| 单词 | asinine |
| 例句 | In last year’s astronomy course, girls would often giggle and ask Mr. Roberts any asinine question they could just so he’d speak to them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It’s out of my mouth before I can stop it, and part of me feels asinine for asking, because it really shouldn’t matter: we’re in his house. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He used to challenge me to a game whenever he wanted to settle an argument or some asinine pop-culture dispute. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z "No more school!" said Bruno, grinning a broad and asinine mouse-grin. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I wonder why she’s so angry, but then someone behind me says, “This is asinine! Why can’t I go in to see my daughter? I’m tired of waiting here!” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I pick up the pace so that there’s no more breath for Katherine’s asinine inquiries. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “They try every asinine thing you can imagine,” I said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z My father got me a geography coloring book when he found out that the asinine California school system decided they didn’t need to teach geography anymore. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z But the fact remained that any five-year-old girl in any family was always obliged to do as she was told, however asinine the orders might be. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z This is exactly the type of asinine assumption Jupiter hates. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He's been an easy mark for the asinine arguments of hucksters and climate deniers. Disaster president: Why is Trump acting like the mayor from Jaws? 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z There’s no way around this: The November Man is asinine. The November Man – first look review: an asinine and horribly rote screenplay 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Spiked with phobic silliness — Miranda suffers a panic attack at the sight of Terry’s ornate Boston bedroom — “Misconceptions” is an asinine pileup of improbabilities. 2010-01-22T04:49:00Z The ‘90s were, as any certified “Nineties Kid” can attest, a decade marked by a succession of asinine schoolyard fads. CNN’s “The Nineties”: Empty nostalgia for a decade we should let die 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z His famously asinine question about wives and servants was asked rhetorically and with utter sincerity. The trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover 2010-10-22T11:00:00Z Why not label the pubescent girls in our commune crazy when we disagreed with the asinine rules that governed our lives? I was in a cult. Britney was in a conservatorship. Our situations are crazy similar 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Eventually, they got to it, and I realized that I actually preferred the asinine conversation. I watched the “Teen Mom” porno 2013-05-07T20:41:00Z Ms. Gates heard someone describe a Batsheva design “as the perfect dress for the #MeToo movement, which I found truly asinine,” she said. Pioneer Women Are Roaming the City 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z In 1993, Safer, an art enthusiast, decided to ask that question in an unmerciful look at an art world he deemed pretentious and mostly asinine. 5 Great Moments in the Life of '60 Minutes' Icon Morley Safer 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z I once had to hide this girl in my Facebook feed because she wrote the most asinine status update I’ve ever seen. “Mad Men” eulogies: Peggy Olson, feminist hero 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Wendy has the potential to be savvy and appealing, especially when she winces at some of the book’s asinine elements. Books of The Times: Caught - By Harlan Coben - Never Look Away - By Linwood Barclay - Mom and Pop Thrillers 2010-03-25T22:42:00Z To be fair, he's not being helped by the asinine interview questions. The Rolling Stones and all tonight's bands – live! 2013-06-30T00:31:00Z "I was actually encouraged to shirk my responsibilities, duck it, cut ties. ... My whole point in taking this film was to talk about sexual violence, and it seems asinine to shirk that responsibility," Union said. Union: 'Birth of a Nation' can spur conversation on race 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z After a local activist lambasted the efforts of police, Gates lashed out, calling her “asinine” and saying of those who criticized his department’s efforts, “Those dummies should be applauding.” 'The Grim Sleeper' is the story of the South L.A. serial killer and the women who were his victims 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Norris called the use of blackface an "asinine tradition" and urged fellow playwrights to boycott productions of their work by German theaters who employ such tactics. 'Clybourne Park' writer upset about blackface 2012-10-17T21:57:07Z I think the most egregious is when he asks Sylwia if she "really needed" one of her items, which is pretty asinine knowing all that he had already purchased with the limited joint budget. "Top Chef: World All Stars" meets "Downton Abbey" for an elevated picnic Mrs. Patmore would hate 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z If we didn't have Radio 4, we would be stuck with such asinine comedy as 2 Pints of Wotnots and My Family. Stephen Fry takes US sitcom role and shark-attack jokes bite the dust 2013-03-19T15:20:24Z Jon Stewart turned Monday night’s “Daily Show” into a Rhetoric 101 course, zeroing in on the asinine language Indiana lawmakers have been tossing around to justify the state’s thinly-veiled Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Jon Stewart goes nuclear on Indiana homophobia: “Do you see how f**ked up that is?!” 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z “Utterly asinine” is another good modifier, courtesy of David Ehrlich at Indiewire. The fall of Ricky Gervais: How did the once-brilliant star of “The Office” end up here? 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z But with a narrative this asinine, even Driver crooning the opening notes to “Let’s Get Loud” is hard to appreciate. ‘Cinderella’ Review: A Girlboss in Glass Slippers 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z But then, several years ago, it circled the Möbius strip of asinine humor and landed on the amusing side: “my wife” was somehow funnier than ever. Please, My Wife, She’s Very Online 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Instead, it’s become an asinine wingnut fight about nonexistent Christian oppression. Fox News and Glenn Beck’s latest misleading cause 2012-08-10T14:40:00Z He called my perspective “asinine,” which I hope was a pun, given the original context. “I don’t need to invade her private life to prove I’m cool”: How to talk to your daughter about sex 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z For something so dreadfully asinine to be written about a man as well-traveled and well-read would be almost obscene if it were not true. What Hitchens got wrong: Abolishing religion won’t fix anything 2013-12-07T12:30:00Z I did, however, adore "The Next Food Network Star," which combined culinary competition with the camp energy of the most asinine "America's Next Top Model" challenges, all buoyed by some profoundly insufferable judges. As Giada departs The Food Network, an appreciation of the channel she helped define 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Ornamenting its flimsy back story with assaultive sound effects and asinine behavior, “Out of the Dark” strains to shock. Review: ‘Out of the Dark,’ With Julia Stiles and Scott Speedman 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z What really sinks the novel, though, is its asinine dialogue. ‘How to Tell Toledo From the Night Sky,’ by Lydia Netzer I used the term “pseudo-shocking” above because there’s really no more room to be surprised by any asinine, impulsive, media-trolling stunt this president pulls. A malicious child acts out: Donald Trump, Jim Comey and the toxic triumph of “kidult” culture 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z “Notes on a Silencing” is a purposefully named, brutal and brilliant retort to the asinine question of “Why now?” A Survivor of Sexual Assault Speaks Out 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Though without his consciously asinine conservative persona it might be difficult — by all accounts Colbert too is a genuinely lovely guy. James Corden and the new niceness of late night 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z "That would be asinine to go back out there on the same trail, the same place, and not have a gun where I can’t truly put down an animal if I have to," she said. Alaska moose attack against Iditarod sled team leaves 4 dogs injured 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z “The idea that the hosts of The View . . . have any factual reads on what goes on within the Trump family is completely asinine,” they said. White House feuds with Meghan McCain after she accuses Ivanka Trump of crashing her dad’s funeral 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Internet Culture Owling is the new planking, and other made-up trends Planking, also known as "the lying-down game," might be one of the most asinine memes to ever draw the public's attention. Owling is the new planking, and other made-up trends 2011-07-12T21:13:00Z Your suggestion for her to suggest they post a nude photo of Burt Reynolds was asinine! Perspective | Ask Amy: Fiance’s incessant talking causes problems 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z On the day the House voted to silence Jones, Sexton had warned Jones about calling a Republican’s bills “reprehensible,” “asinine,” and “insulting.” ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat sues over expulsion and House rules that temporarily silenced him 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z “It’s just asinine to suggest that his policies can lead to this price at the pump. There’s a lot of things that have to be considered.” DeSantis claims he’ll achieve $2 gas as president, vows to reverse Biden climate agenda 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z “Even with these asinine primary rules changes, we remain confident Governor DeSantis will become the Republican nominee and 47th president of the United States.” Trump’s early work to set rules for nominating contest notches big win in delegate-rich California 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Mayor Bowser was less charitable with her retort to the chairman’s comments when she said “I’m not going to pay too much attention to asinine statements.” Emergency bill gives D.C. judges more leeway to lock up suspects before trial amid spike in crime 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Or John Eastman, whose famous broad-brimmed hat is almost as stupid as his asinine legal theory that state election results are more suggestions than commands. Trump's "yes men" may be the end of him 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z It's asinine that my colleagues in Congress continue to side with the NRA in support of more guns. “We got to rise up, everyone”: Rep. Jamaal Bowman battles the normalization of Trump 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z In that context, DeSantis' asinine feud with Disney is simply mainstream Republican politics, no different than the fake border wall Trump pretended to build. The GOP's heart of darkness: Why Ron DeSantis can never beat Donald Trump 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z “Think about how asinine this is,” Representative Marc Molinaro of New York, a Republican who represents a neighboring district in the Hudson Valley, said. Vulnerable Republicans Caught in the Middle in Debt Limit Fight 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z I saw the “Would you date a bus driver” discourse, and I want Black women to collectively liberate ourselves from answering these asinine bad-faith questions and establish boundaries. 