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There is a rhythm to a good joke, a certain pacing.
Nichols assumed the runic crooked smile Elizabeth Taylor describes as "that smile that tilts up at one end, that you can read so much into — a shared joke, a certain skepticism".
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This can happen where the jokes marginalize a certain group or type in society, as well as when someone tells derogatory or offensive jokes.
"Jokes require a certain inflection".
'A special person will give you extra jokes, from a certain pause, or a look.
His own laughter - he laughed at his own jokes with a certain grace - was disarming.
Mike Scully, an executive producer best known for "The Simpsons," joked that a certain expletive "was part of our regular dinner conversation — and that was during grace".
"Jokes require a certain inflection". He suggested thinking about them in terms of Q&A, with each punchline coming as the answer to the setup.
And although last-minute topical jokes offer a certain frisson, they don't really have much to do with a play's relevance to current events.
It's full of product-placement, with very little irony around that - not like in Ab Fab, which was all about joking about a certain brand.
"While the potential for in-jokes for a certain cardigan-wearing audience would be endless, I love pop records; they're all the opera I need.
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