However ridiculous fashion may be, it is far less ridiculous to follow it than to set it at defiance. From LearnThat.org. [Unknown]
'Electro-biology,' a term ridiculous as 'suggestion' and more so. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Sir Richard Burton] Reference
Noting he can make what he calls ridiculous money on the lecture circuit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 4, 2007] Reference
Bennett rejected that argument and offered up another example of what he called a ridiculous ends-justifies-the-means notion. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 30, 2005] Reference
He thinks that the Security Council should be praising his country instead of condemning it, in what he called ridiculous statements. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 9, 2006] Reference
A few approved highly of my conduct; while many not only blamed, but publicly derided me, for what they termed a ridiculous weakness. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative of Joanna; An Emancipated Slave, of Surinam.] Reference
Wot, the first time you've used the word ridiculous?. From Wordnik.com. [Violent Attacks Against Elected Leaders (Real or In Jest) HURT Democracy!] Reference
Black Cat: "The only thing ridiculous is your rants.". From Wordnik.com. [Sex and the single Marvel super heroine | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment] Reference
In other words, he was ridiculous from the beginning. From Wordnik.com. [Business as usual for embattled South Carolina governor] Reference
Some of the things they say are just plain ridiculous!. From Wordnik.com. [President Obama to appear on Sunday talk shows] Reference
I thought the awards thing was ridiculous from the get go. From Wordnik.com. [Do They Give Awards For Long, Self-Obsessed Speeches? | Her Bad Mother] Reference
What I find especially ridiculous is this passage from theOP. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Pretending that no law professors question Obamacare] Reference
It has often resulted in ridiculous and embarrassing fainting. From Wordnik.com. [And I don’t watch ER, either | Her Bad Mother] Reference
What makes all of this so ridiculous is the redundancy of it all. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - My (general) assembly line.] Reference
How ridiculous is it to accuse any American of hating our troops?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Coulter on Murtha: He Longs “To See U.S. Troops Shot, Humiliated”] Reference
But what I find even more ridiculous is the overkill of the spyeyes. From Wordnik.com. [Vancouver and the Olympics « Colleen Anderson] Reference
Even more ridiculous is the idea that some sort of self-censorship protects. From Wordnik.com. [Nathan Englander - An interview with author] Reference
Have you ever considered the possibility that you people are just plain ridiculous?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Traditional Values Coalition Tells Senators To Block Judicial Nominee Because She’s A ‘Radical Lesbian’] Reference
Most ridiculous is that they are planning to change it when the story is reprinted. From Wordnik.com. [Rage-Inducing LinkBlogging » Comics Worth Reading] Reference
Mark -- the only thing ridiculous is a definitive statement on a subjective matter. From Wordnik.com. [Quick Q&A with Chris Stamp, Winemaker, Lakewood Vineyards] Reference
How ridiculous is the notion that private citizens should be able to tote machine guns?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » “Clarification” about machine guns:] Reference
Hopefully will teach Dems a lesson on publicizing phone numbers in ridiculous video clips!. From Wordnik.com. [GOP turns tables on Democrats] Reference
Corporate taxes granted are high but whats more ridiculous is CEO and administration wages. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Poll: Americans say China's an economic threat] Reference
Completely made-up alarmist article from the Daily Mail uses the word ridiculous four times. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
You can make allowance for the feelings which the General would term ridiculous or artificial. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Wollstonecraft] Reference
Why not stop reporting on insignificant changes in ridiculous polls and talk about Paul vs Clinton. From Wordnik.com. [Polls: Race tightening in North Carolina] Reference
Zealots and fundamentalists abound in "Religulous" (a play on the word ridiculous, one would intuit). From Wordnik.com. [Simi Valley Acorn] Reference
The more you cry racism, especially in ridiculous and obvious situations like this, the more you diminish the term. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » At Least 16 Tea Party Activists Step Up To Challenge Top Republican Incumbents And Recruits] Reference
To put things in a more general light, Tim's "How ridiculous is this?" complaint is symptomatic of a wider problem. From Wordnik.com. [Creating The Social Address Book] Reference
How ridiculous is it that someone would be that depressed over the loss of a movie star/activist that they did not know. From Wordnik.com. [Theater Hopper - April 7: Cheers, Chuck « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Zach -- Maybe the things you call ridiculous that McCain is doing aren't generally seen by reasonable people as ridiculous. From Wordnik.com. ["An image right there... of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and ... the Washington Monument.... You tell me why those 2 phallic symbols are placed there..."] Reference
"cheating," even though he hopes others will use the controversial club to keep attention on what he calls a ridiculous rule. From Wordnik.com. [CBS 11 CBS 11 Top Stories Videos] Reference
I would argue reaching the point where the policy debates are annoying instead of ridiculous is actually a major achievement. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Scher: Who Do You Want To Fight With Next Year? Right-Leaning Dems Or Tea Party Republicans?] Reference
Now if only there weren't also two potentially deal-breaking pregnancy plots that intersect in ridiculous, off-putting fashion. From Wordnik.com. [Critic's Corner Wednesday] Reference
I bet we would never have to take off our shoes, or wait in ridiculous lines as poorly-trained people attempted to look authoritative. From Wordnik.com. [oversight or insight?] Reference
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