'Would you date a bus driver?' debate roils social media, and Eboni K. Williams fires back 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Access to guns wouldn't have prevented the Holocaust, the suggestion is asinine. Trump's terrifying emails offer a clue 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z To whichever genius decided to publish Logan’s obit, in the aftermath of your asinine decision to spoil a major episode of “Succession,” you also decided very clearly not to apologize. Readers react to our fictional ‘Succession’ obituary as strongly as you'd expect 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z “Given the amount of rote, asinine verbiage that gets produced in politics, people will put it to work,” said Luke Thompson, a Republican political strategist. A Campaign Aide Didn’t Write That Email. A.I. Did. 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z As Marshall points out, this database was only put up earlier this week, suggesting it was thrown together in a haste to justify this asinine "woke banks" talking point. However racist you thought the "woke banks" talking point was, it's worse 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z That, too, should be an asinine argument, as the school is taxpayer funded. Can the Supreme Court force girls to wear skirts? 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Even after the disturbing footage of the attack was released, right-wing media figures continued to push asinine conspiracy theories implying that Pelosi somehow faked this or was complicit in his own attempted murder. Thanks, GOP. Pelosi's attacker is proud 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Witness the wave of asinine fist-shaking from Republicans and conservative media that ensued after a federal official’s offhand warning about indoor pollution from gas stoves. Opinion | The new face of ‘the personal is political’ 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Or how he tweeted an asinine conspiracy theory about the Paul Pelosi attack, only to delete it hours later? Elon Musk's epic bumbling is a daily reminder that America is not a meritocracy 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Things only promise to get worse because, no matter how much research says otherwise, people still have this asinine idea that the way to protect themselves from gun violence is to buy more guns. Republicans love the mayhem and massacre caused by lax gun laws 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z All of this is so asinine and so unnecessary. Q&A: Kristen Stewart on body horror, Cronenberg and Cannes 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z But writing this post is agony, because the thought of giving this absolutely asinine piece of legislation any attention is killing me on the inside. Josh Hawley wants to punish Disney by taking copyright law back to 1909 and that sucks 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Buffett said last May it would be "asinine" to require reports from Berkshire's dozens of smaller companies. Berkshire investors nudge for better governance, social issues as meeting looms 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z All it takes is endless, asinine conversation, driven and dictated by the worst people in our society. Twitter should have died long ago — let Elon Musk take it out back and shoot it 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Prior to that, the laughably thin rationale was based on Vladimir Putin's asinine claims that Ukraine, whose president is of Jewish ancestry, is being run by Nazis. Putin's invasion of Ukraine exposes the Fox News-QAnon feedback loop 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Adds that the discussion of removing handshakes from sports is “asinine.” Should college basketball end postgame handshake? One coach thinks that idea is ‘ridiculous’ 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z It may be shocking to see how many people are depriving children of medical care, abandoning children, and leaving them orphans — all for the asinine purpose of trying to undermine Biden's approval numbers. Vaccine refusal is child abuse 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z If these bills become law, there may be no limit on how much damage the right can do to public education through frivolous lawsuits based on asinine "parent's rights" claims. The secret plan behind Florida's "don't say gay" bill: Bankrupting public education 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z But while Republicans formally condemned the violence, they were also tripping over each other to validate the asinine complaints of the occupiers. The Bundy takeover is now complete: How the GOP has embraced pro-terrorist politics 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z They love claiming that both he and they are "independents" who "think for themselves," even as they fall lockstep behind the most asinine right wing beliefs. Why Joe Rogan's vaccine misinformation is so dangerous — and dangerously appealing to his audience 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Government officials were worried that his refusal to get vaccinated may turn the Australian people against their asinine “Zero-COVID-19” policy. Djokovic vaccine case exposes Australian dictatorship 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z But he looks back on his motivations as complex, maybe contradictory, maybe “asinine.” A cryptic email, then a confession: How a Muslim group uncovered moles 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Sheriff Wilmot said that was a mistake: “It’s just asinine that he would even contemplate not changing his plans to address a crisis two hours away.” Arizona emerges as new border hotspot; governor deploys more National Guard troops 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z "Baldwin designed his appearance to build public sympathy, but it backfired with his asininely arrogant belief that it’s OK to use the hammer instead of the trigger," Schiffer fumed. Alec Baldwin didn't do himself any favors with sit-down, experts say: ‘Textbook example of what not to do’ 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Senate Democrats had brought forth a new version of a voting rights bill, watered down by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on the asinine theory that it might attract Republican votes, but no dice. GOP has a new "rigged" conspiracy theory 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z “This claim that is being made online is just asinine.” NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Prominent Indians have called the rule "highly discriminatory", "racist" and "asinine", among other things. Covishield: India outcry over UK not recognising jab 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Texas Senator Ted Cruz has called the decision to play the Black national anthem before games “asinine.” The new abnormal: NFL’s new season carries sense of normalcy, differences 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z In a series of casually cruel posts, the site’s writers called him an “asinine media mastermind,” a “Self-Serving Misogynist,” a “clueless scamp” and the “intellectual equivalent of a large wet sponge.” If Gawker Is Nice, Is It Still Gawker? 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z After all, asinine arguments that don't make any sense at all drive the liberals up the wall, and nothing matters more than "owning" the liberals. Tucker Carlson plays dumb on TV — but his stupidity is strategically weaponized 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z The discussion of health care was typical: Brown voiced a preference for a "public option," while Turner strongly advocated Medicare for All while calling the current health care situation "absurd" and "asinine." Corporate Democrats are scrambling to keep Nina Turner out of Congress 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z Edwards: It’s ridiculous, it’s asinine, it’s almost comedic that it would get this far. Harry Edwards: NFL race-norming is 'morally unconscionable' and 'legally indefensible' 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Cruz added that Mr. Biden’s approach — limiting U.S. oil exploration while paving the way for Russia’s energy expansion — is “asinine.” Cruz rips Biden sanction waiver on Russia pipeline: ‘Reward’ for hackers 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z “We do some other asinine things because we’re required to do them,” he said. Berkshire Hathaway Shows a Rebound From the Pandemic 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z They’re saying that it’s appropriate to shoot into moving cars when everybody else in America says that’s asinine, it’s dangerous,” Crump said. Crump calls for probe into Florida sheriff’s office 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z "You think I want to be here taking bikes away? This is so asinine," the officer says. New Jersey police officers facing probe after seizing kids’ bicycles 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z “You think I want to be here taking bikes away? This is so asinine,” she said. Videos: Police take bike, cuff Black youth, sparking anger 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Dean Hunter, president of the Small Multifamily Owners Association, said it was “asinine” and “absurd” to forbid rent increase on vacant units for this long. D.C. Council votes to let landlords evict dangerous tenants, but not to raise rents 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z And that is what Fox News is good at, turning politics into a campy wrestling match, devoid of meaningful content but full of stock characters locked in asinine conflicts. Fox News made Matt Gaetz a GOP star. Now he's trying to take Fox News' Tucker Carlson down with him 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Consider his asinine election challenge with all those crazy lawyers. Opinion | The Tale of the Untamable Shrew 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z The database shows some fliers treat airline mask requirements as a seemingly asinine rule to evade, akin to sneaking a late look at text messages after phones are supposed to be in airplane mode. Sneezed on, cussed at, ignored: Airline workers battle mask resistance with scant government backup 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z “Promoting anti-vaccine propaganda and shrouding it in intellectual curiosity is asinine. And dangerous.” 'Black Panther' star Letitia Wright goes on defense after sharing anti-vax video 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z He leaned into the asinine claim that he has done more for Black Americans than any president since Lincoln. Oh, no Joe, not ‘bad apples’ 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z “It was asinine,” Mr. Winfrey, who is Black, told The Washington Times. Trump’s cryptic ‘stand by’ comment sets off firestorm, shakes up campaign 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z The asinine threat is alleged in former governor David Paterson’s dishy new memoir, “Black, Blind & in Charge.” Chris Christie once threatened to sit on Mike Bloomberg, memoir claims 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z “I saw those talks and it’s asinine. He’s been huge since he got here Day 1,” Hughes said, with the only thing hiding his ire being the protective mask covering his face. Trent Murphy shows his worth in Bills season-opening win 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z “It is hard to imagine the shock that caused at first from today’s perspective, where the idea of wearing anything but shorts for competitive tennis is asinine,” Weintraub writes. Review | Tennis star, fashion designer, integration advocate . . . spy? 