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  LARRY WILDE - Humorist, motivational speaker, humorous author
Humorist, motivational speaker and best-selling author Larry Wilde is recognized as the nation's leading authority on ways to improve life with laughter.
Declared "America's best-selling humorist" by The New York Times, Larry is the author of 53 published books of humor, with sales of over 12 million copies.
In addition to his 30-year career as a stage and television actor, stand-up comedian, university instructor, best-selling author and motivational humorist, Larry Wilde is recognized as the worst golfer in Northern California.
www.larrywilde.com   (289 words)

  
 Comedian or Humorist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
I am a retail humorist: I specialize within the retail area and the majority of my work is training.
The concept of the humorist is too solid and if we have failed to educate our consumers about the difference between the comic and us, then let the educating begin.
Rick Segal is a top commercial humorist and he can be contacted at 617-272-9995, or you can contact him via the Humor Institute web site at www.humorinst.com.
www.mainehumor.com /comhumor.htm   (603 words)

  
 Search Results for humorist - Encyclopædia Britannica
American humorist, writer, and lecturer who won a worldwide audience for his stories of youthful adventures, especially The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), Life on the Mississippi (1883), and The...
Although they continued to employ some devices of the older American humorists, a group of comic writers that rose to prominence was different in important ways from the older group.
Irish-born English novelist and humorist, author of Tristram Shandy (1759–67), an early novel in which story is subordinate to the free associations and digressions of its narrator.
www.britannica.com /search?query=humorist&submit=Find&source=MWTAB   (386 words)

  
 Modern Humorist
Modern Humorist encourages parents and guardians to spend time with their children online, and to be fully familiar with the sites visited by their children.
It is true that Modern Humorist has no children of its own, but we still think we know better than you do what is good for your children.
Following registration on modernhumorist.com, Modern Humorist may direct email messages to you informing you of new membership benefits and features, letting you know of problems with the site, offering you services from Modern Humorist, and presenting members with the opportunity to buy products and services that may be of interest to you.
www.themodernhumorist.com /house/policiesprint.html   (3050 words)

  
 Humorist: A description for the humorist job   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Humorist: Writes humorous material for publication or performance: Selects topic according to personal preference or assignment.
Nebraska folklorist and humorist Roger Welsch of Dannebrog will receive the Word Sender Award next month, on his 69th birthday, from the John G. Neihardt Foundation.
By John Kenney, JOHN KENNEY is a humorist who has just finished his first novel.
www.job-descriptions.org /humorist.html   (462 words)

  
 Modern Humorist
Modern Humorist's content is especially appealing to this segment because it is irreverent, cutting-edge, and smart.
Modern Humorist is an entertainment company founded by John Aboud and Michael Colton in 2000.
For one brief, shining moment, Modern Humorist was THE place to find smart comedy by both established talents and the next generation of hacks.
www.themodernhumorist.com /house/mediakit.html   (729 words)

  
 Confessions Of A Humorist by O Henry:
My reputation as a humorist dates from half-past nine o'clock on that morning.
My column in the weekly made some stir, and I was referred to in a gossipy way by the critics as something fresh in the line of humorists.
A quarter of an hour ago I was an abandoned humorist.
www.online-literature.com /o_henry/1009   (3022 words)

  
 My lawsuit against Modern Humorist
Modern Humorist is an online humor magazine, run by a team of experienced internet comedy professionals.
Four months later, on July 18, 2000, Modern Humorist posted alleged Star Wars: Episode V script pages on their web site at http://www.modernhumorist.com/mh/0007/fd_empire/index.cfm for the same purpose.
All image files on the Modern Humorist site (either.gif or.jpg format) are to be replaced with two-frame animated gifs that recycle at 20 frames per second, so they look like little strobe lights.
www.pointlesswasteoftime.com /lawsuit.html   (754 words)

  
 Gary Crocker- Maine Humorist
With fantastic weather and loads of tourists, life is good for a Maine humorist in the summer.
Gary Crocker is a Maine Humorist and educator who knows that laughter is the key to a well-balanced life.
One of Maine's most prolific Downeast humorists, Gary brings his message to companies and audiences around the country as both an entertainer and a public speaker.
www.garycrocker.com   (902 words)

