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"Nope, " I said, and meant it, and I knew Japhy would agree with me. "All Japhy's doing is amusing himself in the void. "

So very amusing. Eyy, wait a minute! Up in the air. . . Barney, you're a genius! -No kiddin'? And I did not even finish high school!

I wish I could say that I found all this attention amusing, that I laughed it off.

If you want me to do it the next time, when we will have a little debate together, it will be easy to do, and it is even very amusing!

A cartoon is an amusing drawing that deals with something of interest in the news.

As a lawyer in the entertainment industry, I knew the audience wanted to hear some amusing stories about my work with well-known persons.

This policy has indirectly led to a free iPad 2 to one customer and an amusing story that we thought was entertaining enough to share.

It was amusing the way he tried to shine up to us when he realized that we were Kent's sisters.

To make the things in a traditional order east can be not very amusing but how much more on as for their result!

The children are always up to amusing tricks. A.

At the dinner, Mr Blank was in his cups when he made his speech and consequently it was the most amusing speech of the evening.

Another group from amusing interesting, as well as the individuality design form comes up to it carries on the individuality design.

You're an astounding CARD, " he said staring. " I shall come and hear your sermons if they're as amusing as your manners.

When I tried to run off the master mummer cut off half my nose, so I had no choice but to go with them and learn to be amusing.

In this case I thought 'Chinglish' would be kind of amusing, but it's been a pleasant surprise when people actually laugh out loud.

The company describes its toys as "great learning tools, as well as amusing gifts for anyone with a sense of humour" .

They show subjects a YouTube video of a guy driving a motorcycle into a fence over and over again to see when it ceases to be amusing.

he was no longer an amusing, talented hack writer, just one of a crowd of London journalists.

When he saw what his opponent had done he punished him in an amusing way.

Very dazzles the contact surface and a more amusing rule, will light once more "looks at masters' game fervor again and again" .

Within a week Gerald took to spending his whole day with Bertha, and she found the London season much more amusing than she had expected.

You know, one of the most interesting and amusing things is to find out what is the process of our thinking, how we approach a problem.

All of this would be amusing and a little sad, were it not for the fact that this antignosticism has both a following and consequences.

It is often fun to see if rearranging the letters of a name gives an amusing anagram.

This whole post was inspired by an amusing graph we stumbled across while trying to answer the question Do taller guys have more sex?

Still, the idea is amusing--converting a coffee maker into a PC-like device that would match the rest of your desktop.

"You're smart, amusing, good- looking, tall and blond, " a former colleague says, knowing the last three labels, at least, to be false.

It does strike me as amusing and ironic that the key to saving my hide was the fact of my certain death . Life is so poetic at times .

An amusing bit of copy would circulate until no one could be sure of its origin.

RACHEL HANDLER is struggling to say something funny or perhaps amusing or at least clever about horses.

Some are amusing, like the animated picture of a woman playfully teasing an indignant goose.

"Oh yes, certainly, " said the girl with a sort of demure alertness which was somewhat amusing.

It's amusing to see all the middle managers jockeying for position to try to get the vacant general manager's job.

He deserves a great deal of credit for cajoling, inspiring, and amusing the diverse attendees of the meeting.

But personally, I'd mud-wrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock and a sack of French porn.

What is somewhat amusing about the grants is that this appears to be very much a case of "what Google wants, Google gets. "

In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke witch would make an Englishman laugh to tears.

In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.

Winifred had thought it would be "amusing" to see this far-famed hostelry.

The most amusing character was the master of ceremonies , who, with his rich jokes, was a whole evening's entertainment in himself.

While context is bound to be missing from many queries, Tweetolife is still kind of fun to poke around. Can you find anything amusing?

In her speech, she had a fairly long personal story that was amusing and also made a point.

When the guest speaker failed to arrive, the chairman rose to the occasion and made a very amusing speech himself.

It's pretty amusing that whoever is behind them bothered to make them sort of seem like real people.

I mean I began to make sense of the situation and find it amusing.

Lawrence was tall and Charles was short so that it was quite amusing to see them try to keep in step.

Li had retired and left the house she had no further authority over them. They went on amusing themselves and simply ignored her.

