, his pressurized timbre allowed him to do two kinds of work, shouting back at life’s cruelty while still joking his way through it. Perspective | Young Dolph’s heaviest rhymes made this lethal world feel lighter 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z I was joking, but I really did — if just for a moment — consider the idea. My crushing student debt 2013-05-18T23:00:00Z “That was the first thing that the soldiers were joking about,” Campbell says. The joy of vax: The people giving the shots are seeing hope, and it’s contagious 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Everything was fine, and I was joking about it later that day. Modern Love: Eating the Forbidden Ham Sandwich 2011-05-05T21:28:33Z He spent an especially long time talking to Ben who held his own in the conversation, laughing and joking. He was behaving differently. He had lost something. I was the only one who noticed. 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z A spokeswoman for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed that Mr. Crystal wasn’t joking. Media Decoder Blog: Billy Crystal to Host Oscars 2011-11-10T22:48:31Z Then I wanted to believe he was joking. Perspective | I’m dating a conspiracy theorist. But it feels like I’m the one going crazy. 2020-08-16T04:00:00Z Candidates regularly appear on late-night comedy shows, satirists frame issues of social relevance, stories get "broken" by satire news shows, and comedians go beyond joking to address their audiences on issues all the time. 25 years of "The Daily Show": Here’s 5 ways it permanently changed U.S. satire 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Only joking, it was 15 men and four women. Bidisha: I'm tired of being the token women 2010-04-22T21:00:00Z “He has to put matters in such a way as to make people who would otherwise hang him believe he is joking.” 2010-02-11T08:05:00Z I knew that my friends’ kids would be on the hill by now, joking around with their buddies. Motherlode Blog: Whose Anxiety Is It? 2014-03-07T15:25:21Z I thought he was joking but, no, he was dead serious. One of the greatest legacies left by "The Godfather" was basic instructions on how to make dinner 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z But there is always some serious history slipped in with the joking. Sloshed, Hammered, Blotto — We’ve Been Doing It for Ages 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z It's a reminder that people might not be able to tell when you're joking, but perhaps it illustrates how we lose other nuances, too. Britain's anger issues: something to shout about 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z He’s got to be the only political comic alive who could emerge from seven years of regularly joking about the Trump administration and a global pandemic exuding optimism. Trevor Noah’s Optimism Set His Version of ‘The Daily Show’ Apart 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z But joking aside, the former alternative pop star used the evening to introduce a crowd weaned on his '90s band Ben Folds Five to new material from his upcoming solo album, “So There.” Ben Folds and yMusic play chamber pop at the Greek Theatre 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z An emotional high point — Richard’s suicide by falling out a window — was a clunky comedy of errors that had DiDonato, who was watching from a seat in the auditorium, joking, “Guffman called.” ‘The Hours’ Becomes an Opera. Don’t Expect the Book or Film. 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z She sent it to her friends, joking that if she wasn’t back at work on Monday, they should look for her. A Relationship Built on Resiliency 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z He’s “giddy,” he tells me, and “delighted,” and “about to crack with excitement,” and at first he seems to be joking, laying on thick the irony and sarcasm that defined his persona for so long. Was Letterman Really Such a Bad Oscar Host? He Still Thinks So 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Based on the hashtags, it appears that Mike was probably just joking around. Wife's response to husband's message to lose weight goes viral: 'She should have given you divorce papers' 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z “I don’t like exhibits, ’cause people don’t buy no pictures!” he said, hamming it up but not entirely joking. New York City’s Most Classic Street Photographer 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z "It's all a downright, absolute, blackguardly lie," he said — perhaps joking, as Pythons will. Monty Python's Chapman in a new film, years after his death 2011-06-27T23:57:04Z Bob Hope was joking about presidents before it was completely kosher. US library pokes fun at politics with Bob Hope 2010-06-11T23:31:00Z On the show itself, the characters are often commenting and joking about how old this new Doctor now appears. 'Doctor Who' and the Eyebrows of Peter Capaldi 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Norman Mailer weighed in as did Bob Hope, who’s seen briefly in “Lovelace” joking that he thought it was about a giraffe. Movie Review: ‘Lovelace,’ About the Star of ‘Deep Throat’ 2013-08-08T22:39:00Z Your character walks the line between joking around and being serious. Aubrey Plaza on Life After 'Parks' and Hating the Word 'Deadpan' 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z The funny thing is, he does not appear to be joking. Ken Dodd: Don't call me eccentric 2013-11-08T08:12:01Z It felt easy for me to be able to sort of start joking with them and start stripping away sort of the "press" of it all. "Four Seasons Total Documentary" captures the Trump campaign's emperor-has-no-clothes moment 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z “I am sure our many trips to the Met are visible in the collection,” Ms. Byrne said, joking. Jewels Made to Be Worn, All Day, Every Day 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z After Issa suggests that therapy could be useful for Molly, a rift develops that no amount of joking can distract them from. ‘Insecure’ Season 1, Episode 7: Who’s Daniel? 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z “At some point we will stop joking about it and become afraid,” one of the men says. Books of The Times: Padgett Powell’s New Novel, ‘You & Me’ 2012-08-14T12:00:00Z “My expensive blond is gone,” she said in joking lament. The New Image Makers 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z The competition is just our friendship, and we’re goofing around with each other and joking. Adam Levine Talks About Judging ?The Voice? 