  
 Mark Twain | American Author and Humorist
Twain is considered the greatest humorist of 19th Century American literature.
Even so Twain is best remembered as a humorist who used his sharp wit and comic exaggeration to attack the false pride and self-importance he saw in humanity.
If you are aware of any Internet resources, movies, audio tapes, or books about Mark Twain or related subjects, or if you would like to submit comments please send us email.
www.lucidcafe.com /library/95nov/twain.html   (848 words)

  
 CBC Arts: IN BRIEF: Newfoundland humorist Al Clouston dies; Dylan Thomas Prize to fete young writers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Al Clouston, the late-blooming Newfoundland and Labrador humorist and storyteller, died in St. John's, Nfld., on Wednesday.
Clouston began his career as a humorist relatively late in life.
As a travelling salesman and businessman, he was popular at conventions and other gatherings for telling jokes and stories drawn from the real-life experiences of people he met through his work.
www.cbc.ca /story/arts/national/2004/10/28/Arts/artsbriefs041028.html   (405 words)

  
 Joe Perham - Maine Humorist and Damned Funny Person   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Joe Perham is a humorist - of Maine and Downeast cultures - a storyteller, public speaker, writer and actor.
A humorist is defined as "A performer or writer who specializes in humor".
A comedian is a professional joke teller and as most of us already know a joke can many times make us roll our eyes or stomach because the joke itself is just plain dumb.
www.joeperham.com   (266 words)

  
 Soren Kierkegaard [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
The religious humorist purports to go beyond the aesthetic and the ethical by choosing the religious exclusively, yet by virtue of the absurd, gets the aesthetic and the ethical back again within the religious.
The self-proclaimed humorist, Johannes Climacus takes up the problematic of Philosophical Fragments of whether there can be an historical point of departure for eternal truth.
He seems to conclude that since it is impossible to demonstrate the objective truth of Christianity's claims, the most the individual can do is to concentrate on the how of appropriation of those claims.
www.iep.utm.edu /k/kierkega.htm   (11257 words)

  
 Modern Humorist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
We will be sorry to see you go.
Copyright 2000 Modern Humorist, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Modern Humorist is not intended for children under 18 years of age.
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 humorist speaker for business meetings - Useful info, deals, and discounts.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
We offer the latest news and resources for anyone who wants to know more about humorist speaker for business meetings.
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 Henry B. Chapin on Ellis Parker Butler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
No man in the world had a better chance to make himself the Great American Humorist than I had when I wrote "Pigs Is Pigs." I had a good solid foundation of fairly good humorous work under it and the little story bad a wonderful success.
The humorist was in part a genial sage diverting the public.
In the nature of the case, humorists primarily meet the needs of their own times, and they belong very much to the study of American popular culture.
www.lib.uiowa.edu /spec-coll/Bai/chapin.htm   (4849 words)

  
 WIST - A Collection of Quotations :: Authors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Adrienne E. Gusoff (Contemporary) American humorist, greeting card writer...
Arthur W. Hoppe (1925-2000) American newspaper columnist, humorist, satirist...
Kin Hubbard (1868-1930) American caricaturist and humorist [Frank McKinney Hubbard]...
www.wist.info /authors.html   (1879 words)

  
 1find.com - humorist hall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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 Amazon.com: Books: My First Presidentiary : A Scrapbook by George W. Bush   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
From Modern Humorist, the funniest, hippest comedy institution to come along since The Onion, My First Presidentiary is a hilarious parody of the rise of George W. Bush, as seen through the eyes of Dubya himself.
During the Republican convention, Modern Humorist produced a wildly successful series, "George W. Bush's Diary" -- written and drawn in the style of a third-grader's class assignment.
Based in Brooklyn, MODERN HUMORIST is an award-winning online daily comedy magazine that also produces material for Time, Fortune, and NPR.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0609808184?v=glance   (956 words)

  
 Motivational keynote speaker and humorist, corporate and executive coach-consultant.
Motivational keynote speaker and humorist, corporate and executive coach-consultant.
Her expertise in relationship dynamics and motivation strategies is invaluable in sales and marketing, change management, leadership, staff development, and negotiations.
Motivational humorist, corporate comedy, humor in the workplace presentations.
www.cprcoaching.com   (315 words)

  
 Perelman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
If it is true that those who cannot savor the rhythm, the sheer sound, of exotic place names cannot truly be writers, the maxim is doubly so for humorists.
American humorists have a nasty habit of aging badly.
Mark Twain, for example, turned both bitter and sophomoric in his declining years, even more convinced that the unvarnished truth could be uttered only from the nether side of the grave.
www.compedit.com /perelman.htm   (3352 words)