But I found rather amusing that the police were offering Zhang a 50 percent discount, if he forgot about the receipt.

Inventive, amusing, magnetic, sad, alive with unforgettable men and women, and with a truth and understanding that strike the soul.

It's actually amusing to note the confused expression of the waiter or waitress as you confirm. "yes, table for one, please. "

an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line ).

You had better see him, for his madness is amusing.

Thank you for this bizarre and amusing bit of nonsense news.

The noise pollution survey revealed a rather surprising and possibly amusing old-fashioned source of noise. It turned out to be snoring!

"You seem to find the dwarf amusing, Duck, " said Haldon. "He can ride with you. " He wheeled his mount about.

To Joe the greatest compliment was to be considered amusing.

He thought that it was amusing to have two different identities.

Holden's language seems to be amusing, while in essence is more serious than Huck's.

They decided to break the monotony by concentrating on something amusing and interesting.

Of course toilet tales are so amusing because, for most travellers, a few weeks of squatting over smelly holes are part of the experience.

and being too busy, and too old then, to run up and down amusing her, I hit on a method by which she might entertain herself.

Eg. I agree with you that it's amusing to be rustic in town.

Everyone was amused by the cute boy. eg. The amusing story amused the children.

At one or two o'clock in the morning he would still be talking, untroubled, close to his fireplace, lively, often amusing.

Richard's novel was quite amusing but very light; it had no body.

Moving to San Francisco, it was amusing to me, unearthing the social structures around networking that go on here.

He always seemed to enjoy the fun of his humorous characters and had unending laughter over Mr. Pickwick's amusing misadventures.

It was amusing at first, but then it kind of got out of hand when online education and insurance sites started to game the system.

He was a most amusing companion and though you knew he was perfectly worthless you could not but enjoy his society.

Now researchers believe the opposite may also be true - that we also find attractive members of the opposite sex more amusing.

I assumed that I was an amusing nuisance to him, mostly just another skull to talk at.

The desperately convoluted deal between the stock exchange groups of Tokyo and Osaka is an amusing distraction from general market gloom.

Indeed, he had seen his chess tutor's mother raped by Turks and would have found the whole incident amusing had it not taken so much time.

The campaign was also rolled out into a major shopping mall, with amusing results.

Yes; but intricate characters are the most amusing. They have at least that advantage.

He often expected to take the essentials by surprise , by an amusing stratagem .

Characters also lend an amusing twist to this game : serve Dracula first and get him out of there , he 's scaring your customers !

I do not want anyone, anyone who really wants me, Every one that I desire, wants to be with someone else. . . I find it so amusing.

Bob never existed outside my head yet he was the most amusing boyfriend I could have possibly had.

It is to do with feeling perky enough to produce an amusing stream of conversation.

As this amusing advertisement demonstrates, cross-cultural skills are critical to international business, but are often overlooked.

In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke.

Games like Angry Birds incorporate cute, warm graphics, amusing sound effects and a reward system to make players feel good.

On my personal level, the talent show is a superb means of relaxing and amusing and can hugely relieve our strains.

Former England and Newcastle football manager Kevin Keegan was renowned for his amusing slips of the tongue during post-match interviews.

It was a nicely written article and quite amusing but there wasn't much meat to it.

I laughed at her thinking it was amusing. "No, I am serious! You have got to talk to him. "

Thank you for the wonderful photos that you sent. In these photos you look cute and sweet even slightly amusing.

Rather, that the careful use of a few amusing phrases or funny comparisons can impress both the audience and the judges alike.

The dialogue is pretty amusing, and I laughed out loud at some of the inventory items.

Rather, that the careful use of a few amusing phrases or funny comparisons can impress both the audience and the judges alike.

The dialogue is pretty amusing, and I laughed out loud at some of the inventory items.

The atmosphere of the party was at first very stiff , but the host broke the ice with an amusing story .

Manage to cope with all the satirical situations and amusing personalities, and you'll be on your way to a successful career.

She told us about some of the amusing incidents of her holiday.

It will be amusing to see how President Obama defends the HAMP come the November mid-term elections.

Multiple versions of scenarios were formulated, a few too anodyne to be amusing and some too disgusting for words.