2012-02-24T20:36:45Z He’s joking, but he’s not actually joking, and over the course of the episode, Annie realizes how much she has lost in her life by feeling ashamed and unworthy. The Best TV Episodes of 2019 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z At the same time he was joking with an engineer in the sound booth. Stevie Wonder: jammin' with the jazz set 2010-06-17T21:44:00Z But if Dumont is joking at all, it’s a form of what used to be called “kidding on the square.” ‘Joan of Arc’ Review: The Saint Is Revisited in Song 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z At the film festival, Josh was joking with his mother about how many younger siblings he has. Seven Buds for Seven Brothers 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z “Why are you talking?” he asked sharply, after entering the backstage area and finding his dancers and drummers joking around at a moment when he wanted them to be entering for a procession. A Servant of Rhythm From Ghana, in Texas 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z She would dress for work in the back of the car, her friends joking that it was indecent to look at the back seat until they had reached the George Washington Bridge into the city. Mary Higgins Clark active as ever at age 85 2013-04-11T11:46:10Z I was joking yesterday that I have a hard time playing power chords now because I'm so used to playing the chords that we make up on our own. Metz: All out, all the time 2013-05-09T22:15:00Z Sounding jovial yet not quite joking, she referred to “Shrew” as “an emotionally wrecking play.” ‘The Taming of the Shrew’: A Problem Play 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z I clutched my iPhone as I slept, joking I could read his mind. Twitter is for lovers 2012-09-19T00:00:00Z So yeah, no, I wasn't joking at all about not shaking hands in that moment. Hank Azaria: "For Mets fans, the bad news is there's no games. The good news is there's no games" 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z “She was with a friend, and we just started chatting and joking around,” said Mr. Kulvete, who was then a special-education teacher at Baltimore Lab School. Teachers Find a Snow-Day Snack at Safeway 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Who wants to tell them that joking about them like they are is just weird? Stop cheering for the old “Hands off my daughter!” shtick 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z I couldn't tell if he was joking when he suggested there might be echoes of Harvey Weinstein. Trailer trash 2012-02-12T00:06:12Z So when Muti, 81, began railing about the banner to his tiny entourage, it seemed like he must be joking: There could hardly be a grander finale to his acclaimed tenure. For Riccardo Muti, a Grand Sort-of-Finale in Chicago 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Clinton said even less about a possible run for president in 2016, beyond joking that stepping down as secretary of state last year did not end media speculation about her future. Hillary Clinton addresses gathering of publishers 2014-03-20T12:57:06Z The director then tells the writer she was joking, that it wasn't her husband after all. A brief survey of the short story part 46: Roberto Bolaño 2013-01-24T11:38:51Z Berlusconi's equal opportunity minister, a woman, defended the premier, saying he had just been joking and had no intention of offending gays. Lady Gaga sings 'Born This Way' at Rome gay rally 2011-06-11T22:47:10Z I understand that you are joking, and possibly inebriated, and that I am allegedly the bad boy of parenting and all, but really? Adam Mansbach: My year on the bestseller list 2012-12-12T01:00:00Z “I’ll say something joking about him, but others will take it seriously,” she said. When Couples Fight on Facebook, Everyone Knows the Score 2010-03-18T00:26:00Z And I was joking because I work in a high school and just thinking back to the kind of kid you were in high school — I was not that person. Dinner, followed by some Craigslist shopping 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z If you come at the king, you best not miss — or, if you’re joking, at least get ready for the inevitable guerrilla warfare over the limits of art, free speech and satire. 10 Cultural Battles That Ruled 2017 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z There is no evidence that he is joking. Mel Brooks: ‘Donald Trump doesn't scare me. He's a song-and-dance man' 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z “No one likes an actress who writes books,” she said, half joking and half sincere. With ‘Lost in Space,’ Parker Posey Finds an Unlikely Home in Serial TV 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Posing for this article’s photographs in front of a huge wrought iron eagle that featured on one of his best known record sleeves, Wolf Biermann, 86, smiled and tried joking with the afternoon crowd. Germany Celebrates a Singer Who United East and West 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z It’s true that I was deterred by your apparent offer of sex on our first date, he said, and though you assured me you were joking, I’m not sure that you were joking, entirely. The Austrian says he’s turned off by women who are dominant in bed 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z I sang many, many, many “Bohèmes” at the beginning because it’s an opera for young singers about young people — happy and full of hope, joking about terrible things. 24 Years Later, Roberto Alagna Steps Back Into ‘Bohème’ at the Met 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Part of that included late night host Jimmy Fallon humanizing Trump by joking around with him as if he were a harmless Labrador, even in light of his comments about immigrants and minorities. NBC just can’t quit Trump: Anti-immigrant ad flouted the network’s “respect and dignity”... 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z He said otherwise, with Close joking he was too young to recall the Summer era. Glenn Close knows all about ‘Da Butt’ in Oscars’ game 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z Nobody was sure whether or he was joking or not. Sasquatch 2012 Saturday review: Jack White, Portlandia, more 2012-05-27T18:53:54Z “In the beginning we were joking, who is going to wear pollution?” A Wedding Ring With a Dirty Little Secret 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z “Light xenophobia, with just a dash of diplomacy” is what Noah termed Trump’s approach—before joking that the phrase was also the title of Paula Deen’s upcoming cookbook. Trevor Noah’s triumph: His dazzling Donald Trump take-down was no rookie move 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z “I’m disappointed about this nomination,” he added, joking. The Carpetbagger: Alfonso Cuarón Gets a Nod But Could Use Another Perk 2013-12-12T19:57:01Z “I thought he was joking,” said Jennifer Burns, a Brooklyn mother of three. The Spaghetti Taco, ? la ?iCarly? 