Sentence examples for that pokes fun from inspiring English sources

But satire that pokes fun at perennial human foibles often ages well.

One that pokes fun rather at others makes people afraid to play.

Each episode includes an editorial cartoon, "News Junkie," that pokes fun at media stereotypes and shortcomings.

Then there's "Camouflage," a galloping rave-up that pokes fun at the prevalence of camouflage as a rural fashion statement.

To watch: Twitter produces a recruitment video that pokes fun at the whole genre of recruitment videos:.

And now, three months later, she has recorded a song that pokes fun at Enron's rise and fall.

The Wilson ads, also by BBDO, were produced to answer a caustic campaign for Verizon Wireless that pokes fun at the shortcomings of the AT&T network.

But "The Wizard of Oz" is more culture myth than movie, and "They Live" is a disreputable genre flick that pokes fun at the Reagan era.

But "it seems like a delicate balance," Ms. Lippert said, to succeed in delivering a pitch that pokes fun at its own purpose.

"Now, as you know, 'Fashion Police' is a show that pokes fun at celebrities in good spirit but I do understand that something I said crossed the line.

Siri the "intelligent personal assistant" built into Apple's iPhone 4S often displays this kind of attitude, especially when asked a question that pokes fun at its artificial intelligence.