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z “The very premise of ‘running a profit’ at the Port is totally asinine,” he said. Airlines ask Sea-Tac to cut fees, blaming some of its budget problem on pandemic bailouts for airport’s shops and restaurants 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z “Donald Trump has spent his entire life depending on wild-eyed lies and asinine conspiracy theories to distract from his own failures and wrongdoing,” Andrew Bates, a spokesman for Mr. Biden, said. Trump Steps Up His Assault on Biden With Scattershot Attacks, Many False 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z “It’s asinine. The way people are acting — look at the beach. Not one mask,” said Anthony Babcock, 47, who had worked in music publishing. Florida Breaks U.S. Coronavirus Record for Most New Cases in a Day 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z Rep. Matt Gaetz, Florida Republican, tweeted that “America is one unified nation with one national anthem,” while Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, called the idea “asinine.” ‘We are ONE America’: Ted Cruz blasts NFL’s reported plans to play ‘Black national anthem’ 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Barile called the decision to task the local Health Department with overseeing nursing homes "asinine." In hard-hit New Jersey, COVID-19 saddles some small health departments with crushing workload 2020-05-23T04:00:00Z Just about a year ago, I made a pledge to never again repeat, quote or otherwise dignify any of the asinine nicknames that Trump gives his adversaries. Opinion | Political smear campaigns aren’t new. But Trump takes them to a whole new level. 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z This conspiracy theory isn't just asinine, it's also pure projection. Trump's moronic war on masks is working — with his base. Will the whole nation pay the price? 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z But we have to consider: the dumbing down of our culture, weak parties, clickbait news coverage, asinine campaign finance laws, the demise of regionalism and, of course, our idiotic primary system. ‘Pulling a President Ford’ 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z "It is just asinine," agreed civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Arbery's father. Nancy Grace tears down 'citizen's arrest' defense in deadly Ahmaud Arbery shooting 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z The notion that the economy would be doing fine with a highly contagious and often deadly disease ripping through the population is asinine. At first, Tucker Carlson took the coronavirus seriously — but now he's gone total bats**t 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z "The oil prices dumped in historic fashion ... so AOC immediately tweets out a couple of absolutely asinine things because she is a moron," the "Ben Shapiro Show" host said. Ben Shapiro blasts 'moron' AOC's tweet celebrating oil crash: 'What in the actual eff is she talking about?' 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z But this is asinine because we don’t have universal testing so we don’t know who is carrying the virus and because people travel with it. Opinion | Let’s ‘Kick Coronavirus’s Ass’ 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z It is asinine to suggest that the male and female players have different jobs. Perspective | Words matter, and U.S. Soccer exposed its sexism in its latest legal filing 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z “Don’t just be outraged by #PresidentMayhem’s latest asinine comments,” Paul Rieckhoff, the founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, wrote in a Twitter post. Trump Dismisses Troops’ Possible Brain Injuries as ‘Headaches’ 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z PBS News correspondent Chris Bury tweeted: "The answer was asinine, rude and ugly." Media figures come to CNN reporter's defense, pan McSally for 'liberal hack' comment 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Politicians and political journalists who eulogise the cunning of clever operators aren’t being wholly asinine. Australia’s pathetic PM reveals much about the right’s effort to deny reality | Nick Cohen 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z McLean’s own research so far has focused on behavior—and has made a misnomer of the word “asinine” in its common use, she says. Chinese trade in hides has led to global donkey massacre 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z “I wouldn’t want my entire practice to be completely taken over by something so asinine.” Rashid Johnson on broken men, the black body and why Trump is bad for art 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z “The notion that this happened because Zion is in poor condition is just asinine,” Griffin said, according to USA Today. Zion Williamson speculation over meniscus injury 'asinine,' Pelicans general manager says 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z “But the notion that this happened somehow because Zion is in poor condition is just asinine,” Griffin continued. Raptors Open Championship Defense With a Win Over the Pelicans 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z “The notion that this happened because Zion is in poor condition is asinine,” Griffin said before the Pelicans opened the season at Toronto. NBA notebook: Warriors’ Thompson 'unlikely' to return this season 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Next year, McLean hopes to start to screen Chinese populations for asinine and equine herpesviruses, three of which are known to cause abortion in donkeys. Chinese trade in hides has led to global donkey massacre 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z “It’s just asinine,” the Free Beacon’s source added. Beto’s ‘ridiculous’ gun-grab plan blasted by police groups: ‘Many sheriffs would not comply’ 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z A U.S. official described this idea as “asinine;” predictably, it didn’t fully happen. Perspective | The U.S. played down Turkey’s concerns about Syrian Kurdish forces. That couldn’t last. 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z And I was irked by the way beauty was written – fluffy and asinine, as if for one-dimensional airheads. The beauty industry is still failing black women | Funmi Fetto 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z His request will be long remembered at the State Department as one of the most incomprehensible and asinine of American diplomatic history. Opinion | The process of impeachment is now inevitable 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z But as asinine as this is, right-wing media has successfully convinced the conservative base that paying more money for crappier light bulbs is a good thing. Trump wants you to pay more for light bulbs and power — but at least you'll own the libs! 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Gene Dias, the Astros head of media relations, made the incorrect call by barring Fenech and then double down with an asinine statement defending their decision. Mariners Sunday mailbag: How does Kyle Seager’s hot streak impact his chances of being traded? 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z "No. Shut up. Stop with the asinine questions." Jesse Watters: Trump conducting the media like an orchestra 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z This idea that the Jewish vote in the United States is, or should be, shaped by support for the Israeli right, is asinine enough. Trump's anti-Semitic comments are the new normal: Threats and blackmail are all he has left 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z It’s like Donald Trump telling the country that his divisive rhetoric actually brings people together: it’s just a ridiculous, asinine statement. The Rich Paul Rule is proof the NCAA knows its days are numbered 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z In a 1975 interview, one year before a federal court ordered busing in Wilmington, Delaware’s largest city, Biden called it “an asinine concept, the utility of which has never been proven to me.” Effective but never popular, court-ordered busing is a relic few would revive 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z Biden called busing an “asinine concept” and “a liberal train wreck” as he filed legislation to restrict federal and court-mandated busing. Biden says he regrets remarks about working with segregationists, but stands by his record on issues of race 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z “I oppose busing. It’s an asinine concept, the utility of which has never been proven to me,” he said in a 1975 interview. As Biden defends himself on civil rights, other Democratic candidates go after him 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z “We get no efficiencies in the system. It’s just absolutely asinine.” Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z It’s rude; it’s linguistically lazy; it denigrates women; it disregards the specific wishes of a customer; and it sounds asinine. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: People we should remember and folks we’d better forget 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z I hereby make a pledge: From this day forward, I will never again quote, repeat or otherwise dignify any of the asinine nicknames that President Trump gives his adversaries. Opinion | Why I’m swearing off Trump’s nicknames 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Republicans dismissed the charge as “asinine” and “clueless.” Evers refuses to comment on sexism claims against GOP 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Though it’s mostly more asinine than awesome, the adrenalized science-fiction thriller “Breakneck,” formerly known as “Ride,” at least tries something new. Reviews for Swedish sci-fi ‘Aniara’; ‘Amaurosis’; ‘Slaughterhouse Rulez’ and more 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z These words may seem asinine and contrarian, and are most definitely unpopular. Masters 2019: The best way to watch golf at Augusta National is an unpopular one - Golf Digest 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z “I oppose busing. It’s an asinine concept, the utility of which has never been proven to me,” he said. Biden’s tough talk on 1970s school desegregation plan could get new scrutiny in today’s Democratic Party 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z We suppose after you have a vice-president and president resign and surrender your embassy in South Vietnam, you tend to be more circumspect about asinine political stunts. The shutdown is dead! Long live the shutdown! 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z “The idea that we’d be able to recover them is asinine. So we leave them where they are,” said a U.S. official. Exclusive: U.S. commanders recommend letting Kurdish fighters in... 