2010-10-05T22:55:00Z He laughs in a way that hides whether or not he’s joking. Love in the time of corona: 'This wasn't how I planned it, but she said yes' 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z Kimmel’s remarks also included joking jabs at some of Hollywood’s most famous figures. Jimmy Kimmel addressed ‘the Slap’ in his opening monologue. 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Afterward we would gossip and get pricey coffee, and avoid our responsibilities, joking about how our mother would approve. The Secret to Sibling Success 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z They had been trying to keep us alive ever since, joking that they should start a hip-hop group 2PWC — Two Parents With Cancer. Acid redux: My long, strange, cancer-fighting trip back to tripping 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z Say, “Dude, the server said you referred to me as your girlfriend! My husband would be pretty surprised by that. You were just joking, right?” Perspective | Ask Amy: Fast-food meal isn’t so happy for co-workers 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z And yeah, we just sort of started laughing and joking around. "Four Seasons Total Documentary" captures the Trump campaign's emperor-has-no-clothes moment 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z I was half joking, but within minutes, recommendations for hospitals, clinics and hotels in Bangkok were rolling in. A Family Adventure in Medical Tourism 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Minutes later, he and Vanessa are joking about getting a Christmas tree and having “the boys come over to decorate.” 'Penny Dreadful' Recap: Did the Finale Surprise? 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z In a statement, Toksvig celebrated her time on the baking show, joking that it was all-consuming “as my waistline will testify”. Sandi Toksvig quits Great British Bake Off 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z She’s not in the union but she needs to learn,” the actor Ryan Reynolds said in a joking post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Halloween Is Tricky for Actors on Strike 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z We were joking about opening a restaurant and calling it `Whim.' Christina's on Orcas Island, closed 2010-03-30T16:58:00Z It began as so many experiments do: “We were joking” about making a play for audiences to sleep through, said Mr. Findlay, who wrote the script with Jeff Jackson. ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’ and Other Sleep-Oriented Shows 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z “I'm joking. I never did . . . So let's go with a bang. Let's have a laugh at your expense, shall we? Remember, they're just jokes. We're all going to die soon, and there's no sequel.” Why the Golden Globes and host Ricky Gervais felt particularly pointless 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Yesterday, Ice-T mostly seemed happy to put this behind him, joking that he would now head to Disneyland. Ice-T cleared following New York arrest 2010-08-18T12:41:00Z On hearing the news, Prescott tweeted: "Chumbawho?" before joking about buying their "greatest hit" album. Chumbawamba to split up 2012-07-10T10:09:18Z Despite her joking protestations, Kris said yes: “Because I love him, really. He’s the only guy who’s ever kissed me and made my knees weak.” How we stay together: we debate absolutely everything – but we fight fair 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z “We were joking about the upside-down Coronas in margaritas, and ‘Isn’t that funny?’ The Mexican Bulldog Lets the Mixing Take Place as You Sip 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z It's the fact that he's joking at all. Boris Johnson, the comedian of politics, has the last laugh 2012-07-30T12:00:01Z Against this dull background, the very act of joking – however weak the material – takes on a superficially subversive quality. Boris Johnson, the comedian of politics, has the last laugh 2012-07-30T12:00:01Z The performers are so busy sliding, leaping, running, bursting out of bodies of water, flipping and dangling from ropes, joking all the while, that they’re never quite on solid ground, emotionally. 'Heart of Robin Hood' walks (and runs, and occasionally trips) along a new path in Sherwood Forest 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z "The truth is that filmmakers like me can't always step out of our own lives," said "Listen Up Philip" director Alex Ross Perry, not really joking. Now showing: 'Suffering for their art' films like 'Birdman' and 'Whiplash' 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z And joking about "Karens" seems to lie at the heart of the forthcoming movie, "Karen." New horror flick “Karen” already causing backlash as a “Jordan Peele-knockoff” 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z I thought he was joking — I had a reservation — but he wasn’t. Help! I Reserved a Rental Car, but There Was No Car for Me. 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z When she was first offered the chance to perform it at the Glyndebourne Festival in England in 2003, she recalled, “I thought they were joking.” Nina Stemme Takes On Her Biggest Met Opera Assignment Yet 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Mostly it turns on villains fighting and killing and fighting some more as a loosey-goosey Pitt moves from car to car punching, joking, mugging, scheming and sprinting. ‘Bullet Train’ Review: Ride and Die 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z But perhaps the most interesting part of the story is the way that the cry of satire, sarcasm and just plain joking is a consequence of a post-truth world. Enough with “the Colbert Defense”: Why criminals, bigots and jerks cry “satire!” when exposed 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z But it was just not a joking atmosphere. The God of ‘SNL’ Will See You Now 2013-08-22T11:53:25Z The candidate who successfully merges entertainment and politics is potent, because you can claim to be joking to one audience while another sees you as a truth teller. Franken and Trump, Hiding Behind Their ‘Jokes’ 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z “I know exactly what I’m going to be doing the day I die — still paying for college loans,” he says, only half joking. How a small school for gifted kids in the D.C. exurbs gets big results 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z I mean, if you actually watch it and don’t read it, I was joking. T Magazine: The Accidental Activist 2011-03-25T19:21:15Z His initial suggestion is outrageous enough that, in my mind, she assumes he’s joking, and is very surprised when he’s not. Mary Gaitskill on the Power of Fiction for Examining #MeToo 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z But there’s plenty of more savory joking, too, with Mr. Ives fashioning a clever line about a lack of national health insurance, among other fresh currency. Critic?s Notebook: Madoff, Macbeth and Other Crooks, Onstage in Washington 2011-09-28T22:45:26Z “We were all joking among ourselves,” McSweeny said, “that if that guy Trump got elected, this would be the most politically prescient piece of opera ever produced in America. Well, that happened.” A new opera about a dictator may or may not be about Trump. It depends whom you ask. 