It offers humour, charm and a bit of lovely gore.
One objection to that view is that, as Bennett's and Stoppard's speeches show, when two routes are offered, humour is generally regarded as the junior option.
The policy is now being phased out, making this an even more precious historical document of a unique era Meanwhile, two memoirs by British grandes dames offer wisdom, humour and insight from our inter-war generation.
Sharp reflexes are essential on fell or moor: to adapt one's feet and gravitational centre in relation to constantly changing hazards; and also to offer acerbic humour, as a fellow runner performs the inglorious act of bog-snorkeling to recover a lost trainer.
Ed Potton of The Times wrote: "The writers offer black humour by the bucketload, but the grim reality of Homer's fate is never in doubt; his eventual collapse is deeply affecting.
In 3,745 personal ads published by heterosexual males and females in eight US national newspapers on 28 April 1996, men offered "sense of humour" (or "humorous") and women requested it.
I felt that Tom Henson was introduced as a really likeable character, it was easy to understand the motives behind his actions and he offered some welcomed humour to the book.
They suggest humour offers a safe release for feelings at work which ultimately prevent anti-social behavior while fostering organizational harmony.
Born in London, the son of a plumber, Coren was evacuated during the war - one part of his life that failed to offer a seam of humour.
News of my spectacular decline must somehow have filtered back to the Guardian Travel section, who decided, with their trademark sick sense of humour, to offer me a column on the Wellbeing page.
In a show often mocked for its self-seriousness, the scenes between the two offer rare moments of humour – witness Ray declaring that he supports feminism, though "mostly by having body image issues" – and also moments of clarity: we get a better sense of why Ani carries knives on her person.