With Aesop's help, Sappho founds a utopia using a Ten Commandments of sorts, in an amusing parody of the biblical account.

Unlike the logo parodies, my sole purpose here is to demonstrate how amusing it would be if famous brand names amalgamate.

Let us now introduce you to a young puppet so different and so natural as will prove more amusing and worth while.

Let us now introduce you to a young puppet so different and so natural as will prove more amusing and worth while.

It has a huge impact to the feel for the game, making the villains even more diabolical and your friends even more amusing and heroic.

Lin Cai Xi extra feels the little girl is amusing, the assistance afterward necrosis asks a way at her, "you are to phone small 5? "

His disappearances are spontaneous and his experiences are unpredictable, alternately upsetting and amusing.

Zhao added the names of the grassroots bloggers or enterprises' blogs to his amusing micro blog posts.

Gowing is a little annoying; but his friend, Mr. Stillbrook, turns out to be quite amusing.

Plato, Aristotle, and Thomas Hobbes posited the superiority theory of humor, which states that we find the misfortune of others amusing.

Our second meeting was amusing; the Wikipedians arrived in a big group, but due to sickness there was only one person from Kennisnet.

What's amusing to me about all the hubbub is just how similar what she's doing is to what we traditionally label as sex work.

We do not find the fact that Americans wear Canadian flag pins (so they can get better treatment in Europe) very amusing.

We do not find the fact that Americans wear Canadian flag pins (so they can get better treatment in Europe) very amusing.

There was an amusing incident at work today.

He tried to be amusing, but I didn't respond. ?

Amusing (or occasionally frightening) examples make theoretical arguments instantly accessible.

Well, unless that same manager is right there with you, entertaining you with amusing anecdotes at 2 am, his words areworthless.

"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is a horrible experience of unbearable length, briefly punctuated by three or four amusing moments.

water and the trim paths give a mock rurality that is infinitely amusing to persons who do not wish to take things too seriously.

But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.

He's really amusing and tells jokes when he thinks we're getting bored. Even things like compositions and summaries are fun with Mr. Wu.

It's amusing to see how this question is supposedly answered.

It's amusing to see how this question is supposedly answered.

Newman says the book is "highly amusing" and feels there were many veiled references to the big industry players at the time.

the emperors new clothes , in purple , portrays an amusing , portly emperor , strutting through his town in his underclothes.

Remilia: As I thought, it's incredibly amusing to play with you. Let's continue this dance forever!

However, what's actually happening in the life of many professionals is not amusing at all.

We shared amusing anecdotes, revived old memories of our parents and childhood, and all around celebrated the years long passed.

We can see the funny side of our detention now, having lived to tell the tale, but I wasn't very amusing at the time.

If I invite my most amusing friends I risk inflicting a boring evening on them.

It talks about a young man who plans to sell his soul to the devil for seven wishes experiences the wonderful and amusing travel.

Make laughter last. Write down the amusing things that happen and save them for a sad day.

Make laughter last. Write down the amusing things that happen and save them for a sad day.

These, as it happens, are scenes from "Supreme Courtship" , an amusing novel by Christopher Buckley.

I confess there would be a trifle to do in the way of amusing her.

while he wanders through the world telling fairy tales, but none of them so amusing as the one he related about the matches.

"It was all highly amusing, " Mr Faison added.

I shall come and hear your sermons if they're as amusing as your manners.

Michael Corleone was amusing Kay Adams by telling her little stories about some of the more colorful wedding guests.

she was bright , amusing and very attractive . she was also rich.

Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.

anecdote He told one or two amusing anecdotes about his years as a policeman.

anecdote He told one or two amusing anecdotes about his years as a policeman.

FIFTY years in the making, this encyclopedia of "firsts" is a gem of a book, amusing and informative.

That's. . . certainly amusing to see.

It came up near Greyjoy's feet. Theon was a lean, dark youth of nineteen who found everything amusing.

I prefer women with a past. They're always so damned amusing to talk to.

Sometimes the most amusing jokes occur when people least expect the teller to tell a joke.

Bandits near as large group meetings in Miami, and they happen to be in the same hotel, which leads to a series of amusing scenes.