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z “You know, you always hear that Tom Hanks can be the life of the party, joking around and then they call ‘action,’ and he’s Captain Phillips, and he’s mind-blowing and brilliant,” she said. Sarah Silverman switches to drama. But she’s still making people squirm. 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Paul fancies himself as a bit of a wag, and he may just be joking. Planet Hollywood: is the universe full of little green men like Paul? 2011-02-18T12:38:22Z We weren’t joking when we said there was a website on the way. What You Should Watch This Week: ‘Iris’ and ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z He likes the new Continentals but conceded that the trunk isn’t nearly as deep as the Town Car’s, joking that “you could get five bodies” in that storage space. The Comfort-Loving Cult of the Lincoln Town Car 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Kate then tells me about her boyfriend's joking reaction to the film – which has its serious side. One fan's mission to Lars 2012-06-02T22:01:47Z The overall mood was chill; as the music of Nipsey Hussle, 50 Cent and Wale filled the room, they chatted amiably in between shots, laughing, joking and moving along to the beats. The Central Park Five: ‘We Were Just Baby Boys’ 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z A work that announces itself as the result of its own plot is a riddle at risk of an anticlimax, but in this pronouncement, at any rate, the author is joking. Review: A ‘Nantucket Sleigh Ride’ with Frozen Disney and Hot Lobster 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z From the start the two seemed to truly enjoy joking about their competition. Bring back the Jay Leno and David Letterman feuds: What’s lost in the nice, new late-night of Colbert, Fallon and Kimmel 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Von Trier issued an apology and said he was only joking, but the remarks brought a volley of condemnation from Jewish and Holocaust groups. Von Trier regrets Hitler remarks, likes new title 2011-05-20T16:01:13Z She tells me she's just joking, but I don't see a smile. Patti Smith: punk poet queen 2013-05-25T08:00:00Z It also shows her joking about his advances, saying that “data is hot”. Harvey Weinstein paws #MeToo accuser in video 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z At some point when I was listing these titles for my editor, he thought that I was joking and asked whether the Duke of York had lost his canine rule over Yorkshire terriers. Perspective | Prince Andrew’s titles were ridiculous. But it matters that he no longer has them. 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z “We were joking about that at the time.” ‘E-Team’ filmmakers on the perils and precautions of shooting in conflict zones The original film’s flurry of joking pop-cultural references has become a white-out blizzard of allusions. Review: ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’ Heads Back to the Bubbles 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z “One of the things that really strikes me about American art is that it’s often overwhelmed with this coy, joking, ironic tone,” Leigh says. How Black Lives Matter turned performance into powerful activism in 2016 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z In response, the room erupts in laughter, hoping, perhaps, that Martelly is joking. Sweet Micky and the Sad Déjà Vu of Haiti’s Presidential Elections 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z "They go, 'Well, why were you joking?' Also, add to that the nature of Twitter — it's so curt, there's no nuance, it's there forever out of context." Ricky Gervais goes on a TERF-y tirade in new Netflix special, continuing his transphobic brand 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z They were joking around just a few episodes ago, but now she’s being distant and won’t entertain his talk about defectors. 'The Americans' Recap: Intimacy in the Line of Duty 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Well, glad to see that everyone is joking about the health risk of McElheney's "fat liver," a byproduct of gaining 50 pounds "as a joke." Today's must-see viral videos 2011-08-15T20:30:00Z “I asked if he had read my profile, and he said ‘yes,’ but he thought I was joking about the nudity stuff,” Ms. Muise said. Nudists Open Their Homes to Budget-Minded Travelers 2011-09-01T01:30:33Z Although the actor says he’s joking, it sounds like the truth. For McKellen, one more role as one of the world’s most indelible characters 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z One user made light of the situation, joking that the confections were now "a pineapple right way up cake." Baking show contestant accidentally destroys competitor's cakes in viral moment 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z To this day, I can’t figure out if that initial laugh was out of nervousness or because they thought I was joking. When I came out to my parents, kimchi fried rice held us together 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z He was, he said, “95 percent certain that she was joking, but 100 percent certain I had to meet her.” Every Atom, Molecule and Cell Connected 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert started by joking: “Big news today out of the Kremlin. I’m sorry, I misread that, the White House.” Late-night roundup: Trump's team 'like one of those Russian nesting dolls' 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z “Seeing something is the first step to making it happen, and even if Nick was joking, I was so touched that it made me believe in it.” In ‘How We Roll,’ Pete Holmes Looks to Bowl Over Mainstream America 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Fredrik spends a lot of time in his book joking about flies, how no sensible person is interested in them, “or anyway no woman.” Swedish Islands Offer an Escape From Stockholm 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Responding to negative feedback, Aldean tweeted Tuesday that he was only joking. Jason Aldean fined for swimming in dangerous Gulf 2012-06-13T19:51:14Z And it was funny, but I'm not joking, I would say that all the time. Max Greenfield on why "The Neighborhood" endures and how Schmidt helped "New Girl" break rules 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Comics love the equal opportunity