Or, to ask a larger question, how straight-faced should this kind of satire be — should the questions be indistinguishable from real advice-column questions, or should they be obvious send-ups?
It is a clear sign of the pressure Labour politicians and their media supporters are facing that Nick Clegg now only has to state the bleeding obvious to send them into a tailspin.
When Santa doesn't feel like going out that year, the obvious solution -- send Mrs. Claus (voiced by the great Shirley Booth) in his place -- is for some reason immediately rejected.
Take-Two continued to send obvious signals on Friday that it just is not that into EA.
But again, his purpose in the movie, besides the obvious, is to send a message to the men, best described using a Latino saying - "Atiende tu tienda, o otro te la atendera", which loosely translates to: "Attend to your store, or another will soon be its attendant".
"The obvious reason is to send it south to Porto Vehlo".
Today is a moment for marking milestones, and not just the obvious one that will send people looking for their brokerage and 401(k) statements.
"I have cases with very famous and very wealthy singers and actors, where it is patently obvious that they can send their child to private school," Mr. Best said.
It's not up to you to spare the defender's blushes: play was still live, so award a penalty and, if he has denied an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, send him off.
In an obvious homage, the aliens send him back home in a beam of light similar to the opening of the original Mr. Bean series.