He loved his wife dearly, but he regarded her very much AS her own father had seen her, AS an amusing doll --- a plaything.

Eventually voters decided that any old fool could run a country, and began backing amusing candidates.

it is soo amusing to see you switch sides again , brother dear.

it is soo amusing to see you switch sides again , brother dear.

Hardy Minority. Considering that the Beatles' trademark is offbeat irreverence, their effect on mature audiences is odd ly amusing.

He broke the ice at the party by telling a very amusing story. You should take the other side of the coin into account.

A kind of amusing goal I had was at the beginning of this blog (last February) I set the goal to get 2, 000 subscribers in 30 days.

The derivations of some words that came into the language in the Middle English period (1050-1450), or later, are quite amusing.

Experimentation was in the air, and showed itself in interesting and sometimes amusing ways.

Keep in mind that while surfing the web for entertainment purposes, it's perfectly fine to click on links that are interesting or amusing.

Products that are essentially boring, such as cleaning powder or insecticide, are often advertised in an amusing manner.

It would have been amusing to have gone to the exihibition.

On Sunday , the kids of the kindergarten made a very amusing spectacle.

But Arizona's Republicans instead descended into a bitter feud that is bankrupting their state and amusing not even Democrats.

She keeps a store of amusing stories in her head.

I thought he was a very amusing and extraordinary.

He seemed friendly and charming of course, but businesslike too; cautious and deliberative mostly, but sharp and amusing at times.

The women were too nice to be well dressed, and too sure of their position to be amusing.

Theres little substance in her speech but its very amusing.

Professional photographer Reinhard Dirscherl captured the amusing moment at a small lake in Stockdorf near Munich, Germany.

You may add some amusing emotions to the greeting--- to make it more interesting.

But the gluttonous snake is a game, it has many skills not only to test the response moreover to be amusing.

L: Wow, it is an amusing fact that animals speak different languages in different countries.

Yes, people will go on amusing themselves, and he will no longer exist!

"Too much for me. " Martin caught an amusing glimpse of himself ironing fluffy white things that women wear.

Amusing myself at the tool bench in the basement, I whacked my finger with a hammer.

She writes quite amusing stories but she can't hold a candle to the more serious novelists.

Overall, he says, the experience "was embarrassing, entertaining, distressing and even, occasionally, amusing" .

I've become lighter, more amusing and I believe, more effective.

In activities, hanging lanterns during Lantern Festival and burning fires to pray for grains both indicate amusing gods with light.

Senators lounged around like teenagers at an all-night party, amusing themselves by sending messages to conservative blogs.

A newspaper cartoon is an amusing drawing, usually about some event in the news.

Perhaps not approving of North Korea's controversial "Kidnap Everybody Kim Jong Il Thinks is Amusing" policy, Jordan declined.

Amusing advertisements that shows how easy parking is with the Volkswagen Golf Variant with Park Distance Control.

Amateur actors also learn that an amusing accent here is sometimes better than absolute fluency.

Besides, it is very amusing and does not cost us much money. Table-tennis is very moderate; it is not so rough as football.

Genuine question Some really amusing points here, and genuine questions: what does drive the urban anglers, for instance?

Umm. . . There's also a very amusing incident with a kebab.

And it is true that the book's author, a former speechwriter called Matt Latimer, writes well and is sometimes amusing too.

amusement and happiness. You can laugh at a joke or at an amusing sight. You can laugh at someone without being amused.

She tried to pass this off as an amusing story, but nobody was taken in.

amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible.

Some well meaning articles and presentations on cultural differences have a potential to do more harm than good and may not be as amusing.

There was a rather amusing episode in the pub last night.

entertaining adj. interesting and amusing. eg. A little embroidery made the story quite entertaining.

Oldfashioned The noise pollution survey revealed a rather surprising and possibly amusing oldfashioned source of noise.

It has been stimulating, often surprising, sometimes amusing and always fun.

Our jovial host entertained us with several amusing anecdotes about his employer.

As always in Zhao's work, the cast of Beijing Youth is filled with gorgeous young actors and there are many amusing and memorable lines.