offender argument, except when people point out that not everyone they're joking about has equal power. Ellen can say "gay" now: "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" ends by taking a stand...for celebrity 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Norwegian media hailed the band's performance, praising Jagger for his singing as well as joking, dancing, running and pirouetting around a vast stage. Rolling Stones resume world tour after death of Jagger's girlfriend 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z “When she first told me all of these things I thought she was joking and laughed,” he continued. Bridezilla demands male bridesmaid wear dress and make-up 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z It just means recognizing the line between joking about that responsibility and making a joke of it. Carolyn Hax: Parenting is a sacred responsibility 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Afterward, Ms. Hearts, only half joking, asked the TikTok representatives if her hotel had a spa and would the company possibly spring for a facial? TikTok Stars Go On a D.C. Field Trip 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Despite his constant joking, Kotter took his students seriously when no one else seemed to. Does television have a teacher problem? 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Comedy and joking about our differences breaks tension and brings us together. Actor Vince Vaughn defends "gay" joke in movie 2010-10-15T19:27:00Z Despite his gleaming smile, it should come as no surprise that Billy Porter is not the joking sort, at least not when he feels our country is in dire straits, an opinion many share. "My art is my activism": "Pose" star Billy Porter unleashes his passion and doesn't hold back 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z “It’s an ongoing problem,” she said, joking that she thought one of the two nursing mothers in “POTUS” — one of whom appears onstage — “actually pumped during her audition.” At BroadwayCon, Hillary Clinton Celebrates Women in the Theater 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z They surround Solivan, joking about the folly of eating and drinking before a show. The bluegrass is now being served 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z A sense of “anything can go,” and we can go from traditional behaviors to joking, bringing ideas together, maybe ideas that wouldn’t normally be said. Barbara Hammer’s Exit Interview 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z At first the girls thought the waiter was joking, but it soon became clear that he wasn’t. A new level of carding: California waiter demands “proof of residency” from Latina women 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z When he alighted on a score that passed muster, setting Mr. De Silva scrambling to find the corresponding piano part, he turned to the audience and introduced the piece in a mildly joking, avuncular tone. Itzhak Perlman Returns for Solo Recital at Lincoln Center 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z “Someone help the blonde with a pain problem,” Ms. Stone said, joking about herself, before turning to an aggressive bidder and adding, “I liked you from the moment I saw you.” Sharon Stone Leads AmFAR Auction in Milan 2012-09-24T19:22:14Z As the band told its story, the members buoyed their wounded spirits with black humor, joking about how they planned to one day carry on without their frontman. With Wounded Spirits, the Frightnrs Rally Around Their Frontman 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z That was what prompted Ms. Glaisek Ferguson three weeks ago to post a screen shot of her online activity to Instagram, a joking Google search: “How do I sell my children?” Together Apart? How About Totally Losing It? 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z “We were engaged, and we got married,” said Becky Isaacs Bowman, joking about the long wait to be inducted. 5,000 Shows Later, the Grand Ole Opry Is Still the Sound of Nashville 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z Suddenly, I feel like Dad must have felt talking to her – laughing, joking, dreaming up trips. My father had a lifelong ticket to fly anywhere. Then they took it away 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z “Paper supplies were running low,” he said, joking about a digitally created image that includes tears in the art, creases and stray pencil marks. Alley Oop Will Return (Spoiler Alert) 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z The moniker is pretty traditional and comes as a departure from Kimmel joking that he would have loved to name his next offspring "Karate" or "The Riddler." Jimmy Kimmel, wife Molly McNearney welcome baby girl Jane 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Stephen: By the end of the night we were joking around with the waitstaff. Date Lab: Keep calm and meet your soul mate. Or not. In 1936, she was joking around at a Paris cafe with Picasso and his girlfriend Dora Maar while wearing a brass bracelet covered in fur. Antiques: Meret Oppenheim’s Works at Martin-Gropius-Bau 2013-08-08T20:49:46Z But for all the ironic joking, Mr. Ford achieved something important with this show: fashion credibility. Fashion Review: Tom Ford, Glamour Cowboy 2014-02-18T09:40:38Z So I got a midday “joking” email about how no one wished him a happy birthday. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: You’re not a homewrecker if the relationship was already wrecked 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z The movie’s sense of therapy through documentary is made explicit in a casual, joking remark by Keire—but it’s not a joke, it’s the very core of the film, and of the film’s wider import. “Minding the Gap,” Reviewed: A Self-Questioning Documentary About What Happened to a Group of Young Skaters 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z "We would be on set just laughing the entire time that we forget they would say 'Action!' and we're still talking, joking around doing bits or whatever." "We can make it to the end": Jermaine Fowler of "The Blackening" on why Black horror's moment is now 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z The actor and comedian was joking recently about the upcoming drama series "The Playboy Club". "Mad Men" inspires look back for new TV hits 2011-08-23T12:38:10Z I thought I was joking, but a minute later I was weeping. A Dose of Empathy From My Syrian Doctor 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Look, I'm joking — I'm not going hungry, and my kid will go to college. Sneaker Release Trauma is real. Just ask any suffering shoe collector 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z “They accepted us because we made them a lot of money, but they didn’t get us or like us,” Maines