"Can't say that we do," Uncle Coran remarks, in a book that, while not without seriousness, seldom sounds any less good-natured than that.
He was appreciated by some as a decent and good-natured man who did not begrudge less good-natured people the laughs he engendered.
More intriguingly, they attracted expert scrutiny and some approbation from such luminaries as Leonard Bernstein, along with tidal waves of more or less good-natured ridicule from most of the music establishment.
As he made clear in the course of a 90-minute conversation, during which he was more or less good-natured though not exactly approachable, Mr. Bale does not like to talk about himself, his life, his work and certainly not about the notion of craft as it applies to what he called "the extremely silly profession" of acting.
But he may become less good-natured if this continues for several more decades.
Mind you, this didn't stop me from laughing at everyone's stuff, which came off less good-natured and more Max Cady cackling in Cape Fear.
But mostly she was cheeky but good- natured, far less barbed and sardonic than Jon Stewart last year or Chris Rock in 2005.
Some of them have been good natured, others less so, but they've all given credence to the argument that more than any other sport soccer seems to bring out the fanatic in its supporters.
He was left with a selective memory that could be hard-going for researchers attempting to unravel a point, but was never less than good-natured, enjoying his retirement, and his visitors, until two years ago when he suffered a stroke.
Angus are typically hardy, adaptable, generally good natured (though most often less so than Herefords, Highlanders or Shorthorns), and resistant to harsh weather.
"It was quite good natured.