Today's Paper Shadow Theatre is an important amusing Manitou theatre in Chaoshan area.

He spends a lot of time staring at his computer screen, looking for amusing passages to share on his micro blog.

I fail to see why you find ti so amusing .

The tale of two toads shows that amateur mistakes may be amusing.

He sat on a chair and watched Xu Huabei make tea for him how amusing look how gentle Xu Huabei suddenly is again.

This summer vacation I thought that the amusing matter is the elder sister celebrates a birthday for me.

"I hope Vera has been amusing you? " she said.

The idea behind the Danish study is that people have a finite amount of willpower when it comes to amusing distractions like the internet.

They're all ours. We made 'em. - You think this is fucking amusing?

We are partly responsible for this situation, at an early age we encourage grown like behaviour, just because we find it amusing.

I fail to see why you find it so amusing.

Bastian Schweinsteiger found Hitzfeld's idea of continuing education particularly amusing.

To outsiders the Japanese economy seems inscrutable in ways alternately amusing and shocking.

It is a water amusing theme park which revolutionizes the traditional water park concept, to make people feel surprise and fun.

It always receives us with the same kindness, amusing and instructing using youth, and comforting us in age.

I think we both find it amusing, the fact that we've worked together twice and not gotten along in both films.

She will be remembered for her asperity of speech, which was both amusing and provocative.

Therefore, has had all sorts of laughably , the absurd matter, down to draws out many loose amusing things.

Grandmother amusing her young companion in the waiting room of the Greyhound Bus Station, New York City, July 1947.

I find all the characters in his new play amusing and interesting.

Magnitsky had hardly finished his anecdote when another gentleman expressed his readiness to relate something even more amusing.

Loudly announcing refreshments and farm products for sale along the streets brings the city a kind of amusing air.

Inside the room there are bright lights and amusing advertisements to please the children.

He had an amusing excuse for executing the executive .

A boy in a field who, so the fable goes, persisted in finding it amusing to shout 'Help! '

Taking a painful course in a light-hearted and amusing way helps you persevere.

Zhongkui appeared as a toy in the Five Dynasties, signifying the transformation of Zhongkui belief from amusing God to mass entertainment.

The actors make us laugh by making fun of somebody's way of dressing or telling an amusing story.

is a amusing fellow, but he is a bit too fond of riding the high horse.

"A Five Minute Hamlet" is an amusing spoof of Shakespeare's most famous play.

Public Security officials found this amusing and suggested Li was embezzling money.

MH: It's rather quite amusing, as I was dragged, kicking and screaming, into the community.

People make us laugh by making fun of somebody's way of dressing or telling an amusing story.

He's really amusing and tells jokes when he thinks we're getting bored.

I mean, these are sort of the extreme examples, and they're amusing and good to laugh at.

Maybe it's a gallery of fun times you've had together; perhaps it's a particularly glamorous or amusing shot of them.

UNION SPRINGS, N. Y. (AP) - Some may have called it monkeying around, but school officials didn't find the stunt amusing.

It was amusing to watch the trained elephants performance.

It is important that you have open lines of communication, since you want titillating and amusing conversation.

Shopping on internet is amusing, I have been an internet-shopper for 5years, which has granted me as the earliest internet-shopping pioneer.

In the section on the mind Mr Mount draws some amusing, and generally convincing, comparisons.

I just feel satisfied to our new history teacher , she sings to us with comical story her class is vivid amusing.

I feel her comment is very amusing, but grandma is an uneducated woman and knows very little about the world.

It might all, according to his anticipations , turn out very jolly and amusing.

By the coming of the New Year. give you amusing I ca powerful bless most !

Humor is laughable and amusing, which reflects people's wisdom and brings us great pleasure.

Long titles can be amusing; long URLs are simply annoying.

Many of his ideas were amusing to her.

Sometimes they spice up their pets' lives with entertaining videos and amusing toys.

Though the poems are very amusing, Edward Lear was often ill and unhappy.

I laughed at her thinking it was amusing.

The play was amusing, but it was little more than froth.

they say amusing things, tell jokes, engage in witty banter and generally lighten the mood.

However amusing to others, the affair is potentially serious for Mr Berlusconi.