said, joking of the Sony chairman: “We didn’t get invited to Tommy Mottola’s wedding.” The Chicks Are Done Caring What People Think 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z As the bus rattled along the hilly, narrow roads one recent Saturday, past properties ranging from simple, weatherboard-clad beach houses to large, modern homes, the driver was joking. A Quick Island Getaway From Auckland 2012-10-12T23:07:10Z James suddenly became an outcast because he went too far, because it was too soon, because joking about tragedy was too much. Daniel Tosh and rape jokes: Still not funny 2012-07-12T11:26:00Z I was joking with Jordan that I’d like to do a Rod action film. The ‘Get Out’ Star Who’s Giving T.S.A. Agents a Good Name 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Colon played “Don’t Leave Me This Way,” joking with listeners in the Webcast’s chat room. Webcast by a Hip-Hopper Who Cooks 2011-03-26T15:00:17Z “People were joking with us that we would be sold out of khakis this week, and then we started to actually see it happening,” said Alex McEachern, the store’s manager. Jim Harbaugh Inspires a Run on Khakis at Michigan 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z He recorded one such joking vocal in 1964, as part of an album he cut with the pianist Oscar Peterson’s trio. Clark Terry, Influential Jazz Trumpeter, Dies at 94 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z More was in fact joking in his misunderstood masterpiece of political thought. Whitechapel Gallery's Spirit of Utopia offers only broken dreams 2013-07-03T15:18:21Z The author laughed along as he watched himself on screen joking about the daring humor of James Joyce, and was clearly moved by a clip of Czech writer Ivan Klima thanking him. Philip Roth receives 'Literary Service' award 2013-05-01T04:54:14Z Pacino exuded warmth by phone, joking often in his distinctive raspy cadences and revising his thoughts in real time. In ‘Hunters,’ Al Pacino Stalks Nazis Into New Territory 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z You probably think I'm joking but I'm not. Y for Young Writers 2012-05-29T12:06:50Z He also spoke about the personal content of his one-man show, joking that there were a couple of different versions of "Ghetto Klown," the one his wife saw and the one everyone else knows. John Leguizamo talks 'Ghetto Klown' and Steven Seagal's running style 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z But lifestyle doesn’t begin describe the Cash family’s alternative reality, and despite all the self-aware joking this isn’t a goof. Review: Viggo Mortensen Captivates in ‘Captain Fantastic’ 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z “When I look at it I’m not sure it is me either,” she says, not altogether joking. Nicole Kidman: ‘To hear women being believed makes me cry’ 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z “The D Train” acknowledges there can be more to all the usual sharing, caring and relentless joking than the reproduction of male power, but it isn’t going to upturn the status quo. Review: In ‘The D Train,’ Jack Black and James Marsden in a Steamy Bromance 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Dido: It's a slightly almost joking comment on me, I guess. Q&A: Dido puts family before her new album 2013-03-27T12:26:13Z We hear archival audio of him encouraging, joking, berating. “Bikram” and the Fraught, Telling Tale of a Yoga Phenomenon 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z If she could go back in time and give herself advice as a young artist, Graham would suggest keeping ears open and mouth closed, joking that the latter was never her forte. With some big opera names behind it, Young Artist Program aims even higher 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z In the film, his friends went from skating and joking around to fatherhood and deconstructing racial identity, as I went from Little League and trading basketball cards with Kavon to bloody brawls. We grew up afraid to be vulnerable: "Minding the Gap" helped me see my toxic boyhood masculinity 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Kyle had a confessional or two joking about the relative absurdity of the dish being served so casually — but then that was that. The "Real Housewives" diet: Why we are seeing caviar everywhere when Americans can't afford eggs 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z I love joking around, and it's obviously about mood, because sometimes I can definitely be a silly idiot. Kristen Stewart: 'Twilight was so intense. I'm still a very intense person' 2012-05-17T19:00:02Z We were standing by the floor-to-ceiling windows, joking with each other, when the sister of the groom approached. The Secret to Sibling Success 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z The decorum of English joking couldn't be more different. What's German for funny? 2012-02-12T20:00:13Z I’m joking, of course – it’s so much worse. The dark stars of the far right compete to bask in the glory of Tommy Robinson 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z As they work, a woman’s voice delivers a joking account of the disrupted class and Adorno’s reaction. Art Review: Hito Steyerl Has New York Solo Debut at e-flux 2012-12-20T22:07:09Z They want charges against him dropped.Curry's family says he was joking when he bound his daughter with tape and posted the picture on his Facebook page. Man charged with taping daughter thanks church 2012-01-30T15:16:00Z No previews have been released of the film, with O'Carroll joking that journalists might "bootleg" pirate copies. Mrs Brown's hopes for Rory spin-off 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z The musicians themselves speak most eloquently when joking about the people whose parts they were playing or, in some places, when speaking through their instruments. Review: ‘The Wrecking Crew’ Hails the Music Behind the Faces 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z “Are we joking about history that is tragic or are we not? And when we joke about it, let’s joke about it for everybody and by everybody.” Black Comedians in South Africa Put Power in the Punch Lines 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z “He is probably the first actor to do something like this in such a public way. I was joking with friends that Ed Skrein’s following on Asian Twitter just multiplied exponentially.” ‘The idea that it’s good business is a myth’ – why Hollywood whitewashing has become toxic 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The total effect was more frightening than all the Alice Coopers and Clockwork Orange put together, simply because these guys weren't joking. An initiation into Iggy Pop – a classic feature from the vaults 2013-04-30T14:30:19Z Jordan and Laura playfully pledge that they will wed each other, if