  
 Pssst…I wannabe white - Lillian Holt, Internationally Renowned Cultural Critic and Humorist Makes Her U.S. Debut in ...
Lillian Holt, indigenous Australian humorist, makes her Boston debut in dialogue with senior editor and cultural critic Jessica Roemischer of What Is Enlightenment?
Cambridge, MA (PRWEB) March 12, 2005 -- “Beyond Ethnicity to Authenticity”: Indigenous Australian cultural critic and humorist, Lillian Holt, makes her U.S. debut in Cambridge as part of the Voices from the Edge speakers series.
Lillian Holt, internationally renowned cultural critic and humorist on issues of racism and reconciliation will be making her first U.S. public appearance in Cambridge as part of the Voices from the Edge speakers series sponsored by What Is Enlightenment?
www.prweb.com /releases/2005/3/prwebxml217332.php   (976 words)

  
 humorist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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 NPR : Humorist and NPR commentator David Sedaris
NPR : Humorist and NPR commentator David Sedaris
Fresh Air from WHYY, December 23, 1994 · We feature a performance by humorist and NPR commentator David Sedaris.
He charms us with the complete "Santaland Diaries." This piece first ran on NPR's Morning Edition a few days before Christmas 1992.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1108137   (142 words)

  
 Fox sues humorist Al Franken over 'fair and balanced' slogan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Fox sues humorist Al Franken over 'fair and balanced' slogan
Fox News Channel has sued liberal humorist Al Franken and the Penguin Group to stop them from using the phrase "fair and balanced" in the title of his upcoming book.
Filed Monday in Manhattan, the trademark infringement lawsuit seeks a court order forcing Penguin to rename the book, "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right." It also asks for unspecified damages.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/08/11/national1707EDT0625.DTL   (155 words)

  
 Klaritymusic.com : Gary Crocker-Maine Humorist : Ridin' Across Maine ... Lookin' for Laughs
Klaritymusic.com : Gary Crocker-Maine Humorist : Ridin' Across Maine...
Gary has appeared throughout New England and across the country in such places as San Francisco, Dallas, Orlando, Chicago, and SpearFish...
He is the only Maine Humorist to be invited to address the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine State Senate.
www.klaritymusic.com /00128_001.html   (148 words)

  
 John Warner
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Supreme Court Showdown Modern Humorist
The Darva Conger FAQ (with Kevin Guilfoile) Modern Humorist
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Part-Way Pilot Modern Humorist
www.guilfoile.net /john.php   (587 words)

  
 Motivational Speakers - Humorist Motivational Speaker Brad Montgomery
Motivational Speakers - Humorist Motivational Speaker Brad Montgomery
Motivational speaker, humorist and corporate comedian Brad Montgomery offers humorous and funny keynote speeches, business entertainment and motivational humor.
He draws on his skills and background as a comedian and magician to deliver motivational speeches and keynotes to convention and meeting audiences across the world.
www.bradmontgomery.com   (636 words)

  
 Southern Humorists - Funny Columns - Southern Humorists Newsgroup - Comedy Writers
We would also like to go on record as the humorist group with the most couches on the front porch and the greatest number of junk cars rusting in the backyard.
We welcome any Southern humorist, comedy author, funny writer, or cartoonist who creates humor of any sort, or aspires to do so, to join our newsgroup and become a part of the comedy organization that sponsors our official Southern Humorists website.
We welcome true southerners, former southerners, transplanted southerners - and even danged Yankees, as long as you know that you will be the one who talks with a funny accent and that you're treading on our sacred Southern soil here.
www.southernhumorists.com   (1352 words)

  
 The Transcript-Humorist Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Unlike last year, in which a bunch of boring stupid offices like county commissioner were up for grabs, this year voters will decide who gets to be the next president and vice president of the United States of America.
The Humorist fields hundreds of questions each week.
When chanting and marching gave way to violence and bloodshed, the Board of Trustees gave in—but to the wrong demands.
transcript.owu.edu /humor.html   (1127 words)

  
 James Thurber - An American Humorist’s Life and Work
James Thurber - An American Humorist’s Life and Work
James Grover Thurber was born at 251 Parsons Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, on December 8, 1894.
He wrote a few pieces for the stage during his lifetime, only one or two of which were at all successful.
homepage.mac.com /joestory/hannah/jthurber/page1.htm   (384 words)

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