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z It’s asinine to have three max players on what has been a mid-to-low-tier playoff team that has yet to win 50 games during this era. Perspective | For the Wizards, salvaging the season does little to fix their larger problems 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z This is an extremely asinine and disrespectful tweet to our former President and his distinguished life and legacy. The Associated Press deletes Bush tweet after backlash over bias 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Gilbert Christen, who raises about 50 dairy and beef cattle in the French-speaking town of Cheseaux-Noreaz, scoffs at the proposal as "asinine." In latest quirky Swiss poll, voters asked to save cow horns 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z But he said it was “asinine to say that players making only a few million a year are underpaid,” as fans and reporters often say when comparing players’ salaries. Bill James, No Stranger to Controversy, Believes His Current One Is ‘Unfortunate’ 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z But he also dropped two passes and committed the most asinine penalty of the season, getting flagged for taunting when his team trailed by three touchdowns. Perspective | By choosing building blocks over playmakers, Redskins created a big imbalance 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z "Yes, we are taking legal action regarding #TheChillingAdventuresofSabrina appropriating our copyrighted monument design to promote their asinine Satanic Panic fiction," Greaves wrote in a tweet. Satanic Temple claims Netflix show stole statue design, vows legal action 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Eat this cow eye and pig intestine, and we will be bound forever by our willingness to do asinine things on command. Opinion | The poison of Trumpism is tainting the GOP 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z On her first trip to the mall, she recalls the car taking “the most asinine route” and then driving all around the parking lot. Inside the life of Waymo's driverless test family 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z “The questions that he was getting asked about security and privacy were asinine. We need leadership that actually understands tech.” AP-NORC/MTV Poll: Young people looking for younger leaders 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z “The idea that we need to be more like Republicans so we can beat Republicans is asinine. We need to have a clear choice. Something to vote for instead of against.” They thought this was Trump country. Hell no 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The key to survival shouldn’t involve ignorance and asinine threats about its decline tearing at the fabric of the nation. Perspective | Larry Fedora’s defensive crouch is as dangerous to football’s future as concussions 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z I wrote the column quoted above a few weeks before the 2016 election because some black activists were making the asinine argument that Hillary Clinton was not doing enough to motivate African Americans . Opinion | Decades of progress are in peril 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Instead of cattle, sheep, goats and donkeys, EU documents speak of “bovine, ovine, caprine and asinine animals.” The Ultimate Démarche: France Wants to Oust English From the EU 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z That’s anti-establishment “gangster” internet users to some, or people who like memes and get tattoos of asinine cartoon characters because it’s a bit funny to others. Think it's funny that China is cracking down on Peppa Pig? Think again | Phoebe-Jane Boyd 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z He said it’s “asinine” for the FDA to call patients’ own cells a drug. Miracle cures or modern quackery? Stem cell clinics multiply, with heartbreaking results for some patients. 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z He called it “asinine” for the FDA to call patients’ own cells a drug. Stem-cell clinics spread fast but therapies mostly unproved 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z It's asinine to engage in an arms race as a response to gun violence. Parkland Shooting Surveillance Video Shows Deputy Remained Outside 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z But trading Blake Griffin, a possible Clippers lifer, an almost certain Hall of Famer, the guy who transformed a horrendous franchise into one worth watching, was a monumental mistake, an asinine move. Letters: With Blake Griffin trade, it's the same old Clippers 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Look, the whole notion of judging quarterbacks by their won-loss record is flawed at best, asinine at worst. Pedestrian quarterbacks win in playoffs on stronger areas of teams 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z “I think it is perfectly asinine to even pause to think about them,” Munger told an audience at an event at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies 'will come to a bad end', says Warren Buffett 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z The most asinine comment is probably the the most common reason for his continued support. 4 More Women Accuse Roy Moore of Misconduct 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z As for the boringly parrotted gibe that Republicans want everyone to be poor except the top x percent, what sense does that asinine claim make? Senate Plans to End Obamacare Mandate in Revised Tax Proposal 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z “Like some sort of asinine idiot, he plowed right into her,” Dunn said. Spokane woman sues bicyclist who yelled ‘hot pizza!’ before slamming into her on trail 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Now the coach of the Georgetown Hoyas, expect Dolan to make some asinine statement when Ewing returns to the Garden in a Big East matchup. 9 (not so) burning questions for the new NBA season - Golf Digest 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z None of this makes a lick of sense, but it’s fascinatingly asinine. Crime thriller 'Mike Boy' is unspeakably bad, but you must see it to believe it 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z “To say that the country is ready to take its people back is asinine.” Haitian Immigrants With Temporary Status Await Trump’s Next Move 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z I suspect that the comparison of a rookie football quarterback with a basketball player is asinine. Letters: Fans have a field day with Dodgers asking $12 million for naming rights 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Gorka recently jumped to the defense of the president over the Holocaust Remembrance Day controversy, dismissing the criticism of Jewish groups as “asinine.” The stain of anti-Semitism at the White House isn’t going away 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Saying no to throwing money down the drain for an asinine wall and expanding the already largest military budget in world history is exactly what they should be doing. Five Key Questions as a Government Shutdown Looms 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z Calgary GM Brad Treliving fired back shortly afterward, calling Murray’s comments “asinine.” Keep cool: Ducks, Flames preaching discipline before series 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z “For someone to suggest that Mark Giordano is a dirty player or it was an intentional hit, those are asinine comments,” Treliving said. Bad blood carries over into Ducks-Flames playoff series 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z When the Trump administration recently refused to acknowledge how Jews were the primary and specific targets of the Holocaust, it was White House deputy assistant Gorka who called the controversy over that decision as “asinine.” Donald Trump’s white nationalist “genius bar”: Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller, Michael “Decius” Anton and beyond 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z “Scientific research moves us forward and we should not allow asinine policies to thwart it.” Scientists are planning the next big Washington March 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z In the face of that, Conway’s entreaty to disregard Trump’s mouth and look into Trump’s soul is beyond asinine. Trump’s mouth reveals his heart 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Coulter is not unfamiliar with asinine outbursts on social media. Ann Coulter is having a day on Twitter 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Fisher has a blunt, telling-it-like-it-is public persona; she has always been fierce in speaking her truth, even calling out the feminist critics of “slave Leia” as asinine. In her unflinching 'The Princess Diarist,' Carrie Fisher revisits her Princess Leia days and her affair with Harrison Ford 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z An independent report found the shooting occurred as a result of “poor police tactics”, while the Hamilton county prosecutor said the officer’s actions were “senseless” and “asinine”. Samuel DuBose shooting: university police officer to be retried for murder 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Ten days later, Mr. Tensing was indicted on murder charges as the Hamilton County prosecutor, Joseph T. Deters, called the episode a “senseless, asinine shooting.” Jury Deadlocks in Trial of Ex-Officer in Killing of Unarmed Black Driver in Cincinnati 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z Deters, when announcing the indictment last year, called Tensing’s decision to shoot “asinine” and “senseless” after a “chicken-crap” traffic stop. Judge Declares Mistrial in Ohio Police Shooting Trial After Jury Deadlocks 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z Faced with environmental threats to fishing like the Blob, we should do everything possible to eliminate man-made obstacles to the fishing economy, including the asinine ban on mainstem Columbia gillnet fishing. Editorials from around Oregon 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Racism has far more dire consequences than asinine name-calling, but it will serve always as a barefaced reminder of the extent to which we remain alien in people’s minds. I Was Never Jackie Chan, and I’m Not Jeremy Lin 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z CEO James Gorman questioned the need for companies to report earnings every quarter, calling the practice "asinine." Morgan Stanley CEO Gorman takes aim at quarterly reporting 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z An independent report found the shooting occurred as a result of “poor police tactics,” while the Hamilton county prosecutor said the officer’s actions were “senseless” and “asinine.” Officer who shot Samuel DuBose faces murder trial as city braces for protests 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z The Hamilton County prosecutor called Tensing's actions "asinine" and "senseless" in announcing the officer's indictment and releasing a police body camera video. Cincinnati braces for racially charged police shooting trial 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z "I think it's an asinine statement. ... We've got officers dying on almost a daily basis now because of this environment, and statements like that don't help." Reactions are mixed to police leader's apology 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Judging the entirety of secondary education through the lens of a substitute is just as asinine as judging it without setting foot in a classroom. Fortress of Tedium: What I Learned as a Substitute Teacher. 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z His asinine attempts to dismiss his piggish behavior by distracting viewers with talk of Bill Clinton and Isis were a failure. 