need be, joking about choosing an ironic wedding song, although when Laura suggests Whitney Houston, Jordan soberly responds: “Whitney. Is not. Ironic.” Review: In ‘Significant Other,’ a Young Man Pines as His Pals Pair Off 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The night before, he was joking around with friends; the next day, he was in a coma. Judy Woodruff on how her son with disabilities changed her view of health care 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z “Within five seconds we were joking and connected in sarcasm,” Ms. Lewis said. A Connection Was Made ‘Within Seconds’ of Their First Call 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z “We like to think of these awards as the ones without Mel Gibson” co-host Nick Kroll said before joking about the Academy’s acceptance of this year’s best director nominee after his “anti-Semitic” jokes. Moonlight shines at Film Independent Spirit awards on eve of Oscars 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z Complaints from viewers began to flood in when Clarkson added to Hammond's insult by joking that the Mexican ambassador would be sleeping in front of the television so wouldn't be able to muster a protest. Steve Coogan attacks Top Gear's 'ignorant' stars 2011-02-05T21:32:50Z Fox's Brit Hume drew a joking rebuke from a colleague when the camera showed a picture of Beyonce, and he said, "She looks stunning, doesn't she?" Inauguration offers brief pause from TV bickering 2013-01-21T22:31:05Z As they moved toward their grand pianos, Mr. Hancock added, “You thought we were joking.” Review: Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock on Two Grand Pianos at Carnegie Hall 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z There was often a lot of joking about drinking on “The Tonight Show.” Doc Severinsen Recalls High Notes, Low Notes and Everything in Between 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z They get in serious trouble like clockwork, grinning and joking their way through every second. “Playing House” gets serious — and keeps us laughing 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z “I thought he was joking. I mean, I thought he was stalling. Warren’s like that. He kind of holds the power.” Faye Dunaway Breaks Silence on Oscars: ‘Completely Stunned’ 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z At first I assume he's joking but it turns out he's deadly serious. Bobby Gillespie: 'We always saw music as a revolutionary force' 2013-03-14T16:25:18Z It was apparently clear to those present at Wednesday's press conference that he was joking when he declared himself a Nazi who felt sympathy for Adolf Hitler. The man Cannes banned 2011-05-19T15:26:10Z And joking still, even though the sky is falling. Voices From Travel’s Frontlines: ‘Fasten Your Seatbelts’ 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z She laughed — she was clearly joking, but also, that really is her bare butt on the cover for the single “Hurry on Home.” Sleater-Kinney Asked St. Vincent for a Creative Spark. The Trio Blew Up. 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z The Sun obtained this latest clip, which contains Mr. Bieber laughing and joking while he sings an altered version of his 2009 hit, “One Less Lonely Girl.” Justin Bieber faces fresh ire over second video of jokes to join KKK 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Jane D. Hartley, the United States ambassador to France, was joking about the monumental sculpture “Five Empties,” which is on loan from the Calder Foundation at her Paris residence. At U.S. Embassy in Paris, the Art of Welcome 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Campbell was loose and easy-going all day, joking his way through rehearsal and posing for pictures with fans before and after the show. Campbell shines in 1st show since Alzheimer's news 2011-07-18T10:26:20Z He was joking–or “joking”–but he identified a serious problem for political reporters in a polarized era. Not “Both Sides,” Now: Why False Equivalence Matters in the Shutdown Showdown 2013-10-07T16:36:45Z Robert Plant kept joking about delivering “an evening of soft rock” Friday at Taste of Chicago in Grant Park. Concert review: Robert Plant at Taste of Chicago 2013-07-13T03:44:00Z “People started saying that we didn’t write melodies and beats,” he added, then shot out a joking expletive, as if responding to the charge. One Opera Opening Would Make Any Composer Happy. He Has Two. 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z I don't mean it, only joking, don't call social services, not just yet. TV review: Amish: A Secret Life; Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food 2012-08-02T21:00:02Z In joking about old age, he said, “I told her to act her age, so she died.” Jack Carter, acerbic comedian and longtime TV fixture, dies at 93 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z A number of astronauts say that Mr. Weir got them right, from the joking interplay between team members to Watney’s aplomb. ‘The Martian’ Author Andy Weir Brings His Nerd Thriller Into the Mainstream 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z The writer's joking offer of "nudist" as an analogy is telling. Let's start the foodie backlash 2012-09-28T21:45:06Z So, putting it plainly, Trump is joking with a foreign adversary about two of the most basic elements of American democracy: voting integrity and the role of a free press. Perspective | Trump joking with Putin over eliminating journalists is a betrayal of America. So is ignoring it. 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z “I think there’s something wrong with me,” he said, only half joking. David Letterman (and His Beard) Shop at Target These Days 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z All joking aside, the actress admits the relationship took its toll. Hathaway says ex's arrest taught her to be wary 2010-10-18T14:05:00Z Inside, 20 smugglers drink heavily, joking with the unlicensed bartender. Shot at, beaten, starved: the child refugees who will stop at nothing to reach Europe 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z And he outraged guests at the annual Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner in 1996, joking about President Clinton’s extramarital activities as the first lady sat stone-faced nearby. Don Imus, controversial radio 'shock jock', dead at 79 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z I remember when Facebook was about sharing party and vacation pictures, joking with friends and engaging in friendly debates. A nation of geniuses: Social media made us all special — now what? 