Starting in 1964, virtually every issue of Mad over the next five decades featured new material by the artist. Jaffee’s work parodied advertisements that featured future real products, such as spell check and redialing for phones.
"A humble and kind creator, Al’s presence, his astute social commentary, and his endless amusement at life’s ups and downs shaped the fabric of the magazine," the magazine said in an Instagram post.
Going 'Gaga'; for independence? Meet 'Lady Alba'. She's become a social media hit after her spoof video on Scotland's referendum went viral. #BBCtrending's Anne-Marie Tomchak reports:http://bbc.in/1vkZzig #indyref
A Swiss holiday resort is offering mountain-cleaning courses after an April fools spoof caught the imagination of a nation known for its cleanliness, the tourism board said recently.
在愚人節玩笑引發以愛乾淨著稱的瑞士人注意後，瑞士觀光局最近表示，一處度假勝地現在正式開始提供山區清潔課程。◎俞智敏
“Shrek the Musical,” which is scheduled to open on Dec. 14, is the subject of the colorful campaign, which begins on Monday. Just as the three “Shrek” films parody old-school fairy tales and the movies based on them, “Shrek the Musical” spoofs Broadway musical theater.
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Theater Review | 'Brief Encounter'
Revisiting Strangers at a Train Station
By BEN BRANTLEY
While this production may traffic in the antics of classic stage spoofery, its real raison d’être is to love, honor and obey the spirit of the 1945 film that inspired it.
Google, Microsoft and Facebook Battle Phishing with New Specification
PCWorld
By John E Dunn, techworld.com Major Internet companies including Google, Microsoft, and Facebook have announced a new specification to streamline the way e-mail providers work out whether messages are part of phishing attacks using spoofed domain ...
PCWorld
By John E Dunn, techworld.com Major Internet companies including Google, Microsoft, and Facebook have announced a new specification to streamline the way e-mail providers work out whether messages are part of phishing attacks using spoofed domain ...
(rā'zōn dĕt'rə, rĕ-zôN)
n., pl., rai·sons d'être (rā'zōn, rĕ-zôN).
Reason or justification for existing.
[French : raison, reason + de, of, for + être, to be.]
spoof (COPY) Show phonetics
noun [C]
an amusing and ridiculous piece of writing, music, theatre, etc. that copies the style of an original work:
They did a spoof on/of the Nine O'Clock News.
It was a spoof cowboy film.
spoof (DECEIVE)
verb [I or T] US INFORMAL
to try to make someone believe in something that is not true, as a joke
n.
- Nonsense; tomfoolery.
- A hoax.
- A gentle satirical imitation; a light parody.
- To deceive.
- To do a spoof of; satirize gently.
[After Spoof, name of a game invented by Arthur Roberts (1852–1933), British comedian.]
WORD HISTORY We are indebted to a British comedian for the word spoof. Sometime in the 19th century Arthur Roberts (1852–1933) invented a game called Spoof,
which involved trickery and nonsense. The first recorded reference to
the game in 1884 refers to its revival. It was not long before the word spoof took on the general sense “nonsense, trickery,” first recorded in 1889. The verb spoof
is first recorded in 1889 as well, in the sense “to deceive.” These
senses are now less widely used than the noun sense “a light parody or
satirical imitation,” first recorded in 1958, and the verb sense “to
satirize gently,” first recorded in 1927.
spoof
Line breaks: spoofVERB
Origin
late 19th century: coined by Arthur Roberts (1852–1933), English comedian.
我穿過農場，到達山頂上的觀景台。在那裡，嚮導哈里(Harry)剖開一隻可可豆莢給我看。接下來我去了禮物商店。我購買了大量可可脂含量70%的單一莊 園平板巧克力（“單一莊園”[single estate]和“單一產地”[single domain]指的是可可豆的產地，帶有這兩種標誌的產品都是巧克力中的上品）。它濃香撲鼻、果味充沛，不是很甜，但是非常美味。
three-ring circus (THREE-ring SUHR-kuhs)
noun: A situation marked by confusing, amusing, or tumultuous activity.
Etymology
After a circus with three separate rings in which performances take place simultaneously. Earliest documented use: 1898.
Usage
"Guy Ritchie told friends recently: 'Our marriage was a three-ring circus in the end. We started as a normal family and tried to live a normal family life, but Madonna wanted something else.'" — Marriage Had Become Three-Ring Circus; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); Oct 16, 2008.
tomfoolery
Pronunciation: /tɒmˈfuːl(ə)ri /
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