'A Red Bull display of madness': reactions to the Trump-Clinton presidential debate 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z One asinine argument heard among some black activists is that Hillary Clinton is not doing enough to motivate the African American community. President Trump would reconstruct our racist past 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Is that who you want to date—a guy asinine and immature enough to think reality TV hijinks belong in the White House? Dump That Donald Trump Supporter 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z The Democratic presidential nominee said “leading the birther movement is deplorable,” and trying to say that Trump “did a great service” to Obama “is asinine.” The Latest: No third-party candidates at first debate 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z “My whole point in taking this film was to talk about sexual violence, and it seems asinine to shirk that responsibility.” Parker, cast argue for ‘Birth of a Nation’ despite scandal 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z "It's asinine that he would be in Connecticut holding a public rally less than 90 days before the election," said Republican strategist Matt Mackowiak. Trump rails against press in response to reports of chaos 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z How appalling this man is, how antiquated and bigoted his positions, and how utterly asinine his utterances! Mike Pence: A Conservative Proudly Out of Sync With His Times 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z This is asinine, but of course I’m loving it. The best finish line on the planet 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z And it is simply inconceivable to me that a Jewish entertainer would say something so asinine. History not obliged to make you feel good 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z A series of interminable and asinine “comic”-action sequences follow — both north and south of the border — as Jason and Evan attempt to reach the increasingly imperiled Nardo. This 'Search Party' should have been abandoned 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z It’s one of the reasons I work for Skin Deep magazine: it’s a place where race and culture can be discussed at length without asinine attacks. Our stories need to be told – life as a black female journalist starting out | Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff, Isabel Togoh, Aletha Adu and Emmanuella Kwenortey 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z “I think it’s asinine for West Virginia Democrats to vote for national candidates whose energy policy is irreconcilable with our interests.” Protest Candidate, Paul Farrell, Wins 9 Percent of West Virginia Primary Vote 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z “Her statement was asinine and my observation, delivered in the stated style of Donald Trump, was absolutely valid,” Ms. Loesch wrote in her blog Wednesday. Dana Loesch defends slam of ‘flat-chested’ Trump fan Kayleigh McEnany, who had double mastectomy 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z “The way I look at it is, he is ahead by millions of votes and hundreds of delegates and to sit there and try to deny him the nomination is just asinine,” Vasilko said. Pennsylvania GOP delegates voice strong support for Trump 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Hillary's solution to simply "get that last 5%" insured is asinine. Immigrants, the Poor and Minorities Gain Sharply Under Affordable Care Act 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Junk surveys and mindless rationalizations like this are asinine. Obamacare Seems to Be Reducing People’s Medical Debt 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z In sports, multigenerational conversations can splinter into debates full of pride, defensiveness, misunderstanding, revisionist history and asinine comparisons. In today’s NBA, it’s a point guard’s game 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z It’s asinine, this argument that modern civil rights movements like Black Lives Matter should stop talking about actual problems in favor of apocryphal ones. Black culture isn't the problem - systemic inequality is | Boots Riley 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Her father told news outlets Monday his daughter’s slaying by police was “outrageous and asinine.” Parents: We sought help for daughter, but officers shot her 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Watch our video for four of his most incredibly asinine right-wing moments. Jeffrey Lord’s 4 most asinine right-wing moments 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Part of what’s motivating him is likely the Beltway media idealization of bipartisanship that rests on this asinine idea that political differences between the parties are minor issues that hardly matter at all. Stop “helping” Hillary: Sorry, guys, but Clinton doesn’t need to smile, whisper, or have John Kasich as her running mate 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z But Wilson has a way of making the asinine and ridiculous seem rational by approaching it with a calm, mollifying tone. Zoolander 2 just can't relax 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Two hundred miles an hour is an arbitrary number, an asinine goal. What is it really like to drive 200 miles per hour? 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z “I have never heard of anything as asinine, bizarre or stupid in all my years,” Norman Polmar, a naval analyst and historian, said in an interview. The admiral in charge of Navy intelligence has not been allowed to see military secrets for years 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z In painting Sanders’ candidacy as a dangerous and extreme political gamble, Chait tries to graft a superficially attractive sheen onto the asinine axiom that the truth necessarily lies somewhere in the middle. Debunking the case against Sanders: Bernie’s liberal critics, like Jonathan Chait, resort to fatalism and blind trust in the status quo 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z And for him to somehow be implying that certain values are more appropriate, more American, depending upon what region of the country you’re from, is to me just asinine.” Exclusive: Chris Christie Calls Ted Cruz 'Asinine' for New York Values Smear 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z “What is disheartening is getting a call or a text from family or friends about an ill-informed player making an asinine statement,” the statement said in part. Based on Hall Vote, Bonds and Clemens Shouldn’t Be Excited 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Deters called Tensing's decision to shoot "asinine" and "senseless" after a "chicken-crap" traffic stop. Volatile, racially charged police shooting cases hang over Cincinnati, Cleveland 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z In any case, buried somewhere in Palin’s otherwise asinine comment was an element of truth: there are, indeed, parts of the country that lean right and others that lean left. The 10 most conservative cities in America 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z "I mean that is just so asinine it's unbelievable." AP SPIN METER: Carson, Trump favor armed citizenry for public safety, but not at their events 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z I find it asinine that it took so long for this law to be enacted. If you don’t like the dog-tethering law, get a fish 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z And stop making the asinine assertion that tax cuts generate enough growth to pay for themselves. The Bumper-Sticker Party 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Related: Republican Scott Walker flip-flops on birthright citizenship again Attacking the 14th Amendment is an asinine tactic that promotes hate and exclusion. The 14th amendment is under attack because it is essential for racial justice | Flavia Jimenez 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z To do otherwise - to work as a defender of public funds - is just plain “asinine” and “stupid.” Colorado Editorial Roundup 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z How did these asinine processes become so popular? The Lousy Manager's Playbook: Behavioral Interviewing 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z It was ugly that Deters called the killing “asinine,” which was woefully inadequate. Samuel DuBose's killing is a dark cloud with a grim silver lining | Steven W Thrasher 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z "This is the most asinine act I've ever seen a police officer make, totally unwarranted." Cincinnati police officer indicted in shooting death of black man 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Body cam video showed the officer in what the prosecutor described as “a senseless, asinine shooting.” Cincinnati prosecutor: Samuel Dubose 'should not be dead' 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Stapleton’s suggestion was “stupid” and “asinine,” in the opinion of Turner. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Here are a few of the most common – and asinine—claims. 3 stupidest corporate reasons for not disclosing CEO-worker pay ratio 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z “Trump’s asinine comments about Senator McCain’s service are an insult to everyone who has ever worn the uniform — and to all Americans,” said Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. Trump belittles McCain’s war service, sparking stern Republican backlash 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z The National Council of La Raza, the Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization, said the post was “asinine.” GOP Social Campaign Gets Animated Over GIFs 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z “They are saying that if you have an initiative or referral process and the voters vote a certain way, that is an extension of the state Legislature. Which is just asinine,” Biggs said. US Supreme Court upholds Arizona congressional maps 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z “This is an asinine bill,” said Senator Michael N. Gianaris, a Queens Democrat. Much Work Is Left Undone as New York’s Legislative Session Winds Down 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Rand Paul’s hilariously tendentious suggestion that the solution to systemic racism is cutting taxes on businesses is not the most asinine racial commentary the Kentucky senator’s ever made — in fact, it’s not even close. “Who me, racist?” A look back at Rand Paul’s questionable statements about racial equality 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Sheriff Watson called the decision “the most asinine thing” he’s ever heard in his life. Bill Watson, Virginia sheriff, denied request to hang American flag display in courthouse lobby 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Be gracious to a jerk and ignore asinine comments. Astrological Forecasts for 03/11/2015 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z But no matter how ridiculous, the asinine bill sailed out of committee and will likely pass the Idaho legislature. Vito Barbieri and Personhood Bill Backers Don’t Understand Reproduction 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z “Will you be making the same kind of asinine comment on the next major muslim holiday, coward?” tweeted one. Neil deGrasse Tyson Is on Your TV, on a Mission 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z One of the most cynical and asinine ideas is to tax cigarettes and use the proceeds to fund education. Bad State Tax Ideas Abound -- Nebraska, Virginia, And Missouri 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Just like Romney's indescribably asinine and insulting aim at being seen as the Anti-Poverty Crusader, there will be all kinds of talk, from all levels of politics about doing something to assist the average American. Obama’s Tax Proposal Is Really About Shaping the Democratic Party After Obama 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Worse, the idea of using general sales tax revenue for roads is asinine. Using The Poor For Fixing The Roads In Michigan 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Many of the traditional brick-and-mortar banks charge asininely high fees such as: The Best Online Banks for Linked Checking and Savings Accounts 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z In retrospect, the Kerry-is-French meme—absurd even 10 years ago—now seems not only laughable but asinine. After Paris Attack, Kerry’s French Ties Don’t Look So Bad Democrats think the GOP’s plan hold funding to secure the homeland hostage over an immigration issue when the public supports reform is asinine. Luke Russert's take on the new Congress: The thorn in Boehner's side 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z As for the former, the idea of Harbaugh leaving seemed asinine a few weeks ago, considering