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Name: Jest
[Census Rank: 63045]
Roots run deep for old game
Date: 18 Jan 2004
Description: ...culture, from high to low. • In such literature as David Foster Wallace's
novel "Infinite Jest": (". and they played rock paper ...
Source: (Biloxi Sun Herald, MS)
Lost hamlets
Date: 18 Jan 2004
Description: Even fewer people probably remember Greasy Village in Cambridge, a neighborhood of
two- and three-family homes near Fort Washington named in jest for a nearby ...
Source: (Boston Globe, MA)
All hail Berlusconi
Date: 18 Jan 2004
Description: ...wife; calling a German parliamentarian a Nazi: it has all been part of the burlesque
repertoire of the man that Italians have come to know - some in jest, some ...
Source: (Guardian, UK)
SUNDAY CALENDAR
Date: 18 Jan 2004
Description: ...$8 at local Applebee's; $10 gate. 577-4030. "BEAU JEST": Off-Broadway
hit comedy of a Jewish courtship. Jan. 18 and 25 at 3 pm Jan. ...
Source: (Charleston Post Courier (subscription), SC)
Seafood soup tops among experts
Date: 18 Jan 2004
Description: ...surprised by Saturday's turnout. "When you consider that this idea started
half in jest, I'm thrilled about the interest.". Runners up in ...
Source: (Florida Today, FL)
James Sherman's 'Beau Jest' recipe for success at Dock Street
Date: Jan 17, 2004
Description: Then if you are over 50, for added flavor sprinkle just a soupcon of "Abie's Irish
Rose." Blend, and you have James Sherman's witty romantic comedy "Beau Jest ...
Source: (Charleston Post Courier (subscription), SC)
Bro break jest the thing
Date: Jan 12, 2004
Description: YOU'D think after three months cooped up in the Big Brother house, the gang from
the latest series would have had enough play time together. Apparently not. ...
Source: (NEWS.com.au, Australia)
Charleston Stage Company to present comedy 'Beau Jest'
Date: Jan 11, 2004
Description: Jump-starting the theatrical new year in the city, the Charleston Stage Company
will present James Sherman's off-Broadway hit "Beau Jest," a family comedy ...
Source: (Charleston Post Courier (subscription), SC)
The play `Beau Jest' is best left alone
Date: Jan 7, 2004
Description: ...another. James Sherman's Beau Jest, which has been pummeled and inflated
into something called Beau Jest: The Musical, is not. Now ...
Source: (Miami Herald, FL)
Review of 'Beau Jest: The Musical'
Date: Jan 9, 2004
Description: In 1989, Chicago playwright James Sherman struck a sitcom mother lode with his ethnic
farce Beau Jest, about a well-meaning but insecure daughter's efforts to ...
Source: (Palm Beach Post, FL)
Wasp nest is no jest
Date: Jan 1, 2004
Description: By Rod Thompson. KEALAKEKUA, Hawaii >> Wasps in the Kona Community Hospital
operating room are bad medicine. Since Dec. 24, Operating Room No. ...
Source: (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI)
Sing for Your Seder: Beau Jest: The Musical! Begins World ...
Date: Dec 30, 2003
Description: The world premiere musical version of the hit play, Beau Jest, launches
Dec. 31 at Hollywood Playhouse in Florida, hoping to romance ...
Source: (Playbill.com, NY)
Married In Vegas, And Maybe In Jest
Date: Jan 5, 2004
Description: According to reports, the wedding took place early Saturday morning -- 5 am or
5:30 -- at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, during what must be ...
Source: (Washington Post)
Venus lobs into town on a mission
Date: Jan 17, 2004
Description: But only in jest - she knows trying to play through her abdominal injury,
at last year's French Open and Wimbledon, was a costly mistake. ...
Source: (The Age, Australia)
Sheila Lennon: CBS rejects anti-Bush Super Bowl commercial
Date: Jan 16, 2004
Description: ...open.). "That seeist a game play'd home, the rich stake drawn, and takest
it all for jest." The Winter's Tale, I,ii. (Not so the Pats. ...
Source: (Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX)
Tuesday , Jan 20
Date: Jan 16, 2004
Description: Former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright has suggested, only half in jest,
that bin Laden was captured some time ago and George W. Bush is waiting for ...
Source: (The Australian, Australia)
Beatty boys in Central 1-A setback
Date: Jan 16, 2004
Description: ...shot. "There are times when I want to paint over that 3-point line,"
said Thompson, half in jest, half with serious intent. The ...
Source: (Pahrump Valley Times, NV)
With Rodriguez, it's always big news
Date: Jan 16, 2004
Description: ...the fact that news accounts of Dean's government service have always been punctuated
with terms like "eccentric," "tightfisted" and "disruptive." And some jest ...
Source: (Times Picayune, LA)
Political appeals to bigotry grow
Date: Jan 16, 2004
Description: Confronted by angry readers, Brooks alibied that he was only joking. Nothing like
a lighthearted anti-Semitism jest, after all, to kick off an election year. ...
Source: (Decatur Daily Democrat, IN)
Sign holding decision upcoming
Date: Jan 16, 2004
Description: Slagle later told Scott and Councilman Chris King that the sign was held up in jest,
but according to Iowa law, "the city manager shall not take part in any ...
Source: (Burlington Hawk Eye, IA)
India has 2-year lead in CGI animation over Asian rivals: Mike ...
