197 adjectives to describe joking

On such occasions, it is regarded as a lawful thing, a standing and ancient practical joke, to pitch any outsider, who may happen to indulge his curiosity by stopping to look on, into the stream.

The little joke was quite de bonne guerre and quite appropriate, as the cabinet was tottering and very near its fall.

On such occasions, it is regarded as a lawful thing, a standing and ancient practical joke, to pitch any outsider, who may happen to indulge his curiosity by stopping to look on, into the stream.

But this method of carrying on the campaign was soon brought into disrepute, owing to the fact that certain juveniles, seeing in this new idea of bill-posting a fresh field for practical joking, began to adorn the walls of the "grub-room," and other spaces which did not often come under the eye of a master, with placards exhibiting inscriptions which had no bearing on the electionssuch irrelevant remarks as, "nooks Two wants kicking !"

Such was that silly joke of L[amb], who, at the time the question of the Scotch Novels was first agitated, gravely assured our friendwho as gravely went about repeating it in all companiesthat Lord Castlereagh had acknowledged himself to be the author of Waverly!

Monotonous days of wood piling in a lumber yard, long weeks of isolation among the giant trees of the forest, where no sound was to be heard except the whistle of the axes, as they cleaved the air, and the coarse jokes of the workmen,then had come days when even odd jobs had been hailed with delight, and he had sat at the feet of the grim schoolmistress Necessity and learned how little man really needs to have to live.

Damerel grasped the tree he was resting against for support; a film came over his eyes; but a few rough jokes from Larkin recovered him, and hearing the military band in the distance, he endeavoured to forget his cares, and trudged on towards Honiton.

"He's done it before," the Ramblin' Kid answered with a glance at the Chinese cook still gleefully enjoying the results of his cruel joke.

It appears that she wanted to leave the pale to go to see her dying father in Petersburg, and the police, who will have their grim joke against a Jewess, offer her "the most powerful passport in Russia"the yellow ticket of Rahab.

Innocent jokes, such as Capt. 160, 881, of course passed uncensured.

"I made up my mind it was so foolish a joke," she confessed, "that I determined to tell you all about it.

" "Do you think anyone is playing an awful practical joke?"

No lesson went on that day; no talking of pretty mamma sleeping in the green grave; no jumping from the tombstone to the ground; no merry jokes or pleasant stories.

The whole article was probably intended as a harmless joke; and the persons indicated, had they been wise, might have joined in the laugh or treated the matter with indifference.

Again, we love to encounter not only familiar characters but familiar jokes.

"More chicken, Mr. Grayson," he would respondand thus we kept up a tenuous, but pleasant little joke between us.

"The last time I saw her she made one of her senseless jokes at me.

Why didn't I think of April-fool's day,that it would be just the opportunity Nelly Ryder would take advantage of to play a trick, because she could throw it off from herself as a mere April joke, if her hand was found out in it.

They love the cellar's vulgar joke, And lose their hours in ale and smoke.

Willits, who liked children but did not understand them, essayed a mild joke.

At first Lady Maud imagined this extraordinary document to be a stupid practical joke, invented by some half-fledged cousin to tease her.

Says he" (Repeats an indelicate joke.)

So cool and collected had the men become that even in the midst of fire from the advanced trenches, and while keeping up on our side a brisk fusillade, the soldiers smoked their pipes, rude jokes were bandied from one to the other, and laughter was heard.

Noaks and Mouler laughed aloud, declaring it a rare good joke; but to the credit of the Ronleians of that generation be it said, the majority shook their heads, and muttered, "Beastly shame!"

And it was fortunate they did, for though the rest of the characters were bright and clever representations, yet it was Mr. Hepworth's funny impromptu jokes and humourous actions in the character of Niobe that made the hit of the evening.

197 adjectives to describe  joking