what he’s accomplished for the organization. Seahawks vs. 49ers updated: Media nearly unanimously picking Seattle, but look who didn't 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z “The notion that this somehow makes America less great is asinine and dangerous.” Republicans dismiss Senate torture report ahead of release 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z His assertion that critics of Medicaid can’t possibly have sincere, principled motives is asinine. Kasich: Only 'Political Or Ideological' People Oppose Ohio's Medicaid Expansion 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z He says Giorgis and her "fellow travellers" are "shepherds of the asinine, undermining the very cause to which they hope to draw attention". Ebola, race and fear 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z It seems asinine to vilify Gurley for making a few hundred – or even a few thousand – dollars under the table for something so innocuous as autographing items. Gone Gurley: Why Suspending the Most Exciting Player in Football Was the RIght Thing to Do Galloway also accused Emma Reynolds, the shadow housing minister, of making an “asinine” intervention after she challenged him to outline a plan for dealing with Isis. George Galloway angers MPs with comment about ‘quiescent’ Iraqis 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z But trying to go retroactively on the policy on domestic violence you just put in place is asinine. It's Time For Roger Goodell To Resign As Commissioner Of The NFL 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Ditka criticized those who wanted to change the name as “politically correct idiots” who were “silly --- asinine, actually, in my opinion.” Rauner turns to Ditka for campaign advance in new TV ad 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Because, according to Ditka, those who are offended are merely "politically correct idiots" and "liberals who complain about everything" who are "silly" and "asinine." Mike Ditka: Redskins name debate fueled by 'politically correct idiots' 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Not to be outdone, the endlessly asinine “explanatory journalism” site Vox informed us that “If the supercontinent Pangaea spontaneously reunited, the US would border the Ebola epidemic”. Concerned about Ebola? You’re worrying about the wrong disease 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z “Let’s put the asinine ideas to rest,” Mr. Greco wrote. Neymar’s Injury Sidelines Effort to End World Cup Racism 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z I recently heard a well-known guru insist startups should never pay for users – a downright asinine suggestion for many B2B acquisition strategies. Consumer Vs. B2B: Why Not All Startups Are The Same 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z “Teenagers, maybe, but kids of those ages — I think it was asinine,” Mr. Gardner said in an interview. 2 Tots, a Sailboat and a Storm Over Parenting 2014-04-08T01:38:18Z "These things don't happen in one month. I mean it's just asinine, frankly, to be making an argument that after three weeks it's failed." Kerry decries 'new isolationism', says U.S. acts like poor nation 2014-02-27T03:39:42Z “His team’s down by 7 points with 10 seconds to play, and he’s coaching his tail off. To me, that’s asinine.” Johnny Orr, a Top Basketball Coach at Two Colleges, Dies at 86 2014-01-03T00:51:51Z "Anything and everything - regardless of how asinine the business model was - was going public and getting ridiculous valuations" back in 1999, said Ryan Jacob, chief executive of the Jacob Funds. Analysis: After Web stocks boom, investors wary but rout unlikely 2013-12-29T14:03:06Z “Derp,” a colloquial reply to an ignorant or asinine statement, has finally found its moment in the spotlight. Top 10 Memes of 2013 2013-12-09T05:35:24Z That is how asinine the voters are if they *choose* to renew the GOP members vise on Congress. Republican Governors Capitalize on Obama's Second Term 2013-08-05T15:35:42Z That the hours of nothing to say have to be filled by saying something asinine. Twitter casts new light on blanket royal baby coverage 2013-07-28T08:02:01Z So he can tell us to turn the page"… more shortly on this, one of his more asinine remarks … "but his children don't move in those circles. The pornification of Britain's high streets: why enough is enough 2013-07-16T16:44:26Z And just as it would clearly be asinine to paint Lambert as a dour Scot, so it would be to write off Di Canio as a passionate cheerleader. Aston Villa v Sunderland – live! 2013-04-29T18:00:01Z That agreement ended what historian Bruce Cumings called at the time “the most asinine Korea policy in history.” North Korea: What’s really happening 2013-04-05T18:02:00Z It was an entertaining scrap if I am allowed to say that, even if it was asinine, if I am allowed to say that. USA survive but Cuba depart World Baseball Classic 2013-03-11T18:22:01Z I fulfilled the terms of the bet. outsider2011 oh, and it's asinine to think more guns will help the problem. The NRA Responds to Newtown: America Needs More 'Good Guys' with Guns 2012-12-21T20:35:30Z Even when the synching is not perfect, because we are looking to be entertained, we give leeway to the inevitable shoehorning of ridiculous words and phrases into the video; the asinine become the authentic. Edward, Bella, and McGurk: Why Bad Lip-Synching Is So Funny 2012-12-21T13:45:02.043Z We must all face the demonstrated reality that putting economists in decision-making/advisory positions is as asinine as putting a troop of chimpanzees at the controls of a 747 - the results speak for themselves. Monetary policy: Making better institutions, in America and Europe 2012-11-20T16:19:10Z Communities secretary Eric Pickles claimed the new system could deliver a £10bn boost to the economy, a notably asinine example of ministers pushing out figures unsullied by evidence. If central government can't let go, local economies won't grow 2012-11-09T09:02:59Z He urged fellow playwrights "to boycott productions of your own work by German theatres that continue this asinine tradition". Author fury at blackface casting 2012-10-18T11:27:54Z Kind of like you when you write asinine responses to blog posts. The NRA Responds to Newtown: America Needs More 'Good Guys' with Guns 2012-12-21T20:35:30Z You can measure how far the Huskies have come on defense simply by remembering that Stanford rushed for an asinine 446 yards in a 65-21 victory over Washington last season. Bigger upset is that Huskies won with defense 2012-09-28T06:08:06Z Test may be very good in some aspects, but as use in teachers evaluations it is the most asinine concept officials have ever come up with. SchoolBook: State Testing Is Over. Let's Review. 2012-05-04T22:36:08Z Your comments sound like the asinine Pavlovian response one would expect to hear from a person that longs for the good old days of Nixon. SchoolBook: Poll Finds Most City Voters Support Release of Teacher Ratings 2012-03-14T03:54:54Z In a letter to the Dramatists Guild, US playwright Bruce Norris said he was taking a "zero tolerance position" on what he termed an "asinine tradition". Author fury at blackface casting 2012-10-18T11:27:54Z "It's perfectly asinine to suppose that she had anything to do with either theft, don't you think?" The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z If we did," put in the Master, who had heard that same asinine question until it sickened him, "if we found collies were treacherous, we wouldn't keep them. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z It’s just possible that a fair number of moderate Republicans began to have second thoughts about Mitt with the asinine line about firing. New Hampshire and Beyond: Where the Candidates Stand After the Primary 2012-01-11T06:40:00Z We Romans have had too much of it; we have been, and still are superabundantly asinine. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z But, no, no! it would be too asinine! Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z Johnny refused to heed such asinine remarks and stood on his dignity. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Which, of course, was a manifestly asinine way for a grown man to talk. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z “For Romney to try to justify that health care’s been a success in Massachusetts, is asinine.” Republicans on Romney Can’t Reconcile Competence With Expediency 2011-11-17T05:49:27Z When I listen to your asinine philosophy, I'd like to skin you for more than a paltry hundred francs—for two hundred—for a thousand. He Who Gets Slapped A Play in Four Acts 2011-11-11T03:00:27.467Z Isn't it incredible, James, that what seemed perfectly natural and reasonable—inevitable, even—a few weeks, or days, or even an hour ago, should appear so utterly asinine now!... The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z When questioned about the team’s drive to get back to the postseason, closer Jonathan Papelbon called recent remarks that the team is lacking passion “completely asinine.” Red Sox vs. Yankees: Boston looking to avoid epic collapse 2011-09-23T19:20:04Z “What I do for a living has provided people with an almost bottomless container of video clips of me doing the most asinine things,” he said. No Plans for 2013, but an Actor?s Sights Are on the Mayor?s Office 2011-08-10T01:24:35Z This is how asinine the system can become. Nike's involvement in slimy Oregon recruiting scandal wearing thin 2011-07-08T04:45:04Z You know that lank chap, Berriman, who brought out those asinine articles on celibacy. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z And all because of his asinine convictions, because he thought his ideals were a little higher than other men's, his honesty a little more impeccable than theirs. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z “Better count and make sure,” responded Scott, the parson, with an asinine guffaw. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z Delia had a temper, both quick and hot when roused, as he had more than once had reason to know, wherefore now his asinine guffaw seemed to dwindle. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Gates seems minded to claim all the glory, and that asinine congress still allows him to throw dust into their half shut eyes. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z The asinine confidence of the immense majority no more diminishes the crime than the foolishness of the dupe excuses the cheater. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Buffett, asked about the possibility Congress would not raise the ceiling, made one of his most-repeated comments of the whole weekend, saying it would be the legislature's "most asinine act" in its history. Buffett remains solid on the American economy 2011-05-01T15:14:58Z Do you remember the asinine time in your own life, my boy,—do you remember it? The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z He refused his natural food, and demanded to be led to the stable, that he might have a manger, and be fed on provender suitable for animals of the asinine species. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z Others were talking about this team finishing with a perfect league record, which was asinine. Don't count out the inconsistent Huskies just yet 2011-02-22T22:53:13Z There is no room for discussion after this asinine performance of yours! In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z No issue presents as great a challenge — or has been met with as much asinine grandstanding — as immigration. Arizona's Great Divide 2011-02-13T05:30:00Z P'r'aps not—but although I said I was a donkey, not in my most asinine moments would I have gone as far as that. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z He was a venerable fanatic of asinine stupidity to have risked a fight with regular troops in the open. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z The fact that any part of the country could produce its quota of asinine braggarts was not necessarily a reflection on the country. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z The ears and tail of the zebra are more asinine than those of the dauw, while the tail of the latter is much the longer, as indeed is the body of the animal. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z It would be asinine to fire Jack Z this early. Firing manager Don Wakamatsu is the wrong move for Mariners 2010-08-10T02:47:00Z It's asinine to argue the legitimacy of world-class athletes. More fans need to jump on the Storm bandwagon 2010-07-22T05:46:00Z Why even step into this overly hyped example of America’s indulgence in the asinine when, as a supposed “black leader,” so much more begs your attention. Is LeBron James a "runaway slave"? 2010-07-12T22:20:00Z Because the phrase "this country of super asinine propensities" certainly sounds as if it only could have been uttered by someone with a front row seat watching the U.S. John Maynard Keynes: The forgotten man 2010-06-17T23:16:00Z And the notion that the White House was going to come in and take over the running of these campaigns is just asinine. Democrat in Chief? 2010-06-11T02:50:00Z "The presence of players like Uniqlo and Topshop is a fact, but it would be asinine to try to be them." Levis looks to art to win denim war 2010-04-02T20:00:00Z To say that Africans should not support him is asinine and dumb. 2010-01-25T17:11:00Z I was so sure it was a put-up job, some asinine, fool joke, I wrote a cautious note to the governor. The Haunted Pajamas The asinine public has to be told who are the writers worth reading. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life Perhaps even to the lowest animal intelligence it must be apparent that the centre of the bridge of the Apurimac is not the place for antics, equine or asinine. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 What asinine mistakes the law does sometimes make. The Riddle of the Night Some notes were refused with heroic, or shall I call it asinine endurance. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Finally, I took my leave, conscious that I had been asinine in my remarks and had made a deplorable impression. A Top-Floor Idyl Mr. Polly's features were strictly utilitarian—it was his boast that by a peculiar muscular contraction he could waggle his ears with fidelity to asinine effect. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole Poor critics, publishers, and readers; what a set they were, how blind, how asinine, how spiteful! Helena Brett's Career It was no thanks to me and my blundering asinine stupidity that you came in safe at all.” John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising I can only tell you how sorry I am, and how I have spent life cursing my blundering asinine stupidity ever since. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt Ha, ha!” cut in another man, with an asinine guffaw. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War May I ask, Miss Matterson, whether you are included in this newly formed—ha—fraternity?” said Trask in his most asinine tones; but then he was always a tactless fool. A Veldt Vendetta "That sounds about as asinine as the droolings of the average psychiatrist," I muttered. The Chameleon Man "We are somewhat surprised," he said, knowing it for an asinine remark but afraid to risk his dignity by being plainer. The Envoy, Her These ladies, however, appear to stand in the relationship of Sister to something else than Mercy; to Choler, we may say, and Choler unbridled, so to speak, and rather asinine. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) He was aware of this himself; and, though he claims everywhere the faculty of profound intuition into human nature, yet with equal candour he accuses himself of asinine stupidity, dulness, and want of talent. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time Anything more would be asinine interference for which he would have time to repent at leisure. The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients Most of these parties are composed of females, who have only exclamations to make instead of intelligent comment, and who possess an unbounded capacity for asking utterly asinine questions. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 You might have gone off to rule a South American Republic—" "I should have done nothing so asinine, and you had everything to do with my coming here. Ancestors A Novel Mr. Phelps has the fullest and the deepest sense of the asinine qualities of Bottom from the beginning. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) I—I was a brute to propose such an asinine thing, but having done so I am bound to see you out of the difficulty. Room Number 3 and Other Detective Stories I'm afraid this mess we're all in shows that we did an asinine thing in coming down here after the doubloons. Doubloons—and the Girl He grew conscious of a growing need to say something, and eventually the asinine thing that left his lips was: "Yes—you—you aren't bad looking at all." Astounding Stories, July, 1931 "It's asinine, if it's true," the professor voiced the other side of it. Seven Keys to Baldpate "It's hard to explain," I turned again to the negative, feeling too serious for his asinine humor. Wings of the Wind All the asinine proportions of the affair had been so explained to her as to leave no doubt on her mind as to the matter. The Landleaguers It all seemed so absurd; these grim-faced men acting out an asinine tableau. The Terrible Answer You made an utterly asinine statement when you declared that 99 per cent of your readers have already read these classics. Astounding Stories, March, 1931 Trying not to be and yet keeping in it was of the two things the more asinine. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II "Thayer," he said slowly; "you are a fool, an utterly asinine fool; but I can't help wishing that there were a few more fools in the world just like you." The Dominant Strain Meddling with wildcat stocks––asinine any way you figure it! The Gorgeous Girl If you had an idea that I am the type of man to use as the butt for a silly, asinine jest, I'll teach you to think differently. Mixed Faces It was one of those cases in which a man couldn't show, if he showed at all, save for poor; unless indeed he preferred to show for asinine. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 What a stupid, asinine creature is a lover, before the ice is broken, and what an eloquent, inspired animal, after the explosion! An Old Sailor's Yarns I still preferred walking, and pushed on at a pace which suited none of my company, human or asinine. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. And I can make a little, gray-eyed girl out here in the sagebrush look upon me with pitying contempt for my asinine ignorance. The Ranch at the Wolverine I have always noticed," he remarked affably, "that under Allan's most asinine speeches there usually lurks a substratum of truth. The Master Mummer Moreover he had always believed that the painter had advised Philip the morning of his “asinine declination” of the trust company’s proposition. Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance of an Old-Fashioned Gentleman Of course this is only in the case of thorough-bred animals, of the aristocracy of the asinine race, and is not indulged in with the common herd. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt That's what I am—an undeserving, ungrateful, irresponsible, and asinine pup! Athalie It had not been Dudley who had dismissed him, asinine as he had been about Billy and old Thompson, or he would have told me. The La Chance Mine Mystery “Sometimes, I feel heartily in sympathy with people who rail at the courts—their attitude is often positively asinine.” 'Firebrand' Trevison Harrigan himself must have reasoned out the cause for such asinine plays as he had executed in the game of checkers. The Place of Honeymoons The first of the widely advertised series was such a foolish and asinine thing as to be unworthy of notice, and I desired to see how much further the second would go. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated "Father, the club deems very fine, All that conforms with asinine." Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) In England, Milton was of opinion that the youth of the universities were, even so late as his time, still presented with an "asinine feast of sow-thistles." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 Every salesman on the staff has tried to sell this asinine Boutell family and failed. The Job An American Novel Her anger grew as Benjamin Dorn sat and looked on, his asinine embarrassment increasing with each second of silence. The Goose Man The spectacle of nine burly, bearded Boers urging their asinine steeds to top speed by shout and spur provoked quite as much honest laughter as any theatrical farce ever excited. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War But I keep you trifling too long on this asinine subject. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 The confidently asinine demeanour of this youth is hardly relieved by the absurdity of a watch suspended by a chain from the crown of his hat. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly What an asinine act, this pouring of poison into the stomach to cure a malady of the soul! The Root of Evil An asinine statement like that isn't even worth listening to! Despoilers of the Golden Empire "I told you this whole thing was asinine," Thurgood snarled as the scientific teams trooped into the bunker. A Filbert Is a Nut Even if he saw my face, he couldn't swear to identifying it, as the only sight he ever had of me was in that asinine, yellow Romeo wig. The Car of Destiny His ears are nearly a foot in length, asinine, broad, and slouching; his eyes are small; and his muzzle square, with a deep sulcus in the middle, which gives it the appearance of being bifid. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Half of the stupid fools made up stories as they went along—some concocting the biggest bunch of asinine tales that I've ever heard. The White Feather Hex It rests, indeed, on an estimate of publicity that has become childish, and almost asinine. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 Yes, all of you! the unbreakable word of my old father encloses more real nobility than the entirety of your asinine struts and proclamations? The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette A friend of mine has recently been driven out of his studio, which was situated next to an art school, by the asinine behaviour of these "quiet devotional students." The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 And then," pursued the youth, "for padding—though padding of course only to the experts, not to the great hungry asinine public—anything can be rendered serviceable provided that the words beneath are adroit enough. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 12, 1916 Mules do the same, and perhaps derive the faculty from their asinine blood. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals “Owing to the asinine mulishness of S—H, and three between—” “No—that won’t do,” said I, fiercely. Tom, Dick and Harry Silence, a country justice of asinine dullness when sober, but when in his cups of most uproarious mirth. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 It is a cheap kind of wit, asinine rather than attic, and can be exercised as well by those who know nothing of the subject as by those best acquainted with it. Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3 I've known you off and on over twenty years, and you never used to talk in this asinine way until you got to running with him. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. "The asinine part of this evening's performance belongs to you and your friends, not to me," broke in Felix, hotly,—Phil's tone was so insolent. We Ten Or, The Story of the Roses The cost of the fireworks was four-and-six, which the asinine mule, as it was his fault, is going to hand over to the club, or know the reason why.” Tom, Dick and Harry The writers would have us think of joy not as a supernal hinge, but as a pottle of hay, hung by a crafty creator before humanity's asinine nose. The Joyful Heart And in saying it poor Stuyvesant realized it was an asinine thing. Ray's Daughter A Story of Manila That would be asinine, of course; but I shall settle a thousand a year on her for life, and give her a wedding present of a cheque for twenty thousand, I think. Set in Silver "You saw me twice this afternoon in utterly asinine situations." The Early Bird A Business Man's Love Story “Owing to the asinine mulishness of Sarah—” Here an interruption occurred. Tom, Dick and Harry "What an asinine thing that was, on my part," laughed Donald. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear Katherine Liddell is a little soft too, but she is by no means so asinine as the others I have had. A Crooked Path A Novel Why, even the killing of the Fuzzy and the shooting of Borch, inexcusable as that had been, wouldn’t have been so bad if it hadn’t been for that asinine murder complaint. Little Fuzzy It would be too asinine an act ever to merit forgiveness or ever to be forgotten. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I And, bending over him, he asked him in asinine language: "Who are you?" Pinocchio The Tale of a Puppet The more asinine the speaker the louder is his bray, and the more surely do we encounter him in social and domestic haunts. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) Then we have that asinine chatter about 'America, the land of fair play.' The Pride of Palomar To regard an anecdote as an illustration—an interpretive picture—will help to hold us to its true purpose, for a purposeless story is of all offenses on the platform the most asinine. The Art of Public Speaking And what would she think of him, for having such asinine friends? The Vehement Flame "Then eat hay!" said his master, who understood perfectly the asinine dialect. Pinocchio The Tale of a Puppet Yes! even if they held up the whole of the tourist season for eternity and never again tasted luscious carrot in all the years allotted to the asinine race. The Hawk of Egypt That son who disregards his father and mother, O king, has to take birth, after leaving off his human form as an animal of the asinine order. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Well, and that was the most asinine consideration of all. The Real Adventure He wondered whether he might not be afflicted with asinine pride. The Ramrodders A Novel "Particularly asinine brand of pen!" he exclaimed in disgust. The Honorable Percival These twenty pairs of donkeys belonged to an asinine Trades Union. The Hawk of Egypt Assuming that asinine form he has to live for a period of two years and then he meets with death at the edge of a weapon. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 I have been able to draw some forces; though in matters where most people protect themselves, I have a quality of asinine patience which the French would not have tolerated. Lazarre Personages of enormous importance used to drop in—and reveal themselves as rather asinine. The Inheritors No wonder, after all, that the London Times, comprehending nothing, should have been so wildly asinine as to see in the Message only a bid to conciliate the South!—a timid, making-up measure. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy "Of all asinine things, to leave us in the lurch this way!" Dutch Courage and Other Stories Casting off his asinine form, he has next to take birth as an ox, in which state he has to live for seven years. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 He is a mixture, they say, of the chivalric and the asinine: a kind of moral mule. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 But the girl elected to become a nun, and Haydn, either of his free and particularly asinine will, or through persuasion, married the elder, Anne Marie, on November 26, 1760. Haydn Associated words: bray, asinine, asininity. do-nothing, a. inactive, idle, lazy, fabian, slothful. doodlesack, n. bagpipe. doom, n. judicial sentence, judgment; destiny, death. door, n. entrance, portal, gate; postern; porch, portico. Putnam's Word Book The chief merit of his lazy and somewhat asinine pony Dumpling consisted in his talent for standing still. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 If a regenerate person, having studied the four Vedas, becomes stupefied by folly and accepts a gift from a fallen man, he has then to take birth in the asinine order. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Mr. J. knows it not, and no single member of the imbecile, anserous, asinine, cow-hocked, spavin-brained, venomous, hugger-mugger purveyors of puddling balderdash who follow him has the least conception of my glorious system. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, August 9, 1890 Coin travels back and forth, every one examining it, and the conversation goes to another topic, say the influence of the automobile on domestic infelicity, or some other such asininely intellectual club topic—you know? Murder in Any Degree "Quite so," Olga agreed, "but everything we do is silly and asinine." Madcap The fact that her brother, as well as Wallace, was lurking in the background somewhere waiting for results gave an official cast to his call that was rather—asinine. Mary Wollaston Living his asinine form, he has to wander for some time in great affliction as a spirit. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 The man's words are asinine, and he knows they are asinine. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 The most asinine whine in the world," he says, "is that of 'America for the Americans' or 'China for the Chinese', etc. America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat I infer from the dispatches that Halliwell was made lord high executioner of the "Karnival"—at least accorded ample space in which to wildly wave his asinine ears. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 Your family look at you in amazement and wonder what you had seen to admire in such an asinine performance. Worldly Ways and Byways Assuming the asinine form he has to live for ten years. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Oh, what truly asinine developments the human being must go through, before arriving at the stage of common sense! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 His reply was simply contemptuous, given in a pause in which he turned his eyes from Mrs. Harker to me, instantly turning them back again, "What an asinine question!" Dracula What an asinine thing for old Chapman to send an unprotected girl over here into the wilds of Brooklyn … and in the meantime, what was he to do? The Haunted Bookshop Really, when you came to think of it, it was an asinine sort of proposition. Captivating Mary Carstairs He was so funny about his cousin, the promoter; so absolutely unconscious of his own asinine position. A Touch of Sun and Other Stories Like me he was dissatisfied with the asinine and illegal way the conglomerate was operating and how it was forcing him to operate the sub, and he'd been telling the national press about it. Diamond Dust Mr. Lyndon," he said, "as a member of the Government, and one who is therefore more or less responsible for the law's asinine blunders, I am absolutely ashamed to look you in the face. A Rogue by Compulsion But on trying it on my head, I found it fell down on my ears, notwithstanding their asinine length—for it's only such ears that sustain such crowns. Memories of Hawthorne Well, I owe you one for that box of matches, Beany—er—Mr.—and it would be rather asinine for you or your pugilistic partner to begin monkeying with our buzz-saw. Captivating Mary Carstairs He was aware of this himself; and, though he claims everywhere the faculty of profound intuition into human nature, yet with equal candor he accuses himself of asinine stupidity, dulness, and want of talent. Note Book of an English Opium-Eater Where Mr Lloyd George referred to the House of Lords as blithering backwoodsmen and asinine anachronisms, Mr Rackstraw scorned to be so guarded in his speech. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories Do you think I don't know what you and your brothers, yes, and your asinine father too, think of me? Tales of the Jazz Age "No; an asinine attempt to make good farmers out of hopelessly poor ones," Mr. Wombold answered. The Little Lady of the Big House "Why, how in Sam Hill did you ever make such an asinine mistake?" Captivating Mary Carstairs His genius ran to catering, "white man for white men" and to the inventing, elaborating, and retailing of scandalous gossip with asinine unction and impudent delight. Victory An Island Tale Never more, we hope and venture to believe, will any thoughtless biographer impute to Shakspeare the asinine doggerel with which the uncritical blundering of his earliest biographer has caused his name to be dishonored. Biographical Essays But he is a sort of Balaam-Centaur with the asinine stronger than the prophetic moiety. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 The Arabs had collected from curiosity's sake to see us off—all except Sheikh bin Nasib, whom I had offended by my asinine opposition to his wishes. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley The charade mania was not strong enough to make them venture upon disturbing Mrs. Frederick Langford, and to their great vexation, Martin departed bearing no commission for the asinine decorations. Henrietta's Wish Or, Domineering I would fain tickle his long ears with ribald rhyme, and hearken to the barbarous braying forth of his asinine reflections! Ardath Several had come in response to the call, one had returned in a wagon, and the others were now looked upon as martyrs, and as examples of asinine foolhardiness. Bar-20 Days Then he stood under the tree to see them ride down the paddock, valises containing necessaries for the "asinine picnic" strapped on Nan and Betty's saddles. Mates at Billabong To such a state have we free-born men, men who came out but to see the elephant, been reduced, by the asinine stupidity of the Government, by the impudence and knavishness of its officials. Australia Felix Then, with many a jest and laugh at the simplicity of the asinine friar, and many a flout at distaff-fuls and combs and cards, they solaced themselves with one another to their no small delight. The Decameron, Volume I I speculated, one evening, struck by the simple piety of some asinine remark he had made. Such Is Life As for Ali, he was tied up by the shop- door, where he stood in his asinine form hearing and understanding all that passed, without being able to speak. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 What could he be more asinine than that? The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 Go on," said Johnny, "if you can stop that asinine giggling. Cabbages and Kings The Master, hearing the glad racket, did a thoroughly asinine thing. Further Adventures of Lad He was as punctiliously honourable in some ways as he was perfidious in others—being amiably asinine in each extreme. Such Is Life He was neither fatuous nor asinine, but he had almost to put it to himself as a small task to resist the sense of his absurd advantage with her. Some Short Stories [by Henry James] Without being over-sanguine, or, on the other side, closing our cars with asinine stubbornness, let us take an impartial view of the facts determined, and draw rational conclusions. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon Could you imagine Little Sure Shot, the Terror of the Pawnees, drunk or sober, doing an asinine thing like that? A Plea for Old Cap Collier The modern donkey pokes its head out of the lion's skin of old Rome, and brays out the absurdest of asinine roundelays. Life of John Sterling |
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