Date: Jan 17, 2004
Description: Australia, etc.). And who would he pitch it to? How about the respective
cricket boards to finance the series, he says, only half in jest.
Source: (Indian Television, India)
Engle Lane tickets available
Date: Jan 16, 2004
Description: ...on Aug. 1-7. The season concludes Aug. 22-28 with “Beau Jest,”
by James Sherman, directed by Brian Artman. Curtain times are ...
Source: (Times Press, IL)
Review: Pete Fountain still nimble with his clarinet
Date: Jan 16, 2004
Description: ...favorites to new musical corners. Sure, there are complaints, most of
them in jest. It was short, way too short. (But there's only so ...
Source: (Naples Daily News, FL)
From buccaneers to bashful babes
Date: Jan 14, 2004
Description: One comment, half-jest, half-grumble, from Colonel Collins during the
Iraq war gave a hint of the frustration felt by serving officers. ...
Source: (The Statesman, India)
The warrior's big offense
Date: Jan 15, 2004
Description: His gamble saved his crew but caused a superior to say, half in jest, that he didn't
know whether Kerry should be given a medal or a court-martial--before ...
Source: (Chicago Tribune (subscription), IL)
Vinatieri's family tree comprised of interesting branches
Date: Jan 15, 2004
Description: Good thing, too. Otherwise, he would have been killed and the Patriots still might
be looking for their first Super Bowl championship - or so the locals jest. ...
Source: (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
BN leaders pay tribute to Dr Mahathir
Date: Jan 14, 2004
Description: This will be my repayment to the BN for its support of me." Dr Mahathir, in jest,
said he knew there were certain places in the country where the people would ...
Source: (New Straits Times, Malaysia)
Rattled Pack falls to Devils
Date: Jan 15, 2004
Description: Ever the defiant one, Hodge sat down for just a split second, then rose to his
feet in jest, encouraging his teammates who were now down by 27 points. ...
Source: (The North Carolina State Technician, NC)
Blame It on Bowling
Date: Jan 15, 2004
Description: ...sore.”. What is Marques smoking? Surely you jest. Michael Jordan would
sometimes play 36 holes, and then play in an NBA finals game. ...
Source: (WOAI, TX)
The antiwar candidate who might have been
Date: Jan 16, 2004
Description: His gamble saved his crew but caused a superior to say, half in jest, that he didn't
know whether Mr. Kerry should be given a medal or a court-martial - before ...
Source: (Baltimore Sun, MD)
Gujarati on moon
Date: Jan 15, 2004
Description: He said half in jest that "the first person (Indian) to land on the moon will
be a Gujarati.". "Our scientists are working hard to set foot on the moon. ...
Source: (Times of India, India)
Ash Prepare To "Get Heavy"
Date: Jan 13, 2004
Description: In a recent interview Hamilton described the track as the "heaviest song
we've ever recorded. Its tuned down to a phat C (I jest not...)". ...
Source: (Xfm Online, UK)
Honorary IIUM doctorates for Dr Mahathir and Dr Siti Hasmah
Date: Jan 15, 2004
Description: It requires plenty of dedication and at times my social work takes me away
from home more often than the Prime Minister himself," she said in jest.
Source: (New Straits Times, Malaysia)
Marriage Strengthens Bond of Same - Sex Couples Too
Date: Jan 15, 2004
Description: We'd used the stock set of acceptable euphemisms, such as "lover" or "partner."
This list never included the word "husband," except perhaps in irony or jest. ...
Source: (Proud Parenting)
GOP Primary for US Senate Promises Fireworks
Date: Jan 11, 2004
Description: ...much comment. He had been known to beg off wearing hard hats — to reporters'
jest that his hair was already up to code. GOP gubernatorial ...
Source: (Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA)
Economics of a political thaw
Date: Jan 12, 2004
Description: But in a moment of candour during the abortive Agra summit two years ago, Gen Musharraf
admitted only half in jest that if he gave in on Kashmir, he might as ...
Source: (Straits Times, Singapore)
Susan Roces won't replace FPJ
Date: Jan 12, 2004
Description: Reyes, head of the opposition's media bureau, said the statement attributed to former
senator Ernesto Maceda, a senatorial bet under the KNP was said in jest. ...
Source: (ABS CBN News, Philippines)
Tom Tebbutt
Date: Jan 11, 2004
Description: Those words were spoken in jest by Daniel Nestor of Toronto when the former Montreal
resident walked into the Tennis Masters Canada players lounge at Jarry ...
Source: (The Globe and Mail, Canada)
Chiefs fans cordial despite Colts win
Date: Jan 12, 2004
Description: Kansas City folks jest about loss, yet show little but support for
their Indiana guests. Being near the top of Arrowhead Stadium ...
Source: (Indianapolis Star, IN)
Manning delivers another near - perfect game
Date: Jan 11, 2004
Description: By DEREK SAMSON. The question was posed somewhat in jest, but Colts
quarterback Peyton Manning wasn't joking when he answered. Did ...
Source: (Kansas City Star (subscription), MO)
Pupils to PM: Let's have a TV dialogue
Date: Jan 10, 2004
Description: When a 70-year-old participant asked, half in jest, if the relevant authorities would
respond to suggestions during his lifetime, Mr Lim gave him a firm 'Yes'. ...
Source: (Straits Times, Singapore)
State paranoia
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