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Eva and Albert are lying in each other’s arms, after their first sex—better than Eva expected—joking about having kept their eyes closed. Enough Said: When Tony Met Elaine 2013-09-18T01:38:32Z After reportedly joking during a performance in 2011 that he would stab his own son to death if he spoke in a "gay voice," Morgan publicly apologized. Actor Tracy Morgan in intensive care after New Jersey road crash 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z Whether it’s joking that their generation wouldn’t survive a zombie apocalypse or signing up for collegiate “life skills” classes, young people are thirsty for lessons in the basics. Millennials Struggle to Pass Life Skills 101 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z So convincing is his masquerade of affluence that when he asks a rich tennis partner for a loan, the other man assumes that Giovanni is joking. Review: From Vittorio De Sica, the Comic Anxieties of la Dolce Vita 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z It’s unclear if Garten, 73, was joking in her response to Witherspoon, but she arguably could be. Martha Stewart responds to Ina Garten's pandemic drinking suggestion: 'Not charming' 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Iran countered the Danish Mohammed cartoons with their own joking about the Holocaust. Scarfe's Netanyahu cartoon was offensive? Hurrah 2013-01-29T18:30:02Z Musk’s interest in electric cars or Ukraine comes and goes, but the richest man in the world is constantly joking. Hey, Elon Musk, Comedy Doesn’t Want to Be Legal 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z By the end of his second term, he had started joking to staffers that he was beginning to empathize. Bob Corker is free to speak his mind about Trump. If he could only make it up. 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z He claims he was joking, but Burton was not in a laughing mood, responding: “Anyone who knows me knows I would never read a comic book.” Hollywood at war: when film-makers feud with each other 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z He appeared to be joking, but "Lego Dimensions" also opens with Gandalf walking the yellow brick road. Toys-to-life gaming at E3 is set to land big, but it's not all child's play 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z They did so despite host Ricky Gervais joking that Hollywood celebrities should not discuss politics in their acceptance speeches, because many of them work for companies which do business with China. Michelle Williams urges women to vote in personal acceptance speech about reproductive rights 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z There’s a fine line between good-natured ribbing and annoying or hurtful “joking.” The Science of Dealing With People You Hate 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z At least I had that to pull me through … I’m joking, but in a weird way it did. Bobcat Goldthwait: 'I knew Robin would want me to finish the movie' 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z She started joking again and driving her green Dodge Dart to all her friends’ houses. Despite my mama’s secret shame, she was the smartest person I knew 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z His 1968 "comeback" TV special had a joking intimacy with just a few sidemen; it was the first unplugged musical show. 2010-01-08T21:05:00Z He was joking, of course, and I laughed — but not hard. Explorer: Facing Fear, With Family, in the Sierras 2013-09-05T13:00:28Z It was only halfway through the shoot, Mr. McKay acknowledged, that “I got up the nerve to start joking around with him.” In ‘The Big Short,’ Adam McKay Uses Absurdity as His Guide 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z “I think everyone here is a poet in some way,” Immanuel laughed, only half joking. The Inescapable Poet of Nicaragua 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Then, jokingly, but not joking: “I’d rather have a family marathon.” Rob Corddry and the Healing Power of Laughter 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z We’ve been joking around that it feel so much older than 10 years. Tegan and Sara: Releasing an Album Is Like Running a Political Campaign 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z “By ship or plane?” he clarifies, and I can’t tell if he is joking. A Visit to Donleavyland, Sixty Years After “The Ginger Man” 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z “I thought they were joking at first,” said the artist David Tovey, a formerly homeless British Army veteran, recalling his reaction when the Turtles approached him with their idea for the museum. Museums With Ideas, Goals and Sometimes Art. But Walls? No. 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z He laughs when I tell him: "You know somebody said that, but I thought they were joking." A life in books: Colm T?ib?n 2010-10-25T07:00:00Z It's hard to tell at times when Gosling is joking, telling such stories while wearing a perpetual, evasive smirk. Ryan Gosling takes on comedy to cure the blues 2011-07-27T19:35:33Z The issue of diversity was constantly raised on the night with Jimmy Kimmel starting the evening by joking about Hollywood’s propensity for saying how much it cares about diversity without necessarily doing anything about it. Game of Thrones breaks Emmy record and wins best drama for second year 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z There’s a lot of joking about the live shots you do in bad weather. Al Roker on climate change: ‘I think people want action, and they are taking it into their own hands’ 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z He brought out Mel Gibson for some awkward joking about the actor’s history of anti-Semitic comments. Ricky Gervais Hosts the Golden Globes With Beer and Vinegar 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z “The Soup” and star of recently canceled NBC sitcom “Community,” wrapped up the event by joking, “Yes, this is exactly the upfront I thought I would be at this week.” Upfronts 2014: Kim Kardashian, Joan Rivers turn out for NBCU Cable 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Actually, she says, she's joking about the poetry, but not about being solitary. Rebecca Hall: class act 2010-06-11T23:02:00Z Writer-director Hazanavicius made a rushed trip from France to Los Angeles for the Spirit Awards, joking backstage that the "police escort to come from the airport, that was great." 'Artist' wins best-picture at indie Spirit Awards 2012-02-26T02:46:03Z For fans, the sight of Williams and White joking and laughing in the video offers a welcome reminder of the pair’s promising past, and perhaps a hint at their future. | All Is Not Lost for the Civil Wars 2013-08-19T21:00:37Z I am joking; I have several favorites, though. What does sustainable fishing actually mean? "Good Catch" author Valentine Thomas has the answer 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z |
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